Robot Tespian to open Russian round of World Robot Olympiad in Kazan

Most emotional robot Tespian will open Russian round of World Robot Olympiad in Kazan (Tennis Academy, June 21). Tespian is the android robot, who came to Russia to open the Ball of robots in Moscow (May 15-June 15). The robot was especially made for intellectual and creative work. He has appeared on the stage several times, alone and with Angela Merkel and David Cameron, when they opened international exhibition in Hannover.

In Kazan Tespian will appear on the stage with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Minister of Communication and Mass Media Nikolay Nikiforov, and Russian Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Livanov.

Winners of the Russian round will represent Russia on World Robot Olympiad in Sochi in November.

The event is organized by Innopolis University, Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Russian Ministry of Communications, Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communication, Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science, Russian Association of Educational Robotics and Institute of New Technologies.