Engineers of University of Peradeniya from Sri Lanka practice at ABU Robocon 2014, Pune

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Group of engineers from University of Peradeniya of Sri Lanka practicing for ABU Robocon at Balewadi Stadium in Pune. The ABU Robocon 2014 was conducted on 24 August 2014 at Pune, India. The Theme for Robocon 2014 declared by India is "A Salute for Parenthood". The winner of ABU Robocon 2014 is Lac Hong University coming from Vietnam. The Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) is an Asian Oceanian College robot competition, founded in 2002 by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. In the competition robots compete to complete a task within a set period of time. The contest aims to create friendship among young people with similar interests who will lead their countries in the 21st century, as well as help advance engineering and broadcasting technologies in the region. The event is broadcast i