KOREA-BOUND. Members of Team Philippines bound for the 2024 Korea Exposition drone soccer pose for a photo in this undated photo. The competition is part of the May 9 to 11 expo in Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea. (Contributed photo)
MANILA – The Philippines will send a drone soccer team to the 2024 Korea Drone Exposition to be held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea on May 9 to 11.
“This is the first time ever the Philippines will take part in this international drone soccer competition wherein the players will use remote control drones to score a point,” Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Philippines president Nastaran Nazar Zadeh said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Saturday.
Nastaran said 30 teams, including the United States, France, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Canada, Indonesia and Vietnam, will participate.
The event that combines radio-controlled drone flying with soccer is sanctioned by the Federation of International Drone Soccer Association.
“The drone soccer game is an emerging technology that can also be used in various fields such as surveillance in agricultural plantation, construction to collect data,” Nastaran, a lady electronic engineer, said during an interview at her office in Quezon City Saturday.
“I believe Filipinos can excel in this new drone soccer game competition,” she added.
Drone soccer pits two teams with five players each aiming to score the highest number of goals in their opponent’s goal, explains the World Air Sports Federation.
“Only one player on each team -- the striker -- can score by flying his or her drone through the circular goal post placed 3m to 3.5 m above ground. The remaining players must help their striker or prevent the opposition’s striker scoring by protecting their goal,” the federation said.
The expo will feature the current state of Korean drone industry’s development and future endeavors and provide successful business showcases and support program for companies seeking to expand into the international market. (PNA)
