Namyangju City Concludes '2025 Jeong Yak-yong Robot Competition'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Namyangju City (Mayor Ju Gwang-deok) announced on the 11th that it successfully concluded the '2025 Jeong Yak-yong Robot Competition' at the indoor gymnasium of the Namyangju Sports and Culture Center.

The competition, held as a pre-event for the '39th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival' scheduled for the 18th, was directly hosted by the city to reinterpret the practical scholarship spirit of the late scholar Jeong Yak-yong in contemporary robotic technology.

The competition, which drew a total of 200 elementary school students from 25 municipalities across the nation, proceeded simultaneously in three categories: △Robot Farmer △Building a Bridge △Future Jeong Yak-yong.

Students in grades 1-2 participated in the 'Robot Farmer' category, which was inspired by farming robots, competing in control competitions, while students in grades 3-6 took on the 'Building a Bridge' record control competition centered on construction robots.

In particular, in the 'Future Jeong Yak-yong' category, where families formed teams to participate, competitions were held where participants created and presented robots designed to help people, based on the late scholar's spirit of caring for the people.

Participating families received enthusiastic responses for their clever ideas bridging tradition and modernity, as well as diverse robot works.

The awards ceremony for this competition will be held at the opening ceremony of the main event, the '39th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival,' with Yeoyudang, the birthplace of Jeong Yak-yong, as the backdrop.

With a total prize pool of 7.8 million won, first-place winners in each category will receive prize money of 1 million won and the Namyangju City Mayor's Award.

A total of 19 winners were selected across the categories at the competition.

△Robot Farmer category: 1st place Lee Seo-han, 2nd place Han Jae-young, 3rd place Jin Seo-in, 4th place Park Yi-an, 5th place Lim Jun-hyung, 6th place Park Beom-ju, 7th place Lee Yu-jun, 8th place Lim Ra-hyuk △Building a Bridge: 1st place Kim Yu-chan, 2nd place Jang Do-hyun, 3rd place Jo Min-jun, 4th place Kim Ha-jun, 5th place Kim Jung-hyun, 6th place Choi Seo-hyun, 7th place Han Seo-hui, 8th place Kim Yi-an △Future Jeong Yak-yong: 1st place Kim Si-won family, 2nd place Choi Su-yeon family, 3rd place Kim Ji-hu family, respectively.

Meanwhile, the '39th Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Culture Festival' will be held on October 18 and 19 in the Joan-myeon Jeong Yak-yong Historic Site area, and the city plans to operate various experiential programs and performances, including the robot competition, that reinterpret the practical scholarship ideals of the late scholar in a contemporary context to meet with citizens.

Vice Mayor Hong Ji-seon of Namyangju City stated, "It is very important to continuously carry forward the spirit of practical scholarship in Namyangju City, the hometown where the late scholar Jeong Yak-yong was born," and added, "I am pleased that this competition has become a venue for experience where people can reflect on the significance of practical scholarship through the contemporary medium of robots and where children can dream of becoming a future Jeong Yak-yong."