LHU wins Third prize, ABU Award at ABU Robocon 2025

After a series of thrilling and dramatic matches, the LH-UDS team from LHU, representing Vietnam, excellently secured Third prize and the ABU Award at the ABU Robocon 2025 Finals, held on August 24 at ASA Arena, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

LHU's LH-UDS team proudly receiving the Third Prize and the prestigious ABU Award at ABU Robocon 2025

This year’s contest brought together 14 teams from 13 countries and territories, including Cambodia, Egypt, Hong Kong (China), Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Earlier in June 2025, LH-UDS had claimed the championship title at Vietnam Robocon 2025 with the theme “Basketball Warriors”.

The 2025 challenge carried a high level of direct confrontation, requiring teams not only to apply new technologies in robot design but also to demonstrate smart strategies and strong game control from the very beginning. This brought the audience breathtaking and unexpected matches.

At the finals, LHU’s robot team advanced past the group stage and quarterfinals to reach the semifinal against Japan. In a tense score chase, Japan won 12-9 and advanced to the final against Hong Kong (China).

Final results:

• Japan: Champion

• Hong Kong (China): Runner-up

• Vietnam (LHU) and Mongolia 2: Joint Third prize

• Notably, team LH-UDS was also honored with the ABU Award, presented by the ABU Council.

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• Dr. Lam Thanh Hien, Rector of LHU (in white shirt), inspiring students’ passion for creativity. His lasting reminder to them: “Stay confident, humble in victory, resilient in defeat”

• During its 21-year Robocon journey, LHU has won the national championship 10 times, thereby representing Vietnam at the ABU Robocon. On the international stage, LHU has achieved remarkable success with 3 championships (in 2014, 2017, and 2018), 3 runner-up titles, and 4 third prizes.

According to the Organizing Committee, the ABU Robocon 2026 Finals will be hosted in Hong Kong (China).