For the first time, the Philippines will participate in the 2024 Korea Drone Soccer Exposition in Songdo Convensia in Icheon, South Korea from May 9 to 11.
This was confirmed by Nastaran Nazar Zadeh, president of the Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Philippines (MRSP), during an interview over the weekend.
“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,” Nastaran said.
He added about 30 teams from various countries such as the United States, France, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, United Kingdom, Canada, Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam, among others will participate in the three-day drone soccer competition.
The event 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 the interview at her office in Quezon City Saturday.
“I believe Filipinos can excel in this new drone soccer game competition,” she added.
In this new age of technology, the world is focusing on drone soccer as a friendly game to promote growth in the sports industry.
In drone soccer, each team consists of five players that maneuver their own drone, but only the striker from each team can score.
The Korea drone soccer exposition will showcase the world’s drone industry in the years to come to promote peace.