University of Seoul student team places 2nd at Autonomous Driving Robot Race

“A team of undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Seoul won the top excellence award at the second competition of the 2026 Autonomous Driving Robot Race held at Chungbuk National University’s campus in Ochang, North Chungcheong Province, from May 22-24. The university said its team, called UOS Robotics, demonstrated consistent and reliable performance throughout the final race after advancing to the finals in fourth place through a fiercely contested preliminary round. The school added that the team ultimately secured second place and received the excellence award by making the best use of advanced software and robust algorithms. UOS Robotics consisted of nine students majoring in mechanical and information engineering. Seven of them are undergraduates: Choi Myoung-kyo, Kim Yeon-jae, Lee Yu-min, Kim Ji-hoon, Choi In-woo, Yang In-joon and Kang Min-ho. The team also included graduate students Kang Doo-in and Hong Su-hyun. The team participated in the competition with support from the UOS Learning Community Support Program, a component of the University Innovation Suppo

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