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Proud news comes from the children of the nation. The Reactics Chem-E-Car team from Gadjah Mada University has made another great achievement in the international Chem-E-Car competition.

Narantaka Reactics Chem-E-Car team of Gadjah Mada University took first place in the Chem-E-Car Race and third place for the best poster in the competition conducted by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), on the campus of Taylor's University, Selangor, Malaysia, last 1 December. This success was achieved after competing with 32 teams from various universities around the world.

Bintang Ramadhan, leader of Narantaka Reactics Chem-E-Car team of Gadjah Mada University, explained that the team started preparing for the competition in approximately one month, from October to November 2024. The preparation includes research, car design, data collection, and routine trials to get maximum results on the day of the competition.

According to Bintang, this victory is the result of hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm from all team members. Bintang further explained that this competition not only tests the technical abilities of team members, but also hones teamwork and problem-solving skills.

The Chem-E-Car competition involves several important stages that must be carried out by the team, starting from the evaluation of the car concept and safety aspect, poster presentation, to the race competition.

Interestingly, the race competition at the Institution of Engineers Malaysia event requires the car developed by each team to be able to complete two missions, namely pushing the ball to drop the bowling pin and pushing the ball into the goal.

In addition to being required to successfully complete both missions, the accuracy of the car's distance to the finish line was also taken into account. The car developed by the Reactics team was able to get a perfect point on the goal ball mission with a high level of distance accuracy.