Saat mewakili rektor ITS Surabaya yang berhalangan menyambut tim robot Jump-Be karena sakit, ia menilai kekalahan tim Indonesia mengalahkan China seperti kontes robot tahun sebelumnya, hanya soal takdir.
When representing the rector of ITS Surabaya who is unfit, he observed the failure of the Indonesian team to beat China as in the previous contest was a matter of fate.