Bangladesh team won one gold medal, two highly-commended medals and one technical medal in the 20th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) held in Philippines from December 15-19.

This was the first time Bangladesh was represented at the IRO. Kazi Mustadid Labib and Tasfir Tahrim from Chittagong Grammar School (Dhaka) and Md Meher Mahmud from Maple Leaf Int’l School lead the team ROBOTIGERS to victory as they won a gold medal from the Junior group under the creative category.

MdKhairul Islam from LalbaghGovt Model School and College and Sunny Jubaerfrom Dhaka College lead TEAM BANGLADESH and won the technical medal under the Senior group’s creative category.

NashitatJainah Rahman of Sunbeams School and Mahjabin Purbali of Aga Khan School, who lead the team ROBOCHALLENGERS are the proud winners of the highly commended medal. ROBOTIGERS was also reigning this category winning the highly commended medal in the Junior Group’s Robot in Movie category.

IRO began with an objective to promote scientific abilities of teenagers, develop the talent of students interested in the field of robotics and increase the demands on private robots. Their goal is to provide the opportunity to communities to maintain amicable social relationships and to build leadership.

Under the theme, “Save the Seas,” the competition was hosted by the Muntinlupa City government at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. About 800 students from 15 different countries were a part of this year’s contest.


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