Team Bangladesh has won 15 awards at the International Robot Olympiad 2024. Among these 15 awards, they have also secured 3 gold medals. The event, held from 16 to 19 January 2024 in Athens, Greece, had a total of 1,400 students from 26 countries participating this year, where Team Bangladesh won 3 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, and 2 technical medals.

The 3 gold medals were won in three different categories. The winners list includes Zaima Jahin Wara (William Carey Academy) from Robosparks in the ‘Robot in Movie Junior’ category; Nasheetat Zainah Rahman (Mastermind English Medium School), Propa Halder (Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College), and Marjia Afifa Prithibi (South Point School and College) from Robo Idiots in ‘Robot in Movie Senior’ category; and Misbah Uddin Inan (Chattogram Cantonment Public College) from Zeroth Team in ‘Creative Idea Senior’ category.

Silver medals were won by Mahruz Mohammad Ayman (Navy Anchorage School and College Dhaka) from Team Pie in the ‘Creative Junior’ category; Zaima Jahin Wara (William Carey Academy) from Team Robosparkars, and Mahruz Mohammad Ayman (Navy Anchorage School and College Dhaka) from Team Pie in ‘Physical Computing Junior’ category; Misbah Uddin Inan (Chattogram Cantonment Public College) and Sadia Akter Sarna (Viqarunnisa Noon School and College) from Team Zeroth in ‘Robot in Movie Senior’ category; Maisha Sobhan (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College), Samia Mehnaz (Viqarunnisa Noon School & College), and Maskur Malik Mustafa (Notre Dame College) from Team Aficionados in ‘Robot in Movie Senior’ category; and Mahir Tajwar Chowdhury (Mirzapur Cadet College) from Team Ex-Fanatic in the ‘AI Autonomous Driving Senior’ category. The winners were awarded their medals at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex on 20 January 2024.

The Bangladesh Robot Olympiad has been a local competition since 2018, with the 6th Bangladesh Robot Olympiad Online Phase held from 13-17 September 2023 and the 6th Bangladesh Robot Olympiad National Phase from 29-30 September 2023. The winners were selected for this year’s IRO based on performance and other metrics.

Source: https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/team-bangladesh-wins-15-awards-intl-robot-olympiad-2024-3524526