Bangladesh’s Team Atlas and Code Black have won gold medals in a global innovation competition at the university level. The three-day event, which saw participation from over 145 teams representing more than 21 countries, including host Indonesia, India, the United States, Mexico, and the UAE, awarded the two teams with honors in the IT and Robotics segments.
The World Invention Competition and Exhibition 2024, organized by the Indonesian Young Scientists Association (IYSA), was held at Malaysia’s MAHSA University campus from September 21 to 25. The results were announced on Tuesday night, Bangladesh time.
Team Atlas was awarded the gold medal and a special IYSA award for their innovative bot and drone solution designed for agricultural use. Additionally, Bangladesh’s first all-female robotics team, Code Black, won the gold medal at the Malaysian Innovation, Invention, and Creativity (MIICA) competition.
Led by Sunny Zubair from BRAC University, the members of Team Atlas are Mohammad Ejahar Hossain Ifti and Zia Mohammad Saif Ullah from BRAC University; Mostaqim Rahman Mahir from Heritage School; Abdullah Al Junayed Dhaka from Imperial College; Muhammad Mahdi Marzan from Sunnydale School; Faiyakh Abdi from Dhaka College; S.M. Mustafi from Northern University of Business and Technology, Khulna; Sanan Shikder from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School; and Md. Saad Islam from Daud Public School and College.
On the other hand, led by Jannatul Ferdous Fabin, a third-year student of the CSE department at BRAC University, the members of Team Black are Nusrat Jahan Sinha, a first-year student of Biotechnology at BRAC University; Nusrat Jahan Nawrin and Saniya Islam Sara, first-year students at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Government College; and Tahiya Rahman, a second-year CSE student at East West University.
Team leader Sunny Zubair stated, “We primarily developed these bots to open new horizons in agricultural technology in our country. We are also striving to proudly lead in the international arena. This recognition, I believe, opens that path for us. It has been made possible through our teamwork, for which we spent many sleepless nights over the past three months working on research and innovation.”
Both teams have previously won gold medals in the World Science, Environment, and Engineering Competition (WSEEC) and the 9th Australian Rover Challenge, as well as ISIF 2022.
