Young robot makers win silver with mask distribution, sanitizing machine

Team Lunar: (from left) Coach Immanuel Meusa, Naliah Fordyce, Tushaant Sanichara and Michael Blake (STEMGuyana photo)

Three of the seven teams which set out to represent Guyana in the International Youth Robotics Competition held virtually in South Korea, have carted away medals with a mask distribution and sanitizing robot earning silver.

The junior and senior teams who represented Guyana, were asked to identify a challenge affecting their community and to create a robotic solution to address the challenge.

The competition saw more than 540 students, comprising 182 teams from 29 countries participating, and for the first time junior teams ages 8 to 13 were prepared for international competition.