From Pendang to Panama

National champion: The team from Akademi Sains Pendang posing for a photo with (from fourth left) MRANTI innovation ecosystem head Wan Mohd Farhan, Lee, Ilylia, and MDEC digital adoption division head Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad.

Akademi Sains Pendang will represent Malaysia at the FIRST Global Challenge 2025 in Panama City this October.

The FIRST Global Challenge is a prestigious international robotics competition that brings together teams from over 180 countries, united in the mission to solve global challenges through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and innovation.