Felda pupils win gold in robotics

Gold standard: SK Felda Lok Heng Selatan pupils Athirah (right) and Muhammad Irfan (second left) with their coach Huszarudin (left) and mentor Zahidah Ab Aziz (second right) having a go at their winning design.

KOTA TINGGI: A group of primary school pupils from a Felda settlement here has made the country proud by bagging the gold prize at an international robotics competition held in South Korea.

SK Felda Lok Heng Selatan pupils Athirah Nur Amani Fatihah, Muhammad Irfan Saifuddin Mohd Yus and Muhammad Al-Fatih Huszarudin wowed the judges at the International Youth Robot Competition on Aug 4 and 5 with their designs in the junior categories for soccer, sumo and innovation.