Team from Bangladesh wins Gold Medal at WSEEC 2025

A team from Bangladesh named 'System Error' has achieved a Gold Medal and a Special Award at the World Science, Environment, and Engineering Competition (WSEEC) 2025. The competition was held at Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia, from May 19-22, 2025.

This year, 293 teams competed at the WSEEC from 14 countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. WSEEC 2025 was organised by the Indonesian Young Scientist Association (IYSA) in collaboration with Universitas Pancasila. At the event, 234 teams competed online and 59 teams competed onsite in Indonesia.

Team 'System Error' won the Gold Medal in the 'Environment' category and received a Special Award for 'Innovation in Sustainable Environmental Impact'. The team consisted of Md Tanjir Arafat (American International University Bangladesh), Mohammad Mehran Islam Mahim (BAF Shaheen College, Dhaka), Md Reain Shahrior Prottoy (South Point School and College), and Nur Hossen Asif (American International University Bangladesh).

The competition was judged on criteria of innovation and originality of the idea, technical execution (hardware and software implementation), functionality and real-world impact, presentation and communication skills, documentation and research support, and poster content and design.

The team received the awards for 'Green Rover', an AI-powered autonomous waste management bot created by them, with capabilities including detecting smart bins using IR and ultrasonic sensors, collecting waste automatically using servo-controlled mechanisms, sorting waste into recyclable and non-recyclable categories with internal logic, spraying water when it detects dusty environments using air quality sensors, sending live sensor data such as temperature, humidity, gas levels to cloud, and displaying live readings on an LCD screen during operations.

This was team System Error's first international competition. Regarding the achievement, team leader Tanjir said, "Such an achievement in our debut will remain a source of great inspiration for us." In explaining their approach, team member Mahim shared, "Making the robot was not just about circuits and code, but it was about hope and innovation that would have a real-world impact." Asif and Prottoy echoed the same sentiment and shared that the team wants to continue their work beyond borders.