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2025 Malaysia FIRST Global Challenge National Selection

Updated: Jul 30, 2025


The 2025 Malaysia FIRST Global Challenge National Selection, organized by Roboticist, recently took place from July 22-24, 2025 at MRANTI Park, Bukit Jalil. The competition, with the theme "Eco Equilibrium," witnessed students from the Akademi Sains Pendang, Kedah, defeating seven other finalists to emerge as the Malaysian representative for the international FIRST Global Challenge competition happening in Panama from 29th October to 1st November, 2025.


Lam Manufacturing Malaysia (LMM) is a co-sponsor of the qualifier event alongside MDEC and MRANTI.


The FIRST Global Challenge is an international robotics competition designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in STEM fields, with the aim of fostering collaboration and problem-solving skills while promoting diversity and inclusion.


Akademi Sains Pendang - together with (fourth from left) Wan Mohd Farhan, Head of Innovation Ecosystem, MRANTI; Lee Eng Keat, general manager at Lam Manufacturing Malaysia; Ilylia Kamaruzaman, Founder of Roboticist; and Ir. Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad, Head of Digital Adoption Division at MDEC - commemorating their victory at the 2025 Malaysia FIRST Global Challenge National Selection.
Akademi Sains Pendang - together with (fourth from left) Wan Mohd Farhan, Head of Innovation Ecosystem, MRANTI; Lee Eng Keat, general manager at Lam Manufacturing Malaysia; Ilylia Kamaruzaman, Founder of Roboticist; and Ir. Wan Murdani Wan Mohamad, Head of Digital Adoption Division at MDEC - commemorating their victory at the 2025 Malaysia FIRST Global Challenge National Selection.

Uniting sports & STEM: Ilylia Kamaruzaman, founder of Roboticist (left) welcomes national diving icon Nur Dhabitah Sabri (right) as mentor to Team Malaysia in their journey towards the FIRST Global Challenge 2025 in Panama City this October.
Uniting sports & STEM: Ilylia Kamaruzaman, founder of Roboticist (left) welcomes national diving icon Nur Dhabitah Sabri (right) as mentor to Team Malaysia in their journey towards the FIRST Global Challenge 2025 in Panama City this October.
Eight student teams from across Malaysia put their robots to the test during the 2025 Malaysia FIRST Global Challenge National Selection, showcasing teamwork, creativity, and engineering prowess in a high-energy showdown inspired by real-world sustainability challenges.
Eight student teams from across Malaysia put their robots to the test during the 2025 Malaysia FIRST Global Challenge National Selection, showcasing teamwork, creativity, and engineering prowess in a high-energy showdown inspired by real-world sustainability challenges.

 
 
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