MIST wins global championship in Medical Robotics Competition

Publish: 8:38 PM, February 8, 2021 | Update: 8:38 PM, February 8, 2021

Dhaka,  – A student team of Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) has won GBP 5000 championship prize money in the global competition on ‘Medical Robotics for Contagious Diseases Challenge 2020’ (Application Category), sponsored by UK Robotics and Autonomous System (UK-RAS) Network.

This multi-round qualifying and highly competitive event was organized by Imperial College of London, said a press release.

MIST team developed a UVC disinfection robot named ‘UVC Purge V.2’.

The Online Award Ceremony was held on Feb 4, 2021. Other two winners are: Johns Hopkins University, USA in ‘Innovation’ Category and Leeds University, UK in ‘Design’ Category.