TEHRAN –Iranian students have succeeded in winning two gold medals, three silver medals, and three bronze medals in an international innovation competition, which was held at Virginia University from August 21 to 24.

A total of eight teams of inventors, encompassing 17 students, took part in the competition virtually, Mehr news agency reported. More than 1,000 contestants from 34 countries participated in the competition.

They grabbed gold medals in electronics and metallurgy, and silver medals in robotics, electronics, as well as biology. Bronze medals were received in environmental protection, mechatronics, and electronics.

Recent achievements

An Iranian team composed of five Chemical Engineering students from Amirkabir University of Technology managed to win second place in the Chem-E-Car 2024 competition organized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in Rourkela, India.

The Chem-E-Car Competition, which involves multiple regional competitions and a final competition at the Annual Student Conference, increases awareness of the chemical engineering discipline among the public, industry leaders, educators, and other students. This year 15 teams attended the event.

The regional competition was held from August 9 to 11, IRNA reported.

Iranian students aged 7-17 won second place among 31 countries in the RobotChallenge 2024 which was held from August 9 to 11 in Beijing, China.

Over 5,000 contestants participated in the competition. China and Romania ranked first and third respectively, IRNA reported.

A total of 16 groups, each made up of 3 students, represented Iran in the robotics competition. The Iranian team competed in RoboSumo, Soccer, Innovation, Robot Rugby, and Technical Report leagues.

The 24 Iranian robotics teams that participated in the Federation of International Robosports Association (FIRA) 2024 RoboWorld Cup in Sao Luis, Brazil,  managed to win 17 awards.

The 29th edition of FIRA Robotics and Artificial Intelligence World Competitions was held from August 5 to 9.  

The robotics team of Iran won a gold medal and three silver medals in the Dubai International Inventions Show (DIS) 2023.

The event provided a business platform for inventors, manufacturers, and dealers to present their latest products and innovations and exchange information.

For this occasion, delegations from different countries came to Dubai to present their patented inventions and new ideas, the competition brings together many participants and inventions in many diverse areas.

At DIS, excellence in innovation is highlighted through the Invention & Innovation Award, it brings recognition to the best inventions, innovations, and trade, adding to its merit is supported by many international delegates.

Over 20 countries including Iran, Canada, Russia, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, and Oman participated in the competition, ISNA reported.

The competition was held both in person and online.

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