Kathmandu. Team Gautam Buddha, to represent Nepal in the Junior Category, has made the nation proud by achieving Second Position globally at the prestigious AI for Good – Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2025, part of the AI for Good Global Summit organized in Geneva, Switzerland.

Besides that, Nepal’s Senior Team, team Sagarmatha, also reached to 3rd Finalist position in the Senior Category, competing among the world’s best in innovation, creativity, and problem-solving through robotics.

The summit featured 500+ teams from 25 countries, with over 7,000 participants, under the theme of Disaster Response and Resilience. Only Team Venezuela edged ahead of Nepal in the Junior Category by 5 points.

Team Gautam Buddha (Junior – Team Nepal) 2nd Position, Junior Category
Team Members:
1. Aarav Gautam – United School
2. Paridhi Shrestha – United School
3. Riddhi Manandhar – Samriddhi School
4. Anupam Bhujel – KMC School
Mentors:
Rishav Raj – Manager, Robotics Association of Nepal (RAN)
Kiran Khatri – Members Coordinator, RAN

Team Sagarmatha (Senior – Team Nepal) 3rd Finalist, Senior Category
Team Members:
1. Prabin Shrestha – Banepa NIST, Banepa
2. Sampana KC – Trinity International SS/College
3. Shreyash Acharya – Trinity International SS/College
Mentor: Santosh Thapa Magar