09 Jul Newsroom: 16 Guyanese youth will tackle global problems in int’l robotics competition

A group of 16 young Guyanese will represent the country at the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition, where they are expected to participate in various challenges that will require the use of robotics to solve real-world problems.

The team has been selected by local youth technology organisation, STEM Guyana and they will participate in the virtual challenge that runs for 12 weeks, starting from June 27. This year, the competition is being held under the theme: “Discover & Recover”.

The 16 young Guyanese who will be representing the country at this competition are: Ariel Taylor, Lazaro Fraser, Ameena Chhatarprasad, Manoj Lachhman, Daniel McAlmont, Lateisha McArthur, Javon Azore, T’Sehai Holder, Kyle Dos Santos, Raah Russel, Domanech Wills, Akhilesh Kishun, Ezra Minty, Emeleo Persaud, Jedaiah Gibson and Xaria Holder.

The team will also benefit from technical mentoring from five individuals, namely: Michael Sampson, Daniel Eastman, Dominic Budhan, Shamar Stewart and Sahief Poese. The team’s coach is Arrianna Mahase, who served as a participant, mentor and coach in previous competitions.