Ghana has been crowned 2026 Robofest Junior World Champions after Team Apex from Mikrobot Academy defeated 26 teams from 19 countries at the Robofest World Championships in Michigan, USA. A team from Right to Dream Academy placed second in the Senior Division. It is Ghana’s first Robofest Junior world title.
The Win
- Champions: Team Apex, Mikrobot Academy (Junior Division)
- Beat: 26 teams from 19 countries
- Outperformed China, Taiwan, Canada, Mexico, USA, Hong Kong, Greece, Macau, South Korea and others
- Runners-up: Right to Dream Academy — 2nd in the Senior Division
- Held at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan
The Team
- Faiz Sornyiina Abdul-Wahab
- Tiana Lilian Naa-Chardey Taylor
- Israel Yeboah Awuah
- Inaaya Khan
- Aalia Mehreen
Why It Matters
- Ghana’s first-ever Robofest Junior World Championship title
- Builds on senior wins by Methodist Girls SHS (2019) and Prempeh College (2020)
- Showcases Ghana’s growing STEM and robotics pipeline
- Dr Michael Wilson (CSIR-INSTI): a testament to grooming the next generation of problem-solvers
What To Watch
- Government and private support for robotics academies
- Ghana’s showing at future global STEM competitions
- Scaling Mikrobot’s model across more schools
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