Two Class 9 students from Keralam will represent the country at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Championship 2026, to be held from December 8 to 10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Cathlin Marie Jeesan of Holy Grace Academy, Mala, and Navika D. Nair of Naipunya Public School, Kakkanad, have been selected in the Future Innovators (Senior) category after their team secured a gold medal at the WRO India National in Hyderabad. The team showcased a prototype they developed to preserve and digitise palm leaf manuscripts using robotic techniques.