Bangladesh’s Team BengalBoat × Tech Autocrats Qualify for RoboBoat 2026 — A National First

 In a historic milestone for Bangladesh’s engineering and innovation community, Team BengalBoat × Tech Autocrats has officially qualified for RoboBoat 2026, an international autonomous boat competition organized by RoboNation. This marks the first-ever participation of a Bangladeshi team in the globally recognized event.

Originating from Curzon Hall, the team represents a multidisciplinary collaboration of talented students united by a shared mission to advance innovation, robotics, and marine technology. Their autonomous vessel project showcases both technical mastery and the growing determination of Bangladeshi students to compete on the international stage of engineering excellence.

Beyond the competition, the team’s broader mission is to highlight Bangladesh’s potential in advanced robotics and maritime innovation, paving the way for the next generation of engineers and researchers to drive national progress in technology.

Team Advisors:
Risalat Bari

Team Mentors:
Mohammod Foayez, Md Toslim, Sudipto Mondal, Md Masrul Khan, Khondokar Radwanur Rahman, Md Rifat Hossain

Student Team Members:
An-nafew (Team Lead), Rubaiyat H Rahman (Co-lead), Hasin Israque Chowdhury Taha (Project Lead), Ariyan Siddique (Electrical Lead), Gazi Faysal Jubayer (Website Lead), Md Tanvir Rahman Saad (Mechanical Lead), Sirajum Munir (Software Lead), Nafia Bashar Suhani, Shababa Islam Prionti, Abeed Al Mahmood, Md Murad Hossen, Sasmit Banik, Mohammed Mashrur Arefin Bhuiyan, Zarif Bin Salek, Tufajjal Islam, Samnun Siam, Pranchoy Tarafdar, Shah Md Abdur Rahman Siam, and Jannatul Mawa Amrin.

The qualification of Team BengalBoat × Tech Autocrats for RoboBoat 2026 not only brings pride to Bangladesh but also underscores the nation’s emerging presence in global STEM innovation and autonomous systems research.