SMK Long Bedian’s AI-powered waste sorting system wins top prize at Petrosains Tech4All 2026
By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Oct 12: SMK Long Bedian from Baram has emerged as the champion of the Petrosains Tech4All 2026 National Level Competition, held today at Petrosains, The Discovery Centre, in Kuala Lumpur. According to a press release, Petrosains Tech4All is a nationwide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) outreach programme aimed at expanding access to robotics, technology and innovation for Orang Asli and Peribumi students. The school’s competition-winning…
SMK Long Bedian won first prize at Petrosains Tech4All 2026 with an AI waste-sorting system called S.O.R.T.
The AI system helps sort waste like cans, plastic, and paper efficiently.
The project aims to teach students about environmental sustainability.
The winning team included 12-year-old Agustus Antonio Galvin and teacher Hanson Teo Kim Guan.
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KUCHING, Oct 12: SMK Long Bedian from Baram has emerged as the champion of the Petrosains Tech4All 2026 National Level Competition, held today at Petrosains, The Discovery Centre, in Kuala Lumpur.
According to a press release, Petrosains Tech4All is a nationwide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) outreach programme aimed at expanding access to robotics, technology and innovation for Orang Asli and Peribumi students.
The school’s competition-winning project was S.O.R.T.—an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered waste-sorting system designed to make waste separation easier and more efficient for the school cleaner.
By identifying and categorising waste such as cans, plastic, and paper, the project also helps students better understand and practise environmental sustainability.
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