Kota Kinabalu: Sabah’s SM Sung Siew team, Triangle, was crowned national champion of Shell NXplorers Malaysia 2026 after outperforming five other finalist schools from across the country.
Team members Ivan Lam Jun Yin, Alan Romeo Roy Joseph Boguli, and Izz Iqbal Rizqin Bin Mohd Shamsul won the title with DriveShield, a solar-powered road safety system using artificial intelligence to detect risky driving behaviours, while incorporating features to support the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
As national champions, the three-member team secured an all-expenses-paid educational trip to Seoul, South Korea.
SMK Bandar Bintulu’s team, Theory, took the first runner-up spot with its ElderCare AI invention, while Alvee Aylwin Tan of Sabah’s SM All Saints bagged the Best Presenter award.
Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd and Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Managing Director Shairan Huzani Husain said that Shell NXplorers aims to empower students to become confident problem-solvers who can build a better future.
The national grand finals, contested by six state-level finalists from Sabah, Sarawak, and the peninsula, was graced by Deputy Chief Minister III cum Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick.
