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title: "Micromelon Wins People's Choice at Young Starters Competition"
date: "2018-05-15"
categories: ["News & Updates"]
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excerpt: "Micromelon Robotics wins the People's Choice Award at the Young Starters competition, recognising the team's innovative approach to STEM education."
featuredImage: "/images/products/rover-render.jpg"
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Micromelon Robotics has taken home the People's Choice Award at the Young Starters competition, a program celebrating outstanding young entrepreneurs across Queensland's startup ecosystem.

The award, determined by audience vote, recognised Micromelon's compelling pitch and the team's clear vision for transforming how Australian schools teach robotics and coding. Presenting alongside a diverse group of young ventures, the Micromelon team demonstrated the Rover platform and shared stories from early classroom pilots that highlighted the impact of hands-on robotics learning.

The People's Choice recognition brought valuable public visibility to Micromelon at a critical stage of the company's growth. With the Rover still in its pre-commercial phase, the exposure helped the team connect with educators, investors, and partners interested in supporting STEM education innovation.

The Young Starters win came just weeks before the team would travel internationally to present at ICRA 2018, one of the world's premier robotics conferences. Together, these milestones marked a period of rapid momentum for the young Brisbane company.
