Team Himalayan Hackers 2018 is comprised of nine kids – Aanavi Rajbhandary, Anisha Prajapati, Anusha Adhikari, Bisesh Pokharel, Ojaswi Pathak, Prashun Ghimire, Rohan Sah, Shreyas Shrestha and Shubham Sah. Team is mentored by Apeksha Adhikari and Shreya Shrestha and coached by Pujan Lama and Suraj Amatya.
Himalayan Hackers paritcipated in First Lego League Regional Qualifier held in Ottumwa on Dec 1, 2018. During this event, Himalayan Hackers were recognized for “Robot Design Award” & they were selected to advance to the Iowa FLL State Championship which was held on Saturday, January 19 on the Iowa State University College of Engineering campus.
On January 19, 2019, Himalayan Hackers received the first place Champion’s Award at the Iowa FIRST® LEGO® League Championships. Himalayan Hackers received an invitation to attend the INTO ORBITSM World Festival in conjunction with the FIRST® Championship in Detroit, Michigan, at the Cobo Center on April 24-27, 2019. Himalayan Hackers are among 108 teams out of 34,000 teams who participated worldwide during this past year.