The Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) inaugurated Robolution 2025 on 27 November 2025, a national-level robotics festival that doubles as the platform for the 4th IEEE international conference RECON focused on robotics, automation, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. The two events were opened by MIST’s commandant, Major General Md. Nasim Parvez, in a ceremony covered through a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Robolution – organised by the MIST Robotics Club, brought together innovative student teams from schools, colleges and universities across Bangladesh to showcase and compete in a packed slate of events. Competitions included Battle of Bots, Line-Following Race, Soccer Bot, Cosmo Clench, a Valorant gaming competition, VLSI design challenges, and an Arduino code challenge staged across different venues on the MIST campus. The activities began with registration and kit distribution, followed by an inauguration at the Shaheed Yamin Auditorium.

Running parallel to the festivities, the 4th IEEE RECON provided an academic and professional complement through keynote speeches and technical sessions on robotics, automation, AI and IoT offering a bridge between student innovation and industry research. The joint arrangement, organised with IEEE Bangladesh, is aimed at strengthening ties between academic research, young innovators and the professional technology community.

Organisers said the event’s core objective is twofold: to test participants’ hands-on technical abilities and to foster collaboration among young innovators. By combining competitive rounds with conference sessions, MIST hopes to create a pipeline that channels campus-level creativity into larger research and industry opportunities. The event also highlights how military-affiliated educational institutions can convene national tech ecosystems in Bangladesh.