THE CRAB innovation project of the students of the Samar State University received the gold award in the Environment and Agriculture categories during the ITEX 2023 held at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia earlier this month.

ITEX 2023 is the 34th International Invention and Innovation Exhibition. It is an annual event that features the top inventions from 23 invention categories focused on innovation and technology that seek to improve daily living.

This year, the event was participated by more than 20 countries with over 1,000 inventions by local and international inventors, research scientists, institutions, and corporations from Asia and Europe.

The team of Seth Paul Babayson, Francis Jerric Candido, Mark Cris, Richard Fabriag, Nikko Ardel Floretes, Adrian Gadin and Walvies McAlcos bagged the award for their project titled “Crab Locator and Waypoint.”

Meanwhile, the group of Babayson, Candido, Cris Gadin, McAlcos and Nikko Ardel Floretes won the silver award for their project called “Garbage Recognition and Identification Management System.”

SSU congratulated its students for bagging major prizes.

“With the projects standing out among prototype inventions and getting potential investors for commercialization, the University simply takes pride as it continues to support the science and technology industry,” it said.