Angel Bhandari Becomes World Robotics Champion

Kathmandu. Angel Bhandari, a student from Brownell Talbot School in Nebraska, USA, has made international history by becoming the world champion in robotics.

Angel's team won the title at the prestigious 'VEX Robotics World Championship' held in St. Louis, Missouri, in April 2026, surpassing more than 7,000 teams from around the world.

Her team became world champions with an undefeated record of 23-0, a rare feat in the history of the competition.

In this world-class competition, Angel played a crucial role as team coordinator, strategist, and operational leader. In this competition where students themselves designed, engineered, built, and programmed the robots, Angel's managerial skills and technical expertise became the main basis for success.

In addition to robotics, she was also a national-level finalist in the International Business Plan competition. She is now preparing to pursue higher education in Global Business and Finance at Fordham University in New York.

Angel, the daughter of Gyanendra Bhandari and Smriti Rana Bhandari, whose ancestral home is in Chainpur, Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal, has brought great enthusiasm to the Nepali community in America with this success.

Gyanendra Bhandari, who operates a renowned restaurant business in Nebraska, is also known as a leader and guide in the Nepali community there.

This historic achievement by Angel, a second-generation Nepali-American, has become a matter of pride for Nepalis worldwide.