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Two students from Bucharest won a silver medal at an international AI competition in the US with a robot designed to help children facing bullying. Named Mental Mint, the robot engages in conversations about difficult situations and can be borrowed from school libraries. The creators, Mihai-Eduard Ghețu and Mihnea-Petru Apostol, were recognized at the International AI Innovation Olympiad held at MIT. Their project addresses the growing issue of bullying in Romanian schools, where nearly one in four adolescents report frequent bullying experiences. The robot will be piloted in a Bucharest school, with partnerships established for further testing and evaluation of its effectiveness and data protection measures.