Best bots, drones coming to Abu Dhabi for Dh18m challenge

Best bots, drones coming to Abu Dhabi for Dh18m challenge

Filed on January 22, 2020 | Last updated on January 22, 2020 at 08.02 pm. 32 teams to vie for honors at $5-million Mohamed bin Zayed international robotics challenge 2020.-Supplied photo. Thirty-two teams will be competing for honours at the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) 2020 to display their advanced innovations in some key robotics technologies, authorities have announced.. The second edition of the $5-million (Dh18.4 million) biennial international robotics competition - organised by the Khalifa University of Science and Technology - will be held from February 23-25 in Abu Dhabi, in parallel with the Unmanned System Exhibition (Umex) and Simulation and Training (Simtex) 2020.. Around 500 top robotics experts from 32 international teams from Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and the UAE are preparing for the final leg of MBZIRC 2020, in which they will compete in four iconic robotics challenges that will test advanced embodied AI technical skills.. Dr Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, executive vice-president of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, said: "These finalists represent internationally renowned academic and research institutions with well-established robotics labs.. "With such top league participants, we firmly believe MBZIRC 2020 will showcase the creative best in robotics.". The competition, set