The 13th Arab Robotics Championship kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh

  • Date: 03-Jul-2022
  • Source: Egypt Independent
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Egypt
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The 13th Arab Robotics Championship kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh

The 13th Arab Open Robot Championship 2022 kicked off Friday evening in the Youth Sports City at Sharm el-Sheikh, with the participation of 136 teams from 12 Arab countries.

Running from July 1-4, the tournament is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Egyptian Federation of Electronic Games, and the Arab Robot Society represented by the Egyptian Federation of Electronic Games and the Smart Company for Integrated Solutions and Training.

A selection of educational institutions interested in robotics in all Arab countries participated in the tournament, including over 650 students from the age group four years until the end of the university stage representing 136 teams from 12 Arab countries: Egypt, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Yemen, Qatar, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Iraq, and Libya.

They were judged by 100 juries accredited by the Arab Robotics Association.

The tournament includes nine robot competitions with different technological technologies (First LEGO Discover – First LEGO Explorer – First LEGO Challenge – First Tech Challenge – Tracking the line – Sumo – collecting balls – innovation – football), in addition to organizing a lively forum for Arab youth on the sidelines of the tournament