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ATLAB announces winners of ‘FIRST® LEGO® League,’ recognising UAE’s young innovators in robotics
The Champion’s Winner Award was presented to Team ‘ACE’ from Hamdan Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, with Team
‘PELAGIC PIONEERS’ from DPS (Delhi Private School) – Sharjah as first runner-up
and Team ‘METAL MECH’ from Gems International School – Al Khail as the second
runner-up.
In the Robot Performance category, Team ‘SEATROTTERS’ from Gems Millenium
School – Sharjah emerged as winners, followed by Team ‘ACE’ from Hamdan Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences first runner-up
and Team ‘MARINE X’ from Gems Millenium School Sharjah as the second runner-up.
The winners for Robot Design were Team ‘AQUA RAPTORZ’ from DPS – Sharjah, with
Team ‘SEATROTTERS’ from Gems Millenium School – Sharjah as first runner-up and
Team ‘CODEBREAKERS 2.0’ from Emerging Stars Institute as second runner-up.
The Innovation Project award went to Team ‘MAWJ MYSTERY MASTERS (M CUBE)’
from DPS – Sharjah, with Team ‘HYDRATECH’ from Mayoor Pvt School as first runner-
up and Team ‘NMS HYDROBOTS’ from Gems New Millennium School – Al Khail as
second runner-up.
Finally, the Core Values award was won by Team ‘AIS_TECHTITANS’ from Abu Dhabi
International Pvt School, while Team ‘ABYSSAL EXPLORERS’ from Abu Dhabi Indian
School secured first runner-up position and ‘DIAEH TEAM 2’ from Dubai International
Academy – Emirates Hill secured the second runner-up position.
This year, the competition included the Motivate Award, which was presented to Team
‘REEF RANGERS’ from Diyar Private Academy Early Years and Girl’s Campus Dibba,
Fujairah in recognition of their exceptional team spirit, enthusiasm, and commitment to
the core values of the FIRST® LEGO® League.
Charbel Najjar, the coach of Team ACE from Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences said: “The competition provided
us with a dynamic platform to exhibit our innovative concepts and gain valuable
experience in the realms of problem-solving, teamwork, and STEM-related skills. We
aim to carry this experience forward and continue to participate in similar competitions.”
The winners in the CHALLENGE category were assessed on the basis of their robot
design, performance, innovation projects and core values. Team ACE that received the
Champion’s Winner Award are qualified for the international-level competition, which is
held in the USA at the World Festival – Houston, Texas. Apart from this, selected teams
will compete in the international competitions across the world; AIS_TECHTITANS
from Abu Dhabi International Pvt School in Greece, SEATROTTERS from Gems
Millenium School – Sharjah in South Africa, AQUA RAPTORZ from DPS – Sharjah and
METAL MECH from Gems International School- Al Khail in Australia and PELAGIC
PIONEERS from DPS – Sharjah in USA.
Nilesh Korgaonkar, CEO of ATLAB said: “The exceptional projects created by these
innovators may not be directly implemented, but they might inspire real-world solutions
at an international level or adopted by organisations or countries associated
with FIRST®. This competition is a platform for students to showcase their creativity,
gain valuable experience and contribute to solving real-world problems. We are
immensely proud of all the participants and winners who seized this opportunity. To
ensure high-quality evaluation, we meticulously selected judges with expertise in STEM
education and robotics.”
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