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ATLAB announces winners of ‘FIRST® LEGO® League,’ recognising UAE’s young innovators in robotics – Connecting Asia Pa…

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-

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