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ATLAB announces winners of ‘FIRST® LEGO® League,’ recognising UAE’s young innovators in robotics - Biz Today
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

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