March 9th, 2017: A team from Pristine Private School has triumphed in the inaugural edition of the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) High School Robo Challenge, hosted recently on campus by the School of Engineering, Applied Science & Technology.
Teams of students from five UAE high schools convened at CUD to showcase their expertise and to compete against fellow robotics enthusiast in a three-round technical challenge that tested their robot build and programming skills.
Enthusiastic and well-prepared, the students applied sensors, motors and prescribed pieces of kit to build and re-configured their devices according to each challenge. Round one saw the students take on the line follower trial, where the robots went up against the clock in test of speed and precision.
In round two, the students were challenged to control their devices remotely to move objects around an obstacle course, while round three called upon the teams to demonstrate their robot building skills in the remote control sumo fight.
Emerging triumphant after the three rounds was the Pristine Private School DigiMinds team, mentored by Mrs. Rutwija Sawant. A formal Awards Ceremony followed the conclusion of the competition with certificates and trophies presented by CUD President, Pr. Karim Chelli.
Winning team members Eyad Abdulazim Hussein, Muhammad Hamza Umair Azam Ali Athar, Damiru Geeneth Dharmadasa, and Ariel Justine Navarro Panopio said, “We are happy and amazed to win this competition. We prepared the winning project in 16 hours with each of us taking on different tasks. It was our great teamwork and mentoring that was the key.”
Runners up in the competition were, from Dubai International School, Abdulla Al-Jamal, Mohammad Al-Ansari, and Mhammad Omar Muallemi, who were mentored by Maymoon Shtay. Other competing schools were: New Academy School, Australian International School, and Gems Our Own Indian School.
Coordinated by Mr. Sijo Sudheendran, Dr. Sherif Moussa, Dr. Ons Bouachir and Omar Mashaal, the competition was the first of its kind hosted by CUD to engage the wider youth community in competitive and educational science-based activities to help develop their skills in the technologies of the future.
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