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The 13th edition of the Bahrain National Robotics Competition, held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, under the title "Allies of the Earth", was launched by the Bahrain National Robotics Competition, organized by the Barutus Educational Platform, the national organizer of the Bahrain National Robotics Competition in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.
On this occasion, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Minister of Education, expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for his continuous support for this distinguished national competition, which aims to refine students' skills and abilities in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence and enable them to implement creative ideas according to modern scientific foundations, noting the importance of the competition and awareness by schools and students of its importance through the increase in the number of student participants year after year.
Ms. Fatima Ahmed Kamal, CEO of the Barrights Educational Platform, expressed her thanks and appreciation to His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa for his continuous support and encouragement for the National Robotics Competition. As the official organizer of the Bahrain National Robotics Competition, Britus Education aims to develop a modern and inspiring learning environment in the field of technology and robotics for all school students in Bahrain.
Mrs. Fatima Ahmed Kamal also thanked His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Minister of Education, for his constant interest and keenness to develop students' skills and capabilities in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence. She stressed the importance of the competition and its positive impact in enhancing the capabilities of students and preparing them to participate in international competitions, stressing the presence of students of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the most important international forums...
This year's edition will witness the participation of 364 students in 118 teams from 58 public and private schools, compared to 294 students from 78 teams and 32 schools in the previous edition, an increase of 23.8% in the number of students, an increase of 51.3% in the number of teams, and an increase of 81.3% in the number of schools, due to the measures implemented by the Ministry of Education in terms of introductory and guidance programs to motivate participation. It is worth mentioning that in the previous period, a training program was implemented by the Barrus Educational Platform to qualify participants from public and private school students and supervising teachers, which was held at the University of Technology of Bahrain.
The competition is divided into several categories, namely the first category: (ROBO MISSION), in which students build and program a robot device to carry out specific tasks on a competition table designed according to the standards approved by the World Robotics Olympiad Organization, and the second category is (ROBO SPORT), in which students build and program a robot device to carry out specific sports tasks on a competition table designed according to the standards approved by the World Robotics Olympiad Organization, where two teams compete in each match to win the game of tennis, IN ADDITION TO THE THIRD CATEGORY (FUTURE INNOVATORS), IN WHICH EACH PARTICIPATING TEAM PREPARES A PROJECT THAT SERVES THE THEME OF THE OLYMPIAD OF THE YEAR (ALLIES OF THE EARTH) AND EMPLOYS ROBOTS.
This competition provided an opportunity to participate for all primary, preparatory and secondary educational stages from public and private schools, as well as students from the Center for Gifted Students at the Ministry of Education, and the Nasser Center for Training and Vocational Rehabilitation, as well as the participation of individual teams.
