Thursday, 17 January 2008By Kholood F. Al-Rhamah
JEDDAH - The first "Saudi Robo 28" contest wherein participants programmed robots was held Wednesday by the general administration for Students' Scientific Activities of the Ministry of Education (MoE). The robots were programmed to perform sumo wrestling, navigate mazes and follow lines.
Contestants were categorized into school, administration and ministry levels. Most of the participants were high school students.
"The contest aimed to guide students in solving scientific problems, release their creativity by creating something from nothing, and connect the school curriculums to a relevant project," said Abdullah Saeed Banaamah, Scientific Activities general supervisor of MoE.
Schools with ample technological equipment such as computers and electronics hosted the contest. Students who participated are those who took up a course in robotics in their schools, said Banaamah.
A website (www.roboticsksa.com) for the contest was opened a month ago by the ministry to answer questions about Robo-science, said Dr. Naser Al-Garny, head of the Students' Activities Committee of MoE.
"Saudi Robo 28" was held under the sponsorship of Jeddah Educational Administration.
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