RIYADH: Saudi Arabia won first place in the World Robot Olympiad Championship 2022 held in Dortmund, Germany from 17th to 19th of this month. Saudi Arabia achieved this feat behind 72 other participating countries. The Robot Olympiad is a global competition that showcases the creativity of eight- to 19-year-olds in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence and stem programming.
The teams participating in the tournament are managed by the Saudi Wireless, Remote Control and Robot Sports Federation in partnership with the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming of Drones. Other partners included the Saudi Ministry of Education, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Amir Sattam University, King Salman Oasis and Taka Company.
SABIC Liquidation Company and Saudi Telecom Company Solutions participated the team in the finals. This is a historic achievement for Saudi Arabia in the Olympics finals where 365 teams from 73 countries around the world participated. Apart from this, Saudi secured 7th position in the Robot Sports category and 11th position in the Future Creators category for the intermediate stage.
Saudi Arabia ranked 14th in the Future Inventors category and 39th in the Robot Tasks for Elementary Stage category. It was ranked 42nd in the category of robot tasks for the intermediate stage and 66th in the category of robot tasks for the secondary stage. Saudi is ranked 15th in the category of future engineers.