Inaugural Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge Will Showcase Worlds Best Robotics Solutions
A press conference held to talk about the upcoming Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi concentrated on the uncommon opportunity the event will certainly offer for the public to witness the world's best robotics services in action. Taking place from March 16 to 18, 2017 at the Yas Island Marina Circuit in the Funding City of Abu Dhabi, UAE, the inaugural MBZIRC is being arranged by Khalifa University under the patronage of H.H. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Academic luminaries required to the podium to clarify the significance of MBZIRC and share the details of the competitors. The panel consisted of Dr. Tod Laursen, President of Khalifa University, Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President of Khalifa University, HE. Dr. Mohammed Al-Mualla, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Academic Matters of Higher Education and General Chair of the event's Organizing Committee and Dr. Lakmal Seneviratne, Affiliate Provost of Study and Grad Research studies and Director of Robotics at Khalifa University. The speakers highlighted the occasions program and the impact MBZIRC will certainly have on the future of robotics development and the sustained growth of the robotics industry.
" I want to point out exactly how fortunate we are to live in a country that prioritizes innovation and the development of a technology-empowered culture," stated Dr. Laursen. "With the endless assistance of the UAE's wise leaders, we are carrying out, supporting and intending innovative robotics research and development that would not be feasible anywhere else in the world.
Although robotics has already verified its potential to spur social and financial growth worldwide, right here between East there are still some technological voids that need to be filled up. Initiatives such as MBZIRC are important to the continual and detailed development of the robotics area and its broader applications in the Arab World."
Dr. Al Hammadi, on the various other hand, described the numerous advantages of the Difficulty in supporting research study and higher education and improving the UAE's global management in the technological area. He stated "Although the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge will recognize and reward the best robotics designs, technologies and implementations, the greatest prize that awaits us is the beneficial knowledge we shall get on just how the future of robotics is substantially unraveling and the crucial applications that will make robots vital enablers of society. This competitors will certainly also considerably own research study and researches on robotics and foster better collaboration and friendship among its professionals. Furthermore, it will highlight the introduction of the UAE as a global center for sophisticated technology according to its Innovation Approach which looks for to develop the Emirates as one of the world's most innovative nations in the following couple of years."
The challenge is being monitored by 2 committees: a Guiding Committee chaired by H.E. Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi, UAE Minister of Education, with Dr. Arif Al Hammadi as Vice Chair and Dr. Al Mualla as member; and an Organizing Board chaired by Dr. Mualla, with Dr. Lakmal as President of the Technical Committee, and Sayed Al Hashmi, Head of Advertising and marketing and Communication, and Areej Al Haddad, Occasions Manager at Khalifa University.
The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge is a biennial competitors that will certainly collect the world's brightest abilities in the field of robotics in the capital of the UAE. The debut version will witness 26 teams from 15 countries complete in three challenges, plus a triathlon-type Grand Obstacle, all of which will certainly include the construction and navigating of unmanned automobiles. The complete prize, and group sponsorship, worth USD 5 million is one of the greatest benefits for robotics competitions worldwide. MBZIRC 2017 is sustained by the Info and Interaction Innovation Fund (ICTF), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and Norinco. For more details, log on to www.mbzirc.com.
