Iranian Student Team to Participate in RobotChallenge 2024 in China
Each year RobotChallenge, one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence robotic championships, brings together people from all over the world who compete with self-made, autonomous robots in various competitions.
This year, a Malaysian coach, Mohammad Zaki, accompanies the Iranian robotics teams.
China will host over 5,000 contestants from 31 countries.
The international robotics contest has been held annually since 2004.
Students will compete in Robot bowling, Share Technology Idea, Share Technology Product, RoboSumo, Humanoid sprint, Free style, Air Race, Line Follower, Puck Collect, and Unknown Mission.
Iran's under-17 team won second place at RobotChallenge 2023 in Beijing, China.
The Iranian robotics teams were comprised of 42 teens from across the country with their coaches, participating in five various leagues of the competition.
The five categories Iran participated in included Line Follower, RoboSumo, Rugby, Free Style, and Technical Report. Iran gained medals in RoboSumo and Free Style.
The teams were coached by Ma'ede Najafi, Nasrin Ashuri, Parisa Afshar, and Mohammad Hossein Naderi, with Ahmad Sami’ei as the head coach.
The Iranian team had also gained second place in the 2022 competitions in India, and third place in the 2019 competitions in Malaysia. The competitions were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The robotics team of Iran won a gold medal and three silver medals in the Dubai International Inventions Show (DIS) 2023.
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