Syria wins first place in the World Robot Olympiad in Canada

Syria won the  first place in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO)  in the surprise challenge competition for the higher category. The event was organized by Canada via internet on November 12 – 15 with the participation of 40 countries.

The Distinction  and Creativity Agency  indicated in a statement to SANA that the winning team included  Walid Sheibani, Karim Al-Madi and  Sami Maarouf,  under the supervision of coach Adnan Slahi, as part of the surprise challenge competition for the upper category of ages between 16 – 19 years.

The  Distinction and Creativity Agency  explained that the competition in general included three age categories.  The Syrian participation included  seven teams, four of them in the surprise challenge competition and three in the regular competition, where each team consisted of 3 members.

It is noteworthy that the WRO competition  was organized  under the title “Climate” for the first time remotely, as  the participating teams were asked to design a robot to carry out several tasks to confront   some natural climate phenomena. Short videos were sent within a specific period about these robots via the Internet directly to the organizing committee. Prizes were awarded for the best  performance and design.

Rawaa Ghanam