The National — Teenage Syrian refugees ‘Team Hope’ win at Dubai robotics competition

Five Syrian refugee teenagers have won a competition to build robots able to help clean up pollution in the world’s oceans.

‘Team Hope’ – Maher El Assawi, Ammar Kabbour, Salam Al Farekh, Youssef Shaaban, Amina Kabbour and supervisor Yamen Alnajjar – led the winning four-team alliance in the grand final of the First Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai on Sunday.

The التحدي "فيرست جلوبال" is a three-day robotics competition with more than 1,500 pupils from 191 countries. It is the first time the competition is taking place outside the Americas.

“The visions, goals and aspirations of the young people from different countries of the world that have competed in leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence to find solutions to global challenges raises hope for a better future, led by young people, who are determined to improve standards of living,” said Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future.

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