Youth battle it out in Dubai to “clean oceans” with robots

Dubai: The Dubai Festival Arena erupted in cheers on Friday as enthusiastic students from 191 countries battled it out in the FIRST Global Challenge to recover “trash from the seas” using robots.

This year’s Challenge, an annual international robotics and artificial intelligence competition being held for the first time in Dubai, puts the spotlight on the more than eight million tons of plastics and other pollutants that make their way into the oceans due to human activity every year, killing marine life an affecting global populations.

Involving the youth to take action to preserve our oceans and wildlife will enable them to learn about real-world challenges and eventually be inspired to become the change makers of their generation.

Team South Sudan exchanged high-fives as soon as they won their match with team Bahamas.

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