18th Qatar Robotics & AI Competition 2026 Winds Up in Doha

Qatar Robotics and AI Competition

The 18th Qatar Robotics & AI Competition 2026 concluded at Lusail Hall in Doha on Tuesday.

The three-day tournament was organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth (MSY), represented by the Qatar Scientific Club (QSC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), and was supported by the Social & Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM).

Participating in this event were over 2,500 students of both genders from 250 schools, who showcased overwhelming contests across various robotics competitions. Young students from schools and universities demonstrated a combination of science, robotics technology, and assiduous training, filled with challenge and doggedness, to secure the most coveted advanced positions.

President of the Arab Association for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Ismail Yasin Hassan, stressed the importance of wielding science and cutting-edge technologies. He unveiled a high standard of work and a role model of organization, emphasizing that such contests are significant for students both scientifically and practically.

Director of Administrative and Financial Affairs at QSC of MSY, Fatima Al Mohannadi, stated that the collaboration between the ministry and numerous other relevant entities, such as MoEHE, the Arab Robotics & AI Association, Google, and Alarabi Sports Club, has had a positive and profound impact on the success of this tournament, making it a domestic event with global specifications.

Al Mohannadi extended her gratitude to all operating committees, volunteers, and student teams, alongside their supervisors and referees. She emphasized that since its inception, this championship has significantly contributed to building the character of self-confident students who demonstrate strong proclivities toward robotics technology through constant training and motivational programs.

  Students are those who build the future, and it behooves all scientific and educational leaders to exert every effort to help cultivate a generation capable of achieving ambitions. The key objective entails the accomplishment of Qatar National Vision 2030, which primarily prioritizes human development, Al Mohannadi underlined.

Upon wrapping up the event, a video was screened showcasing a synopsis of the tournament, presenting the fifteen contests and the assiduous attitudes that accompanied them. The ceremony culminated in honoring the winners of the top positions and taking a commemorative photo of guests, partners, winners, judging panels, and curators.

Regarding the honoring of the winner of the title Champion of Qatar and the top positions across competition categories, this title was awarded to Qatar Technical School for Boys in the Beginner category, while the title of Champion of Qatar -Advanced Category was conferred upon Qatar School of Science and Technology for Boys.

In the competition categories, Asma bint Yazid Secondary School for Girls emerged victorious in the Underwater Robot category, Qatar School of Science and Technology for Boys won the Climbing Robot category, Qatar Technical Secondary School for Boys was the winner in the Robot Arm category, and Al Wajbah Primary School for Boys secured first place in the Robot Football category.

The first-place award in the Drone -Beginner Category was conferred upon Al‑Imam Al‑Shafi'i Preparatory School for Boys, while the Drone -Advanced Category was won by Qatar Technical Secondary School for Boys.

In the Line-Following -Beginner -Primary Stage category, Mu'adh ibn Jabal Primary School for Boys secured first place, whereas the Line-Following -Beginner -Preparatory Stage category was awarded to Abu Bakr Al‑Siddiq Preparatory School for Boys.

  The Line-Following -Advanced -Preparatory Stage category was also claimed by Abu Bakr Al‑Siddiq Preparatory School for Boys, and the Line-Following -Advanced -Secondary Stage category went to Mus'ab Bin Umair Secondary School for Boys.

In the Sumo Robot Wrestling -Beginner Category, Umm Al-Qura Primary School achieved first place, while the Sumo Robot Wrestling -Advanced Category was won by Omar Bin Al‑Khattab Secondary School for Boys. The Innovation Competition -Primary Category was secured by Al‑Wakra Primary School for Girls.

The Innovation Competition -Preparatory Category was awarded to Hafsa Preparatory School for Girls, and the Innovation Competition -Secondary Category went to Simaisma Secondary School for Boys.

In the Ball Collector -Beginner Category, Usama Bin Zaid Primary School secured first place, while the Ball Collector -Advanced Category was won by Usama Bin Zaid Preparatory School.

Ahmed Bin Hanbal Secondary School for Boys earned first place in the FLL category, whereas the VEX IQ competition was won by Al‑Andalus Private School for Boys and Al‑Maha Academy, and the VEX V5 category was claimed by Qatar School of Science and Technology for Boys and Al‑Jazeera Academy.

The first-place award in the CTF Cybersecurity Competition of the championship was secured by Team T01, composed of Fahd Al Muraykhi, Abdulrahman Al Ghamdi, Rashid Abdulrahman Al Abdullah, and Khalifa Ibrahim Al Mana'i.

(QNA)