EGA robotics competition

Emirates Global Aluminium has announced Al Robot, a robotics competition that challenges students at universities and higher education institutions in the UAE to create a robot to tackle a real life challenge at EGA’s aluminium smelters.   The competition asks university students to design, build and operate an autonomous robot capable of laying the brickwork lining of pots in which aluminium is smelted. This challenging work is currently done by hand.   EGA already works closely with academics to turn the latest scientific thinking into practical technology for EGA’s industrial sites. However, this is the first…