Mohammad Al-Shamsi
Mohammad Al-Shamsi’s life significantly changed when he competed in the Mobile Robotics on WorldSkills Shizuoka 2007 in Japan. Back in the UAE, he established the Emirates Robotics Club to teach and support those who are interested in robotics. He also set up his own Robotics Company, called RoboHiTec.
Mohammad is a holder of many awards: he won the First Prize at the Dubai Men’s College Robot Competition 2007, and was named one of the Top 100 Arab inventors in Star of Science competition. He also won a Gold Medal in the 11th GCC Scientific forum in Dubai 2009. Mohammad won the First Place in the Unmanned Rodeo Systems in Abu Dhabi 2011, and the Third Place in Tomohat Shabab competition in Sharjah 2011. He was recently ranked second in the UAE Innovation Challenge 2012.