Doha, As the 12-week journey of Stars of Science continues, the remaining three competitors - who have successfully navigated three rounds of elimination will now advance to the final episode, where they will make their case to be Top Arab innovator for this season. One winner and one runner up will be decided through jury deliberation and online voting, with each hoping to win the title and a share of the Grand Prize.
Season 15 of Stars of Science - Qatar Foundation's edutainment show that promotes scientific innovation and entrepreneurship in the Arab world - has been very unique in terms of showcasing the versatility of smart devices and robots in promoting safety and well-being in our communities.
Aiming to bolster security at sea is Aly Magdy Mohamed, an Egyptian mechatronics engineer, whose marine drone will expedite rescue at beaches. His drone integrates Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, cameras, Global Positioning System (GPS), Global System for Mobile (GSM) communication, Lidar for obstacle avoidance, and health monitoring devices, to provide an assistive option to human powered rescue methods.
The youngest finalist, Mohammed Abbas Albumijdad, is a Saudi mechanical engineer who is devoted to mitigating human safety hazards at construction sites. He has invented a crawling robot designed specifically to monitor large vertical spaces. The climbing robot was a culmination of two years of effort by Albumijdad, and can be used for various purposes, including the inspection of dams and skyscrapers as well as bridges for cracks, cleaning, and other purposes in hard-to-reach or hazardous areas.
Finalist Abdallah Alhaj Sulaiman, a Syrian biomedical engineer, is seeking to pioneer a method to produce ethanol-tolerant yeast through the fermentation of lactose in disposable whey, which was otherwise being dumped into the sea, threatening marine life.
Online voting is now open to the public through the program's website and ends on Thursday, 19 October, at 3PM GMT (6PM Doha time), with the final episode set to air on five channels in the region and online on Friday, 20 October.
Source: Qatar News Agency