9th IET GCC Robotics Challenge - An Annual Robotics Challenge
2025 Theme: Robotics - AI for Agriculture Applications
About
An Annual Robotics Challenge aims to encourage students and young professionals across the GCC to build innovative robotics Systems. To Present (Ideas) Related to Robotics Based Solutions/Systems/Thoughts related to the (2025 Theme: Robotics and AI for Agriculture Applications).
Submissions Presentations and Challenge Guidelines. An Online: Presentation Challenge, Saturday : 15th of November 2025, 9:00 am.
9th IET-GCC Challenge
The Organization and Support:
The annual IET GCC Robotics Challenge is supported by the IET, The Institution of Engineering and Technology. In addition, the event is technically supported by the IET Robotics and Mechatronics TN,
https://engx.theiet.org/technical-networks/mechrob
9th IET-GCC Robotics Challenge -2025: Resources
Challenge Certificate: IET will issue Certification for the winners (all classes of winners), presentations, the judges, and attendance. For both the locals and the regional. Please contact the 9th IET GCC Challenge -2025 Organization Committee for the Certificates. A sample of the IET Certification is also shown in Registration Section.
Challenge Presentation Templates
Challenge Presentation, Templates, download from this link. Please adhere to the attached PPT format. The challenge PPT format can be downloaded from this link (challenge PPT template).
Building Physical Robotics Systems: If you want to build your Robotics Systems, then make sure of the followings:
a - The participants are responsible for bringing their own portable computers, components, extra parts, motors, and sensors.
b- The organizing team and the judging panel are not responsible for maintenance and replacement.
c- The number of motors, controllers, micro-controller, kits and sensors used is unrestricted.
The IET GCC Robotics Challenge is an annual robotics challenge that aims to encourage undergraduate students and young professionals across the GCC to build innovative robotics systems.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
15 Nov 2025
9:00am - 2:00pm
Reasons to attend
9th IET GCC Robotics Challenge - An Annual Robotics Challenge
2025 Theme: Robotics and AI for Agriculture Applications
It is with great pleasure that we announce the launching of the 9th IET GCC robotics Challenge. The Challenge consists of two cycles: The Local Rounds (at each of the GCC States), and the Final Round (which will take place as an online Event).
The 2025 challenge theme is to design (Ideas/Design) related to Robotics and AI for Agriculture Applications.
We look forward to receiving your entries for the GCC robotics challenge.
This competition is an outstanding vehicle to promote and demonstrate state-of-the-art technologies in robotics and their applications.
The competition is open for young students and engineers.
Local rounds will be held in each GCC country. In addition to the robotics challenge this will present an opportunity to gather all experts
and young engineers to an open interaction event to discuss and promote recent advances in robotics. We are honored to invite you to participate in the robotics competition.
Registration is now open through the competition website until 10/11/2025. Awards will be presented to winning teams from each GCC country to participate in the final competition. Kindly see the enclosed details concerning the robotics challenge and the important dates. We look forward to receiving your entries for the GCC robotics challenge.
"The IET GCC Robotics Challenge is an annual robotics challenge that aims to encourage undergraduate students and young professionals across the GCC to build innovative robotics systems.
About the Annual IET GC Robotics Challenge: This annual IET GCC Robotics Challenge is supported by the, IET, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, In addition, it is technically supported by the IET Robotics and Mechatronics TN."
Programme
Necessary Information: Each team should adhere to the sent PPT Template. PPT Template will be circulated to all teams, and it is available as online over the challenge website.
Local Rounds Contacts:
Necessary Information
The 2025 challenge theme is to design (Ideas/Design) related to a Robotics-AI for ِAgriculture Applications, then to present the solutions in Hybrid (online or by Physical Presence). The final 9th IET-GCC Robotics Challenge round for 2025 will be a hybrid event (virtual or presence) on Saturday the 15th November 2025. To join a local round and any other information about the local rounds, please contact the local round representatives, as belwo:
Kuwait Local Round:
Responsible Organizer: Dr. Sherif SAID, American University of Kuwait
Sherif.Said@aum.edu.kw
Bahrain Local Round:
Responsible Organizer: Dr. Alauddin Yousif Al-Omary
Computer Engineering, College of IT, University of Bahrain
aalomary@uob.edu.bh
UAE Local Round:
Responsible Organizer: Dr. Salih Rashid Majeed
Canadian University of Dubai, UAE
salih.majeed@cud.ac.ae
KSA Local Round:
Responsible Organizer: Dr. Nema Salem
Effat University, KSA
nsalem@effatuniversity.edu.sa
Oman Local Round:
Responsible Organizer: Focal point 1: Mr. Mahmood Zayid Khamis Al-Ajmi
Focal point 2: NAGA VENKATA RAMA KRISHNA
University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Al Musanna (UTASA), Oman
mahmood@act.edu.om
Naga@act.edu.om
Qatar Local Round:
Responsible Organizer: to be posted soon
For further information about the challenge, please contact:
Professor Ebrahim Mattar,
University of Bahrain, Bahrain:
ebmattar@uob.edu.bh / ebrahim.mattar@ietvolunteer.org
Presentation Duration: Presentation Duration (20 minutes, with Q/A)
Challenge Regional and Local Round Regulations:
Each team is to adhere to the sent PPT Template (will be posted).
PPT Template will be also circulated to all teams, and it is available as online over this challenge website.
The challenge consist of (local rounds at each in GCC) then a final round on Saturday, 15th November 2025 - online.
All local rounds are to be finalized before 1st of November 2025.
The Final Round is on Saturday, 15th November 2025 and will be a Hybrid Event (physical attendance (or) online). Please inform the committee if you would like to attend.
- Local round PPT and Video recordings are to be sent to local round organizers.
On (15/11/2025), final round PPT and Videos recordings are to be sent to (ebrahim.mattar@ietvolunteer.org)
For inquiries, please contact your country committee found over the challenge website or send an email to (ebrahim.mattar@ietvolunteer.org). The PPT should include Teams Information: Presentation Title: Team Name:, Team Members:, Country- Affiliation, Team Advisor (if any):
Challenge Guidelines For Local Rounds:
A- On Saturday 15th November 2025, the final challenge round will be conducted as a Hybrid Event (physical attendance (or) online). Access to Zoom Platform, will be circulated to all parties, organization committee and members.
B- On Saturday 15th November 2025, all teams' members will be awarded an IET certificate of participation signed by the IET president.
C- On Saturday 15th November 2025, the presentation will be considered as an official submission. Please adhere to the Challenge Template.
D- On Saturday 15th November 2025, all teams will present the robotics solution online and to present them themselves on PPT template with (Title, Team Names, Affiliation, and Country).
E- On Saturday 15th November 2025, all teams are encouraged to show a quick video recordings of (max of 5 minutes), about their ideas and the proposed solution. The video recordings and the PPTs are considered to be an official submission to the challenge. Video recording is part of the evaluation rubrics (refer to the evaluation rubrics at the end).
F- On Saturday 15th November 2025, we shall pass all the (presentations + the videos) of the final round to a judge formed committee (evaluation committee) to do the necessary evaluation procedures according to defined guidelines.
G- Two weeks after the Saturday 15th November 2025, the winning (1st ,2nd ,3rd ) positions and other winning certificates will be declared.
Local Rounds Classes of Awards:
1st Place: The First Winner
2nd Place: The Second Winner
3rd Place: The Third Place Winner
The Most Innovative Robotics Concept
The Most Applied Robotics Concept
The Most Content Related Robotics Concept
The Most Advanced Robotic Concept
The Most Demanded Robotics Concept
Evaluation Rubrics:
Robotics Concept Design Originality out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Robotics Design Controlled Poise/Manner out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Robotics Design Implementation out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Robotics Design and Enthusiasm for Topic out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Robotics Depth of Knowledge out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Robotics Design Concept Impression out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Appropriate Use of Notes out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Use of Visual Aids Presentation out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Effectiveness of Introduction out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Organization (Content/appearance of presentation) out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Clarity of Artwork (charts, graphs, images) out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Use of Visual Aids to Enhance Presentation out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Design of the slides out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Video Recording Availability out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
Video Recording Clarify of Robotics Design out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
The Most Innovative Robotic Conception out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
The Most Applied Robotic Concept out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
The Most Content Related Robotics out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
The Most Advanced Robotic Concept out of 1-5. (5 the highest)
The Most Demanded Robotics Concept out of 1-5. (5 the highest)