Team Valtech from Kuwait secures Judge's Award at VEX World Robotics Competition held in Texas
🇰🇼 Kuwait's Valtech Team Shines at VEX World Robotics Championship
In an epic victory, the Valtech team, repping the Women's Cultural and Social Society in Kuwait, scooped up the Judges' Award in the High School Category at the 16th VEX World Robotics Championship 2025. This beast of a competition, one of the biggest robotics tourneys in the world, unfolded in Texas, USA, and was brimming with over 1,200 squads from 60 countries.
High school heroes Mohammed Al-Bannai, Fajr Al-Maqhawi, and Yousef Al-Tamimi formed the backbone of this Kuwaiti team, with support from the squad at home - Yousef Al-Obaid, Wedad Reda, Mohammed Al-Ali, and their fearless leader, Latifa Al-Marzouqi.
The Judges' Award is a big-time honor that salutes outstanding accomplishment in areas like teamwork, problem-solving, engineering design, and presentation skills, even for teams that don't bag other top prizes. The panel of judges was mighty impressed with Valtech's exceptional commitment, innovative engineering ideas, and team spirit.
Collaborations with the Department of Computer Science at Kuwait University and the Public Authority for Youth, alongside the Ministry of Education and strategic partners like Zain Kuwait and Al-Sayer Group, were instrumental in the team's months-long training and mentorship process. This powerhouse combo successfully improved their robotics and artificial intelligence skills, setting the stage for their triumph.
Next week, Kuwait's elementary-level squad joins the robotics party as they participate in a seminar alongside the VEX championship. This will mark their first foray into the elementary category.
[1] Kuwait University's Department of Computer Science at the College of Science[2] Public Authority for Youth[3] Ministry of Education - Kuwait[4] Zain Kuwait[5] Al-Sayer Group
In 2025, the Kuwaiti team from Valtech, collaborating with organizations such as Kuwait University's Department of Computer Science, the Public Authority for Youth, Ministry of Education, Zain Kuwait, and Al-Sayer Group, enhanced their robotics and AI skills to compete and win the Judges' Award in the High School Category at the VEX World Robotics Championship. Next week, the elementary-level squad from Kuwait is set to participate in a seminar, marking their entrance into the competitive elementary category. The team's commitment, innovative engineering ideas, and team spirit were recognized and highly praised by the panel of judges.
