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Dubai selects ten university teams for robotics competition final

This dossier follows the fourth Emirates Robotics Competition, team selection and demonstrations of robots for library logistics, distinguishing the announced programme from competition results.

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Archive aerial view of Dubai.
Archive view of Dubai. Location illustration; this photograph shows neither the robots nor the finalists. — CommunistSquared / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; vue d’archives, sans modification.

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Dubai Future Foundation has announced ten university finalists for the fourth Emirates Robotics Competition, according to reports dated 28–29 October 2026. The final is scheduled for 21 November during Dubai Future Week.

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Dubai selects ten university teams for robotics competition final

Dubai Future Foundation has announced ten university finalists for the fourth Emirates Robotics Competition, according to reports dated 28–29 October 2026. The final is scheduled for 21 November during Dubai Future Week.

Archive aerial view of Dubai.
Archive view of Dubai. Location illustration; this photograph shows neither the robots nor the finalists. — CommunistSquared / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; vue d’archives, sans modification.

The challenge is to programme robots to return books to shelves and storage areas at Mohammed bin Rashid Library. The teams come from six universities operating in the UAE.

Dubai Future Labs organises the competition with university partners and the library. The final is due to be open to the public, with cash prizes and scholarships announced for the winners. Selection precedes the demonstrations; it does not mean these robots have already entered service in libraries.

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