The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) is holding its 2026 Summer Enrichment Program in various units, most notably the robotics unit, which is implemented at Manarat Riyadh Schools with the participation of 20 gifted students.

Robotics unit trainer Othman Sahli explained that during the program, students learn the fundamentals of engineering design for robots, how to handle sensors, motors, and gears, as well as training on drawing flowcharts and programming robot devices.

Sahli pointed out that over the past few days, students have been introduced to new versions of robots, with a detailed explanation of the EV3 robot and its various motor and sensor types, starting from the Color Sensor, through the Touch Sensor and Ultrasonic Sensor, to the Gyro Sensor.

Regarding practical projects, the students implemented a robot that moves according to colors, preventing it from exceeding the designated frame, and another robot that recites the Saudi national anthem upon detecting the color green. They also designed a vehicle that uses a touch sensor to reverse and turn when encountering obstacles, and another vehicle that uses a distance sensor to avoid obstacles by going around them, in addition to a robot that moves in a square path at a 90-degree angle.

Sahli affirmed that the students show great enthusiasm and passion for learning, noting that the program will include training on the Spike Prime robot and the Lego brick assembly robot in the coming days.

For his part, the supervisor of the Mawhiba Summer Enrichment Program, Ibrahim Al-Shamrani, explained that student selection is based on results of the intelligence scale and the Mawhiba test issued by the foundation, taking into account their scores and interests, as each student chooses the most suitable unit for them. He added that the unit aims to teach gifted students the basics of assembling and programming educational robots, broaden their cognitive horizons, and open new possibilities for them.