Three students from the ARFL team from the University of Jordan, namely Alaa Kanakrieh from the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Mohammad Kassab from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Mohammad Abu Adas from the Department of Computer Science at King Abdullah II School of Information Technology, in addition to students from other Jordanian universities, won first place in the Orange Summer Challenge 2024 competition held at Orange Jordan; This team will represent Jordan in the challenge at the level of the Middle East and Africa.
The team's project aims to invent an advanced robot capable of detecting potholes in the streets using artificial intelligence techniques; The robot is distinguished by its ability to detect the pothole, determine its location accurately, and prepare a suitable mixture of sand, cement, and water; To pour it into the pothole in order to repair it.
As for the second place, engineering students also won a share of it; Mona Salim from the Department of Mechatronics Engineering and Zaid Baklizi from the Department of Mechanical Engineering won second place with their project saverbot, while Anas Al-Akhras from the Department of Mechanical Engineering won third place with his project phytobase.
The Orange Summer Challenge is a comprehensive initiative led by the Orange Digital Center, which was purposefully designed to promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and increase digital skills among Jordan's youth.
In this context, the Orange Summer Challenge is a competitive training program that runs from July to September, and gives university students the opportunity to transform innovative ideas into tangible projects. Each edition of this challenge focuses on a specific topic area, and participants receive training from experts specialized in the field of software and modern technology, in addition to training on soft skills.
The University of Jordan, especially the School of Engineering, is proud of this achievement and wishes its students success in the next stages of this challenge.