Two AUK Projects Win at Maker Faire 2019 Exhibition

Students from the American University of Kuwait (AUK) participated in the Maker Faire 2019 Exhibition that was organized by Kuwait Investment Company at Kuwait International Fairgrounds. AUK’s students participated in the exhibition where they showcased their interests and works in engineering and technology.

The exhibition—a counterpart of one that is hosted in the United States—was held in Kuwait under the patronage of His Highness the Amir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah where the projects ranged from a variety of fields from science to engineering to crafting and artistry; it also offered a space for workshops and exhibits from many inventors and artists.

Participants of the exhibition hailed from the GCC, Egypt, Sudan, Tunis, Jordan, Italy, and USA; each displayed their projects that centered in the fields of engineering, technology, calligraphy etc. in an interactive manner with the visitors.

150 projects were displayed, 7 of which were by AUK students majoring in computer engineering and electrical engineering and were supervised by Dr. Seyed Esmaeili, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at AUK.

Two projects created by AUK students won the Blue Ribbon Editor’s Choice Award—The PaintBot and Solar Car. This award is given to makers that demonstrate great creativity, ingenuity, and innovation. The PaintBot project, which won second place with a prize of $2000 in the tech category, is a wall-painting robot that delivers speed and consistency. PainBot follows its track keeping a constant distance from the wall throughout the paint job. The robot provides a cost-effective and time efficient automated system that performs accurate and smooth wall painting. Meanwhile, the Solar Car project was designed to work only using solar power. The energy generated from the photovoltaic panels is stored in a 96 V lithium-Ion battery. A screen placed at the front displays important information to the drivers which include the speed and the total charge of the battery.

The winning team projects consisted of the following AUK students:

Project: PaintBot (2nd Place Winner and Blue Ribbon Editor’s Choice Award):
Team Members:
Jamayel Al Ayoub
Fatma Marafie
Dana Al Hasan
Kaltham Al Ansari

Project: Solar Car (Blue Ribbon Editor’s Choice Award):
Team Members:
Musaed Al-Khaldi
Sarah Al-Shammari
Farah Darweesh
Taibah Al-Mannaei