Designing the Future: Kids Craft Robots for Real-World Problems

Empowering Young Innovators: Solve Challenges with Creativity and Robotics.

Abstract

During the September 2024 school holidays, a remarkable event took place at Masjid Kolej Islam Malaya, near Universiti Malaya. Children from the ages of 8 to 13 gathered to participate in a cutting-edge initiative that combined fun with learning: creating robots to solve real-world problems. Organized by the WIE UM Student Branch Affinity Group in collaboration with IEEE WIE Malaysia, IEEE Malaysia Section, and the Masjid’s committee, this event was made possible by an IEEE STEM Grant (Try Engineering) as part of the "Design-Bots: Crafting Customized Robots" project (UM IF074-2024).