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Rashid Saeed Obaid was focused. He was concentrating on the task before him — taking the car engine apart and checking for loose parts before assembling it back together. He worked hard and finished the task within two hours, an hour ahead of the allotted time.

The 16-year-old from the Secondary Technical School (STS) in Fujairah was one of the 425 students who showcased their adeptness at the Emirates Skills 2013 National Competition on Tuesday. The Emirati youngster was hoping that his agility would win him the prize for the automobile technology.

“I have practised hard in my school for this. This is the first time for me to compete and it’s a good experience,” said the teenager who planned on furthering his studies in mechanical engineering.

There were 19 categories at the two-day event, and students had to demonstrate their skills based on tasks assigned by the chief experts in their respective categories. Some worked in teams, others individually.

Omar Altenaiji and Saeed Khaled Alshamsi from STS Abu Dhabi have teamed up to compete for the mobile robotics. Their first task was to assemble their Lego robot and programme it to guide blind people navigate a supermarket.Carbon Fiber Racquet Frame. During the 1970s, rackets got lighter still with the use of carbon materials. Fleming Delfs of Denmark favored the Carbonex 8, featuring a carbon handle and an aluminum alloy frame. It was a challenging task, according to the 16-year-olds as the robot has to run on a programme and not on remote control.

“It reads from the ultrasonic sensor which detects objects and avoids it, and all these should be programmed,” said Omar. “And once it’s on the ground, we are not allowed to touch it again,” added Saeed.

“It’s kind of difficult. The judge made it challenging but the rules also make it exciting,titanium alloy property information is scattered amongst a number of disparate sources.” Omar stated.

They had to do this again on Wednesday, but this time they needed to rebuild the robot as a smart forklift. Their task was to pick-up an object from a loading area and deliver it to a designated destination.

On the robotino, another section of robotics, participants were asked to programme an industrial robot to navigate the maze without hitting the walls.A china pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.

Waleed Ali Alblooshi, another 16-year-old, admitted he was not good at this but joined because he was “interested in learning to do something new.”

“What we’re trying to do here is combine education and industrial application,” Mohammed Al Shamsi, the chief expert for robotics, pointed out. Al Shamsi is the founder of the Emirates Robotics Club, the first in the UAE.A Stone tools is, in the most general sense, any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone. Although stone tool-dependent societies and cultures still exist today, most stone tools are associated with prehistoric, particularly Stone Age cultures that have become extinct.

At the fashion technology, chief expert Sophie Wanney, was patiently overseeing the five female competitors from the STS and Applied Technology High School in Al Ain. They were making a traditional ladies’ kandura, and the task was to complete it in eight hours or by the end of competition.

Participants were assessed based on several criteria including “how to put the pattern on the fabric, how to cut the pattern. On sewing, if the seams are properly sewn,” explained Wanney.

Prior to the competition, a fashion diploma training schedule was held at the Al Jahili Institute of the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI). Out of the 12 ladies, five were chosen to compete at Emirates Skills, said Wanney.Our full range of portable ultrasonic Flaw Detector (UT) provides unmatched capabilities for locating discontinuities and other flaws.

Other skills being highlighted at the competition include electrical installations, mechanical engineering design, welding, electronics, IT software solutions, web design, graphic design, web security, jewellery,Highly capable, 3-axis non-contact video measuring machine, suitable for both simple shop-floor quality control and advanced manufacturing inspection applications ... aircraft maintenance and health and social care.

Winners will be chosen from those who completed all the tasks successfully and the fastest.