Saudi- Egyptian Tunisian triumph in engineering episode on MBC4

(MENAFN- Arab News) DOHA: In a dramatic elimination episode of MBC 4's Stars of Science an 'edutainment reality' TV program initiated by Qatar Foundation for Education Science and Community Development (QF) Omar Hamid of Egypt and Fawzy Othman of Tunisia delivered a spirited defense of their prototypes to prevail over their competitors.

The pair edged out Abdullah Aldossary of Saudi Arabia and Hussam Al-Hinnawi of Palestine in an episode that featured Season 7's most diverse set of inventions yet.
The Arab world's most promising young innovators compete against each other to make their ideas come alive on the series which brings to fruition QF's vision of encouraging and facilitating the region's next generation of aspiring young science and technology innovators.
Twelve candidates aged 18 to 30 are given the opportunity to come to Doha where they are mentored by world-class engineering and design specialists in the laboratories of Qatar Science & Technology Park a member of Qatar Foundation. There the innovators are challenged as they develop their ideas from concept to potential products.
The candidates took turns presenting their prototypes to the expert jury in Friday's engineering episode. First Fawzy explained to the jury how his Robotic Goalie Trainer could revolutionize goalkeepers' practice sessions by automatically shooting footballs as part of a customized program. Omar unveiled a re-engineered compact Prayer Chair designed to offer assistive sitting and standing to worshippers in a mosque with physical disabilities.
Next Hussam demonstrated how his Automatic Stair Climber Machine uses robotic tank-style treads for users to ascend stairs without effort at the press of a button. Rounding out the group Abdullah debuted his Airport Smart Chair a lounger with many automated features including an alarm that notifies travelers when their plane begins boarding even if they are sleeping.
Omar outscored everyone by a large margin earning 69 points while Fawzy came in second with 52.3 points. Abdullah and Hussam placed third and fourth respectively and were eliminated from the competition.
The next Stars of Science episode to be shown on MBC4 on Friday Nov. 6 at 7 P.M. KSA (4:00 GMT) will see three candidates face the jury in the design stage. One of them will be eliminated. The four finalists who survive the design stage will earn a share of the $600000 prize with the winner determined in a special live final episode.