The "Assiut Robotics" team from the Faculty of Engineering has won the "Best Mechanical Design" award at the international "Minesweepers: Towards a Landmine-Free World" competition.

Under the patronage of Prof. Ahmed Abdel-Mawla, President of Assiut University, and Prof. Khaled Salah Saeed, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering—and under the supervision of Prof. Mazen Abdel-Salam from the Department of Electrical Engineering—the "Assiut Robotics" team from the Faculty of Engineering at Assiut University has added a new engineering achievement to its impressive track record. This success came during their participation in the 2026 edition of the international "Minesweepers: Towards a Landmine-Free World" competition, held on October 17, 2026, at Zewail City of Science and Technology.

The team was awarded the prize for "Best Mechanical Design," outperforming all other participating teams in terms of engineering and design. The competition is one of the most prominent international engineering forums dedicated to the development of robots for landmine detection and removal.

The robot was specifically designed and built to navigate rugged terrain, detect both surface and buried landmines, map their locations, and subsequently retrieve them, all through an integrated engineering system.

The participating students include: Ahmed Eid El-Madi (Team Leader), Hagar Mahmoud Mohamed El-Amir (Project Leader), Ahmed Nady Mohamed, Anthony Gais Akhnoukh, Safi El-Din Mohamed, Mostafa Mohamed, Haneen Montaser Soliman, Diaa Hassan Saad, Amina Hassan Mahmoud, Ahmed Orabi Mohamed, Ibrahim Sayed Ali, Rahma Essam Nabawy, and Abdelrahman Alaa Ali. The Dean of the Faculty extended his congratulations to the team, as well as to the supervisory and support team, which includes Professor Mazen Abdel-Salam, Dr. Mohamed Eid Abdel-Mawla, Engineer Ibrahim Mohamed Sayed, Engineer Sayed Khader Khalaf, Engineer Islam Wael, Mr. Mohamed Sharaqa (Director of the Student Welfare Department), and Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Sayed (Supervisor of the Scientific Committee).