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Fatima Al Kaabi is an Emirati inventor who is known as “The Youngest Emirati Inventor” for having 12 inventions to her name such as a solar backpack for charging devices, a robot that attends school for sick children, and a smart steering wheel to prevent texting while driving.

Background
Her passions for inventing and STEM began at a young age. Fatima’s father is an engineer, and her mother is an information technology major. According to Fatima, “Seeing them [her parents] passionately speak about their work at the dinner table, or them explaining to me how things worked around the house got me engaged and interested in STEM." Showing a keen interest in robotics, her parents bought her a robotics kit from a toy store at the age of seven . This eventually led to Fatima building her first robot at the age of ten . This robot was able to take instant pictures and was first presented at the Dubai Conference on Giftedness in 2012.

Innovations
When asked about her motivation to develop new innovations, Fatima stated “I continued to produce new innovative solutions to daily life problems, whether at home, at school, or in the community at large. ” Fatima’s next breakthrough came when Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zaid presented an Initiative for printing Braille characters on currency notes. Fatima expanded on this and developed a Braille printer that would allow someone to say a sentence, and have it printed.

After seeing success in her innovations, Fatima began to look ahead. While on a trip to the desert with her family, Fatima was not able to charge her phone. Realizing that this might be a crucial problem for people, Fatima developed a solar bag with features such as charging electronic gadgets, supplying power to lights, as well as a fan.

The invention that Fatima is most proud of is the smart teleporter. The smart teleporter is a robot that attends school for sick children. Along with attending classes physically, the smart teleporter can also record classes. Students can also control their robot from remote locations through an electronic device. When speaking about her inspiration behind this innovation, Fatima stated, "I had visited the Tawam Hospital [in Abu Dhabi, UAE] and saw children there suffering from cancer," she says. "I realized their treatment would deter them from going to school, and this made me think of a machine that would record their classes for them, similar to the remote learning system we have in place today. It's incredible how small day-to-day situations can inspire anyone to create something new using resources within reach. " Understanding that it would be challenging for students facing challenges to receive an education, Fatima wanted to help. Keeping up with her theme of developing inventions to help people, the smart teleporter is an essential tool in improving access to education. Fatima has developed a couple of prototypes of the smart teleporter. The prototype will be tested in Fatima’s former high school. If successful, the smart teleporter will be available for use in multiple universities and schools across the United Arab Emirates.

Community work and recognition
Fatima is very involved within the community. She obtained an internationally accredited certification to train and council her peers. She has shared her passion and knowledge with over 2,000 students. Fatima has also participated in Ted Talks, and took part in over 34 student activity groups assisting all education levels. For her work in the field of innovation and robotics, she has received many awards such as being the winner of the UAE Robot Olympics in 2014, the 2015 UAE Pioneer Award awarded to the UAE’s youngest inventor, the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak International Award for Arab Youth in 2017, among others.

Notable inventions

 * Robot Photographer - Robot that could take photos; presented at the Dubai Conference on Giftedness in 2012.
 * Cheering Robot - Cheered on the UAE National Team at the Gulf Cup in Bahrain
 * Deaf Belt - Alerts someone when a person is talking to them by transmitting vibrations
 * Braille Printer - Allows someone to say a sentence, and have it printed
 * National Service Robot - A robot that performs a military greeting; used at graduation of the first class of National Service and the National Day.
 * Solar Bag - Backpack that is powered by solar energy with features such as charging electronic gadgets, supplying power to lights, as well as a fan.

Footnotes:

[1]: (Alharthi, 2021)

[2]: (Pupic, 2021)

[3]: (Sagar, 2020)

[4]: (UAE Records, n.d)

[5]: (Thomas, 2020)

[6]: (Youth Assembly, 2021)

Bibliography:
Alharthi, H. (2021, June 17). Request rejected. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://www.mubadala.com/en/mubadala-trends/innovation-generation

Pupic, T. (2021, June 21). She was once declared the UAE's youngest inventor- and now, Fatima Al Kaabi wants to help other girls follow her lead. Entrepreneur. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/growth-strategies/she-was-once-declared-the-uaes-youngest-inventor-and-now/375106#:~:text=Fatima%20Al%20Kaabi%20is%20a,of%202015%2C%20and%20the%20Sheikha

Sagar, S. (2022, July 4). Meet the UAE's youngest inventor. Friday-art-people – Gulf News. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://gulfnews.com/friday/art-people/meet-the-uaes-youngest-inventor-1.2309189

Thomas, T. (2020, November 13). 18-year-old inventor Fatima Alkaabi on why the world needs girls to study AI - Assembly: Malala Fund. Assembly. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://assembly.malala.org/stories/fatima-alkaabi-on-girls-and-articial-intelligence

Venkataraman, V. (2021, April 28). UAE's youngest inventor Fatima Al Kaabi has invented a solar charge, a Robot & 12 other inventions. Curly Tales. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://curlytales.com/uaes-youngest-inventor-fatima-al-kaabi-has-invented-a-solar-charge-a-robot-12-other-inventions/

The youngest Emirati inventor. UAE Records. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2022, from http://emiratesrecords.ae/en/gallery_deatil.aspx?id=179

The Youth Assembly. (2021, October 11). Fatima Alkaabi. The Youth Assembly. Retrieved December 7, 2022, from https://www.youthassembly.org/2021/09/21/fatima-alkaabi/