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Gaza youth build robots from scarce materials at city hackathon

Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 06:21 · 1 min read

At a youth hackathon in Gaza City, young inventors have been designing and building robots capable of inspecting structurally unsafe buildings, assisting people with disabilities, and addressing everyday challenges — all using whatever limited materials are available to them. The event highlights a generation of Palestinian engineers and problem-solvers pressing ahead with innovation despite the severe constraints imposed by ongoing conflict. The projects underscore both the ingenuity of Gaza's youth and the broader determination to build toward a future under extraordinarily difficult conditions.

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Al Jazeera English — Gaza’s young inventors build robots with what they have ↗︎
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