Qassim University obtained a patent from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property for technology

According to a Saudi Press Agency article on Wednesday, Qassim University has been granted a patent by the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property for a technique that enables a robot to be driven by electromagnetic radiation. The study claimed that the technology is compatible with Android applications and has applications in a number of medical and industrial fields. 

Drs. Fahd bin Nasser Al-Sunaidah, Abdul Rahman bin Amer Al-Rumaih, Khaled bin Ali Al-Hassoun, Fahd bin Nasser Al-Saleem, Shaaban Abdul-Radi Mahmoud, and Omar Hazem Saleem were members of the study team.

The team's report stated the objective was to "raise the university's local and international classification in the patent registry, and to transform inventions and research ideas into protected products with economic returns."

Qassim University, one of the best universities in the Kingdom offers a robotics-focused mechanical engineering.