Youngest Emirati Inventor Has Over 100 Certificates and Awards At The Age of 13
While most teenagers worry about how to be cool , there ’ s a young inventor who wants to help the whole world with his inventions .
Source : Khaleej Times
While most kids who enter their teenage years worry about what they will post in their social media accounts , there ’ s a young teenager who wants to help the whole world with his inventions .
While most kids who enter their teenage years worry about what they will post in their social media accounts and how to keep up with their peers , there ’ s a young teenager who wants to help the whole world with his inventions . Dubbed as the youngest scientist in UAE , Adeeb Al Balooshi rose to fame almost three years ago when a documentary about him and his long list of accomplishments was shown to the public .
At 13 years old , Adeeb has already met HIs Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai . But what exactly did he do to earn such a reputation and catch the attention of many of UAE ’ s leaders ?
Over the years , his love for inventing and innovating grew stronger but it all started when he wanted to help his father . According to Adeeb , his father is a victim of polio and he shared how he became his inspiration . He said :
“ My dad loves swimming . He ’ s a victim of polio . His right leg didn ’ t grow as much as his other limbs , and he needed support to walk , with a medical apparatus . But we were at the beach one day , and he loves it and always gets in first . I was waiting and he didn ’ t come , and then I realised it was because he was taking off his medical apparatus , which is like a really big sock but much thicker , with metal rods and some leather . So I decided I wanted to make one that ’ s all-terrain , and waterproof .”
Adeeb also created a motorized cleaning robot for his mom . He wanted to help her since she doesn ’ t have enough time to clean . He shared :
“ It ’ s not exactly a genius invention , but my mother never had free time . She was always cleaning and looking after us . I thought I needed to do something . When I added a vibrating motor to a small broom , it would vibrate the room and make it clean . It would basically move and shake randomly , but you didn ’ t have to focus or control it . The thing is , it wouldn ’ t clean the sides of the couch , so I decided to use the feathers from a fluffy bird pen . She later realised that it had cleaned the couch in two minutes .”
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