Archive · 2 Sep 2025
15-Year-Old Wins Global Robotic Competition with AI Companion
Imagine a robot friend, named NOVA, that helps people who need extra care.
A 15-year-old named Faaris built it!
NOVA can recognize faces, give reminders, guide people, and even chat to make them feel less lonely.
It won first place in a big robot contest!
The judges almost didn't see NOVA, but then it won.
Faaris wants to make NOVA better and easier to use so more people can have a robot friend.
He wants to keep creating helpful robots that care about people.
Mohammed Faaris, a 15-year-old from Hyderabad, won first place at the 2025 International Youth Robotic Competition in Korea.
Faaris created NOVA, an AI-powered humanoid designed to assist people with dementia, autism, and partial blindness.
NOVA provides functional assistance, companionship, and emotional support.
NOVA can recognize faces, give reminders, and help with communication.
Faaris's next goal is to make NOVA more accessible and add smart features.
- Who
- Mohammed Faaris, a 15-year-old student.
- What
- Won first place at the International Youth Robotic Competition with his AI-powered humanoid, NOVA.
- When
- The competition was in 2025.
- Where
- Korea (International Youth Robotic Competition)
- Why
- To create assistive technology to support people with dementia, autism, and partial blindness.
- Winner
- Mohammed Faaris
- Age
- 15
- School
- Orchids The International School
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Competition
- International Youth Robotic Competition
- Year
- 2025
- Winning creation
- NOVA
- NOVA's purpose
- AI-powered humanoid for dementia, autism, and partial blindness support