Toward a generation that builds robotics solutions for the future

Aali Robotics Association is a nonprofit building a knowledge community in robotics and technology, helping young Saudis turn hands-on learning into real solutions for industrial challenges and the job market.

Editorial illustration: a player in Saudi dress thinking through his move opposite a robotic arm lifting a chess piece
Our impact in numbers
+300beneficiaries of our programs
14robotics teams trained
+100training hours
+75practical solutions and outcomes
About us

Aali is a space for learning, experimenting, and making an impact

We connect theory to practice through training programs, camps, and specialist sessions that bring robotics closer to young people, and closer to what industry and the national transformation need.

Our vision

Robotics solutions that start with young people

Young Saudis creating robotics solutions for industrial challenges, through applied learning that ties knowledge to real experience.

Our mission

A community that shares what it knows

We build a collaborative community that shares knowledge and creates lasting impact in support of the national transformation in robotics and technology.

Our goals

Four pillars we work on

  • Build an integrated environment for collaboration and learning.
  • Put students on projects that connect to the job market.
  • Raise the skills and capability of young Saudis.
  • Build wider awareness of robotics.
Explaining the robotic arm motor controller board at an Aali training sessionA participant assembling a robotic arm at an Aali workshopA group photo of participants at an Aali Midan gathering
Our story

From a few dedicated teams to an association that opens wider opportunities

Every stop along the way moved the robotics community a step further: training, competition, recognition, incubation, then partnerships that widened the impact.

Aali teams training on robotics
01

The startTraining 14 robotics teams

The work began by preparing teams for robotics competitions, and by building a practical base of knowledge, hands-on experience, and teamwork.

An Aali team at the VEX World Championship
02

Global achievementFifth in the world at VEX

Our teams took the Aali name to VEX, the largest robotics championship in the world, and came fifth overall: proof that hands-on learning holds up in real competition.

The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources honoring Aali
03

National recognitionHonored by the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

His Excellency Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, recognized the work Aali had done, in a moment that connected its impact directly to industry and technology.

Aali joining the Misk incubator
04

A selective stepJoining the Misk incubator

Aali joined the Misk initiatives incubator with an acceptance rate of 2.2%, a step that opened the door to refining the model and widening its reach.

The Aali partnership with ExxonMobil
05

First partnershipsA partnership with ExxonMobil

The association began its first partnerships in collaboration with ExxonMobil, bringing young people closer to professional settings and deeper applied work.

Aali among the Misk incubator cohort at the launch ceremony
06

An institutional startGraduating with 500,000 in support, and starting the Misk partnership

Aali graduated from the incubator with support of 500,000, and began its partnership with the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) to keep building lasting impact.

Inside the Aali workshop

From an idea on paper to an arm that moves

In our programs, participants design the robot, program it, then assemble it piece by piece, exactly as it is being drawn here.

  1. 01Design
  2. 02Programming
  3. 03Assembly
Rotary base J1 · 350° Shoulder J2 Elbow J3 Gripper GRIP-40 640 mm
Workshop ledger

Hands-on programs that connect robotics to real needs

We design our programs around doing, not lectures alone: building, programming, modeling, conversations with specialists, and results that can be taken further in the real world.

Programs

Standing tracks that open new cohorts through the year.

Participants in the Aali Foundation Program

Aali Foundation Program

Training course

A hands-on course that takes young people from nothing to a working robot: it starts with designing and programming the robot, and ends with assembling the parts into a prototype they can keep developing.

Design·Programming·Assembly
5 previous cohorts
The Aali Midan Camp

Aali Midan Camp

Applied camp

Midan (the field) puts participants in front of industrial challenges and asks them for robotics solutions delivered as 3D models, with hands-on training that carries an idea closer to a build.

3D modeling·Industrial challenges
1 previous edition
An on-stage conversation at an Aaliyat session

Aaliyat

Talks series

A series of talks and workshops in robotics and technology that brings enthusiasts together with specialists, and opens the floor to the job market, development tools, and room for innovation in the field.

Knowledge·Discussion·Experience
2 previous sessions
Registration
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The next cohort will be announced soon

New cohorts are announced on our channels, and appear here the moment registration opens.

Our partners

Partners who widen our impact

  • ExxonMobil
  • Misk Foundation
  • KACST
  • Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
  • Monsha'at
  • شريك جمعية آلي
  • Electrony
  • شريك جمعية آلي
  • Namthaja
  • شريك جمعية آلي

Make an impact with us

We welcome anyone who wants to volunteer or take part in our programs and events.