• A drone robot designed by Junkbot. Satish Kumar / The National
    A drone robot designed by Junkbot. Satish Kumar / The National
  • An obstacle avoider robot designed from the Junkbot kit. Satish Kumar / The National
    An obstacle avoider robot designed from the Junkbot kit. Satish Kumar / The National
  • A robot created from old CD's and a Baskin-Robbins tumbler. Satish Kumar / The National
    A robot created from old CD's and a Baskin-Robbins tumbler. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Above, a shoe robot. Junkbot is a do-it-yourself robotic kit where working robots can be created from unwanted junk. Satish Kumar / The National
    Above, a shoe robot. Junkbot is a do-it-yourself robotic kit where working robots can be created from unwanted junk. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Arun Kumar, Junkbot's chief software architect, works on a robot. Satish Kumar / The National
    Arun Kumar, Junkbot's chief software architect, works on a robot. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Ehteshamuddin PA, the chief executive of Junkbot, gives a demonstration of robots created from the kit. Satish Kumar / The National
    Ehteshamuddin PA, the chief executive of Junkbot, gives a demonstration of robots created from the kit. Satish Kumar / The National
  • A built-up CD robotic kit designed by Junkbot. Satish Kumar / The National
    A built-up CD robotic kit designed by Junkbot. Satish Kumar / The National
  • Ehteshamuddin PA, the chief executive of Junkbot, left, and his team work on a robot. Satish Kumar / The National
    Ehteshamuddin PA, the chief executive of Junkbot, left, and his team work on a robot. Satish Kumar / The National
  • A CD robotic kit designed by Junkbot. Satish Kumar / The National
    A CD robotic kit designed by Junkbot. Satish Kumar / The National

#UAEinnovators: When your imagination is the only limitation — in pictures


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Junkbot, borne out of the idea that everyone can be an inventor, has created an educational toy concept called ‘junkbot’ which lets any child, aged 6 to 10, build their very own robot.