Al-Farabi Kazakh National University has opened a robotics lab as part of the international FIRST Robotics Competition programme. Skif Sauda LLP allocated 50 million tenge to equip the lab and prepare the university team for the FIRST Championship 2027, which will be held in April in Houston, United States.
The opening ceremony was attended by Margulan Ibraimov, a member of the university’s Board and vice-rector for research and innovation; Skif Sauda LLP founder Dinara Zimanova; university representatives, students and media.
The lab has equipment for designing, assembling, programming and testing robots. It will serve as a practical base for students of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, including those studying Electronics.