A workshop entitled "Programming and Activation of the Robot" was held in the Department of Computer Sciences on Tuesday and Wednesday (28 and 29/11/2017) on the discussion hall in the department. by Lect. Asst. Wissam Mahmoud Lefta and Eng. Ali Akram Said. The workshop included the following topics:

• General concepts of robots and their importance as a future science.
• Methods of connecting and programming robots.
• How to control robots remotely.
• Using the best algorithms to control robots and how to activate them.
• Robots requirements (hardware and software).
• Programming and building robots using Arduino.

Recommendations:

• Activate the robotics lab in computer sciences department and establish a special branch in Arduino for its ease of use and practical application.
• The establishment of a team from different departments in the university with robot speciality to share experiences for the development of local robots, located in the Department of Computer Sciences.
• Conduct courses inside and outside the country to develop the workers in this field for the purpose of generalizing their experiences to students.
• Negotiating with the Ministries who are interested in robots and obtain financial support from them.