Projects
Every project you see here was designed, built, and brought to life by Big Hero Robotics Academy students. These are not demonstrations — they are real engineering achievements.
Nefertiti
The first Egyptian-built humanoid designed in the likeness of Queen Nefertiti. She moves, interacts and communicates with visitors, combining modern robotics with Egypt's cultural identity. Showcased at the Aswan AI Convention as an example of how young innovators can turn symbols of ancient heritage into contemporary technology.
Hanafy
Hanafy is our humanoid robot that translates sign language into audible spoken words. Programmed in Python using OpenCV and machine-learning libraries, it recognises hand gestures, identifies people and converts them to speech in real time. It also hears and responds to guests using STT and TTS algorithms.
HeroBot & K1 Osiris
HeroBot is our robotic arm, featuring a custom-designed cycloidal drive built from scratch — a demonstration of advanced mechanical design and engineering. The K1 Osiris arm was shown at MacTech Egypt dispensing drinks for visitors, alongside pick-and-place business card demonstrations.
Cotton Candy Robot
The world's first cotton candy making robot, fully fabricated by our students. It appeared in Popular Science and Make: Magazine as the first cotton candy robot created by Egyptian students, and was nominated from among 180 projects to represent Egypt at World Maker Faire New York.
Zakia
Zakia is Egypt's first customer service humanoid robot, developed by Big Hero Robotics Academy. Designed to simulate human interaction, Zakia has appeared on national TV and at major technology events.
HydroLabs
Hydrolabs is the cultivation of plants without soil, with the help of technology. Plants sit in an inert growing media and are supplied with nutrients and minerals, while the system monitors every aspect of the plant and environment to create ideal growth conditions. It is now an official Egyptian startup valued at 0.6 million EGP.
Mega Robot
Inspired by Atom from Real Steel, the Mega Robot was built to compete in the first international mega-robot fighting championship. Team leader Ahmed Mostafa and the team spent six months designing it in Fusion 360, starting from a miniature prototype to validate proportions, movement and control logic before the full-scale steel build. A custom application allows remote operation, with voice command control on top.
Hero Laser I
A 30 W desktop laser cutter and engraver with a 50×50 cm working area, developed at the academy. It cuts and engraves wood, acrylic, leather and cardboard, making it ideal for both education and prototyping. It gained recognition after successfully engraving components for KEFAC Company.