The coldness of Sibling rivalry is one which could put even national teams to shame on the level bitterness that ensues between two competing siblings. With the age of smartphone technology maturing and reaching the hands of younger citizens, the rivalry is just spilling over into the virtual and tech worlds.

Back at Kidobotikz, this form of one upmanship took an interesting turn. Meet Roshan Sadiq and Riyaz Sadiq, siblings and partners in mischief. The two of them are in India on their vacation and yet right on the second day got enrolled here at Kidobotikz. On inquiry, the two of them reveal that their dad had come to check out Kidobotikz’s courses and got them enrolled here on the very same day. I ask them why was that the case and they say, “ Our fights were bringing down the roof and our parents wanted to channel our energies in a more useful activity.” Back in Abu Dhabi, where the two of them reside, the two of them study in classes 8 and 7 of Al Bateen Secondary School respectively. I ask them why didn’t they get enrolled in any of the courses available in their city and their unanimous response was that it was quite boring and that Kidobotikz’s course was quite engaging.

Moving back to their sibling rivalry, even at Kidobotikz the two of are brimming with energy and desire to edge out each other in every way possible. This is quite evident in the manner they’ve gone about their Foundation Level course. It has been hardly a day and the two of them are already halfway through the course. The elder one seems to have performed exceptionally well in the course earning 27 badges already. The younger one, Riyaz, is no meaner too. He’s already earned 10 badges along his course and is fast catching up with brother. I ask the two of them as to how do they think Robotics will influence their lifestyle. The answer I got back was perplexed me. “We are here to build robots as they are the next coolest thing that one can do. Besides, instead of fighting with fists, now we’ll be using robots to settle scores with each other” says a casual Roshan. One cannot help pity the parents who will be bearing the brunt of tech-fueled ruckus these guys would cause once they are back home after their vacations. Living rooms could be the new battle arena, as one wonders. 

With sibling rivalry now moving into the arena of combat robotics, it has added a special special flavour to the already heated field of contest. Not long away are days where siblings like these will come forward to actually solve problems plaguing mankind rather than the problems with each other.

Happy Roboting ! ! !