Robotics event shines light on Iranian girls’ tech dreams

Inquirer.net - Sep 21, 2026

TEHRAN — In a hall adorned with Quranic verses and usually reserved for prayers, Iranian teenage girls watched the robots they had designed play football in an event showcasing sanction-hit Iran’s aspirations in emerging tech. Only months ago, the Grand Mosalla religious complex hosted the funeral of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed

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