Riyadh: Qassim University has obtained a patent from the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property for technology that allows a robot to be powered by electromagnetic energy, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The technology can be used in various medical and industrial sectors, and works with Android applications, the report stated. The research team included Dr. Fahd bin Nasser Al-Sunaidah, Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Amer Al-Rumaih, Dr. Khaled bin Ali Al-Hassoun, Dr. Fahd bin Nasser Al-Saleem, Dr. Shaaban Abdul-Radi Mahmoud, and Dr. Omar Hazem Saleem. In their report, the team stated that the aim was to “transform inventions and research ideas into protected products with economic returns, and to contribute to raising the university’s local and international classification in the patent registry.” Qassim University is one of the Kingdom’s top tertiary institutions and has a mechanical engineering department focused on robotics.