City of Tomorrow
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City of Tomorrow

formerly · Future Cities & Smart Homes / IoT

NEOM and Dubai are building it for real. This week, so do they.

Ages 5 – 7

Cadets

Junior Innovators

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Cadets build smart traffic systems, automated homes and futuristic city models — learning about sensors, lights and automation through hands-on STEM and robotics.

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Smart Traffic with Google Teachable Machine

An AI model trained to recognise vehicles and control traffic lights — making roads smarter, safer and more futuristic.

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Automatic Gate — Teachable Machine + Micro:bit

Cadets engineer a fully functional smart gate that opens to AI commands, just like the ones used in modern smart buildings.

Learning focus

  • Understanding automation
  • Exploring sensors and lights
  • Engineering and design thinking
  • Creativity and innovation
Ages 8 – 11

Pioneers

Tech Explorers

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Pioneers explore how technology powers modern cities and automated homes through engineering and electronics — smart traffic, automated lighting and futuristic city concepts.

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3D City Studio in PictoBlox XR

Pioneers design a fully interactive 3D city in PictoBlox XR Studio — buildings, roads and interactive elements blurring digital and real.

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Self-Driving Cars with Quarky

Program a real robot car to drive, navigate and decide on its own — the same idea behind Tesla and Waymo, in their hands.

Learning focus

  • Sensors and automation systems
  • Engineering design thinking
  • Problem-solving and innovation
  • Understanding smart technologies
Ages 12 +

Architects

Future Makers

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Architects work on smart-city innovation with IoT projects — automated systems, connected devices and sustainability prototypes using Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Fusion 360.

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Home Automation with Raspberry Pi & IoT

A working smart-home system that controls lights, fans and appliances with real IoT — industry-level innovation, miles ahead of the curve.

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Smart Parking Slot Detector

An intelligent parking system that detects available slots in real time using sensors and smart tech — a real solution to a real problem.

Learning focus

  • Internet of Things concepts
  • Automation and connectivity
  • Engineering system design
  • Innovation and sustainability