Abu Dhabi Innovator show opens - in pictures

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  Visitors creating art with 3 doodlers and a 3D printing device. Ravindranath K / The National

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  @A visitor plays with robots, at one of the stalls. Rashed Al Mansouri / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

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  Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Executive Council Member attend the opening of Innovator 2015. Rashed Al Mansouri / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

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  Mohamed al Dhanhani demonstrates his multi-purpose exercise machine. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Visitors try the flight simulator at the airborne stall. Ravindranath K / The National

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  A visitor watches a demo at the 3D images stall. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed observes one of the creations at the innovators exhibition. Rashed Al Mansouri / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

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  Visitors have a go at flight simulation. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Visitors tour the exhibition. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Students from Beit al Mardes International School show off their waste paper project. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Visitors attempt flight simulation at the airborne stall at the Innovator show. Ravindranath K / The National

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  Jagan Narayanan and Steffen Holter, explain their water recycling project to visitors. Ravindranath K / The National

Over 100 exhibits were on display at the show centre set up along the Corniche. The show concludes Friday evening with Dh60,000 up for grabs for the best inventions.

On the show floor, all types of ideas were on display, including a Braille printer for the blind made out of Lego, homemade 3D printers, energy harvesting exercise bicycles, and a unique looking device that was claimed to the be world’s first automatic bubble tea maker.

Prizes will be awarded across areas such as aerospace, sustainability, life sciences, electronics, as well as a visitor’s choice award.