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- 9 Feb 2022
Tips on Robotics & Smart Systems Network Design for Space Crews and Robots
By Andrew Aroh Crew cooperation will always be vital in any manned space exploration mission even if some of those crewmember are not human. With a current mandate to return human explorers to the…
- 30 Jun 2023
First Bank Launches First Humanoid Robot
First Bank has launched a Humanoid Robot in it’s state-of-the-art self-service branch at Adetokunbo Ademola VI, Lagos called Digital Experience Center. Humanoid robots are professional service robots…
- 28 Jan 2026
Firms Commit to Boost African Robotics Market
AfricAI and Micropolis Robotics have signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement, which marks one of the continent's most significant robotics market entries. Micropolis AI…
- 31 Aug 2017
Survey Ranks Robotics as Top Priority for Technology Investment in 2017
International Data Corporation (IDC) Manufacturing Insights reveals in its latest report “Key Insights from IDC Worldwide Robotics Survey 2017 ”that robotics is ranked the highest priority for…
- 14 Apr 2017
Team Nigeria Upbeat, Set Target for World’s First Global Robot Olympics
Nigeria will be represented at the FIRST Global Robot Challenges (FGRC) with 149 other nations thanks to efforts by Faisal Jarmakani, robotics enthusiast; Mrs. Remi Willoughby, an exceptional…
- 7 Aug 2020
Union Bank’s Edu360 Partners Awarri on The Next Robotics Legend Discovery
The Next Robotics Legend, an initiative designed by Edu360, Union Bank’s education platform, in collaboration with Awarri, a pan-African technology company, to infuse Robotics and Artificial…
- 23 Oct 2017
U.S. Promotes STEM Education in Nigeria, Trains 460 Students, Teachers on Robotics
By peter oluka Monday, the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, in collaboration with RoboRave International, a U.S.-based robotics education academy, began a week-long robotics workshop for…
- 16 Sept 2020
COVID 19: Nigerian Students Invent Mairabot, Indigenous Robot for Medical Officers
The students of Glisten International Academy, Abuja have invented an indigenous front line mobile robot christened Mairabot. The robot, according to the students while presenting it to the…
- 11 Jan 2017
Robotics: Two Key Factors Pushing Worldwide Spending to $188Bn-IDC
Two factors, new use cases and expanding market acceptance are pushing worldwide spending on robotics and related services to more than double by 2020, growing from $91.5 billion in 2016 to more than…
- 12 Dec 2016
Preparing for Robotic Jobs Takeover
One phenomenon that is fast gaining ground, especially, in the more advanced world, is the development and use of intelligent machines, which are referred to as Robots, to perform many tasks,…
- 14 Jul 2021
FG Establishes Robotics, AI Centre to Fight Criminals
The Senate on Wednesday said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has established a centre for artificial intelligence and robotics to deploy the use of robots and artificial…
- 24 May 2017
World’s First Robot Police Resumes Work in Dubai
The world’s first operational Robot Police “Robocop” has been unveiled in Dubai as part of the emirate’s planned robot police force. Built to 5ft 5in tall and weighing 100kg, it can speak six…
- 19 Jul 2018
China invites 3 Nigerian students for World Adolescent Robotics Competition
The China Association of Science and Technology has reached out to three secondary school students to represent Nigeria at the coming World Adolescent Robotics Competition in China, this July. …
- 23 Feb 2020
FG to Introduce Robotics, Artificial Intelligence in School Curriculum
The Federal Ministry of Education has said that it would work on the inclusion of coding, robotics and artificial intelligence into the country’s school curricula so as to take pupils to the 21st…
- 13 Apr 2017
IT Expert Urges FG to Adopt Policy for Robotics Technology
Jide Awe, an Information Technology expert on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to formulate policy and strategy that would pave way for the country to adopt robotics technology. Awe, who is…
- 18 Apr 2017
DHL Supply Chain to use ‘LocusBots’ Robots for Innovative Order Fulfilment Pilot
DHL Supply Chain plans to use robots called LocusBots to work collaboratively and safely alongside warehouse staff, helping to quickly locate and transport pick items. The Americas’ leader in…
- 13 Aug 2021
Union Bank to Train Youths on AI, Robotics Technology
Union Bank Nigeria Plc has announced the call for entries into its “2021 Next Robotics Legend Programme,” which is part of the bank’s initiatives under its Edu360 umbrella meant to enhance digital…
- 7 Jul 2019
Application Now Open for Edufirst.ng & Jobminders Code-My-Robot BootCamp 2019
Code-My-Robot boot-camp is a programme that is organized by Edufirst.ng in collaboration with Job Minders Inc, Canada. It is a two-day programme that seeks to imbue in participants fundamental…
- 30 Jun 2019
Five students to represent Nigeria at the 2019 Global Robotics Olympics
Five Nigerian students drawn from secondary schools across the country have been selected to represent Nigeria at the next First Global Robotics Olympics in Dubai this October. The students; Kosi…
- 25 Jul 2021
Obaro, SystemSpecs Boss Says AI, Robots Will Disrupt Human Resource Profession in Nigeria
John Obaro, founder and group managing director, SystemSpecs Holdings, has highlighted how emerging automated technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics will disrupt the Human…
- 13 Nov 2020
Pantami Commissions First National Centre for AI and Robotics, Extols its Immense Benefits
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has lauded the immense benefits derivable from the establishment of National Centre for AI and Robotics (NCAIR) in…
- 28 May 2018
Union Bank Introduces Robotics to Ease Banking Operations
Union Bank Plc has introduced a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to ease routine banking operations especially that of cash dispense errors made by Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The RPA…
- 13 Mar 2015
Over 250 Students to Test Robotics Programming Skills at FLL 2015
Coderina, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that works to promote STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) education is bringing FIRST® LEGO® League, an exciting and fun global robotics…
- 25 May 2024
CITAD Launches Artie Robot, Coding Training of Girls in Kano
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has initiated an Artie Robot and coding training programme tailored for young girls in Kano State. CITAD officials training girls at the…
- 11 Apr 2022
New Horizons, BMS Hold Coding and Robotics Challenge for Students
In the drive to promote technopreneur skills in High school students, New Horizons Nigeria in partnership with Baptist Mission Schools has held a Coding and Robotics Challenge for students. The…
- 18 Nov 2020
AI, Robotics Key to 4th Industrial Revolution - DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated that emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Robotics…
- 20 Nov 2014
WITIN, Coderina Partner on Robotic Training
Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) has entered into a partnership with Coderina on Robotics training. Coderina, an NGO, the operational partner of First Lego League in Nigeria, ably supported by…
- 3 May 2021
FIRST LEGO League: 24 Unity Schools Qualify for National Robotics Championship
Twenty-four (24) teams drawn from the Federal Unity Colleges have qualified for the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) National Robotics Championship Competition 2021. Students pitching their works during the…
- 9 Feb 2014
Robots for Christ Clinch N10m Airtel’s Nigeria Got Talent Grand Prize
It was a moment of conquest, happiness and fulfilment for Robots for Christ, a Benin-based entertainment duo and contestants in the season two of the Airtel-sponsored Nigeria’s Got Talent reality…
- 27 Nov 2018
FG Partners Coderina to Introduce Robotics, Coding to Schools Across Nigeria
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE) has set up a ministerial committee to work with Coderina Education and Technology Foundation on a pilot to introduce robotics,…