As much as it seems that the Nigerian economy has been left behind in the speedy emerging world of AI and Robotics, indigenous people of the country have paved an impressive niche for themselves in the intriguing world of Robotics both internationally and locally. Amazingly, a good number of the geniuses emerging have been from the youngsters. Thanks to accelerator programs, tech hubs and other digital inclined training growing momentum in the socio-economic spheres of individual lives, especially in urban areas. In this article, some of the geniuses who attained phenomenal feats are discussed in a glance.
FATHIA ABDULLAHI
The kid genius Fathia Abdullahi conceived the idea of how to utilize her digital creative abilities to make day by day clothing assignment easier and less stressful. She created a Bot that was meticulous in assembling clothing to avoid collapsing when folding garments. She started coding at age 10.
Twelve-year-old FathiaAbdullahi while talking with the BBC said she planned to utilize coding to assemble robots that will help her folks effectively perform errands that were time demanding.
She uncovered that collapsing of materials is one of the significant difficulties in her home.
The world has hailed her novel accomplishment being that she was a young female. Of a truth, many females of her kind have not been privileged to outlive their dreams in a part of her world.
In the future, Fathia aspires to become a nourishment researcher. Never mind, the world should anticipate a blend of innovation and nourishment in no due time because Fathia is indeed a gem.
BRENDON IKEM
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At this point, there is a seven-year-old 2019 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) joint hero, Brendon Ikem. The Program WRO 2019 (Nigeria) was a global competition organized by Arc Lights Foundation.
The 2019 WRO tagged “Shrewd Cities”, had more than 120 understudies drawn from the general population. Students from private and public schools in the country were in participation.
Ikem emerged as one of the two selected finalists, at 2019 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) at Victoria Island, Lagos and would be representing Nigeria in the world.
The youngster who is a student of Children’s International School, Lekki, Lagos, in an interview said that mechanical instruction implies a great deal to him, adding that he couldn’t want anything more than to be known famously in the future as the widely acclaimed AI expert.
Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe
He is a Nigerian researcher and maker of the world’s significant robots purchased by the US government. Prof Ekekwe is another Nigerian researcher with provable logical contributions to the world of AI and Robotics. He has been portrayed by a certain news source as an uncommon Nigerian tech virtuoso with numerous creative innovations around the globe.
Indeed, Professor Ndubuisi Ekekwe is an outstanding Nigerian researcher with numerous affirmations that show he is worth the worldwide acknowledgement. Below is a brief profile of him;
- Ekekwe one of the makers of robots that have helped in medical sciences; an innovation that was procured by the US government.
- The Nigerian-born researcher was the best graduating in his understudy days at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri
- He was the leader of the group that chipped away at an exceptionally noteworthy chip utilized by iPhone.
It ought to be noticed that the Nigerian researcher has two doctoral degrees and four Masters certificates.
With this, we can assuredly say that Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe has made impacts in the restorative and tech universe with his numerous innovations.
SILAS ADEKUNLE
Silas Adekunle is a Nigerian Robotics Engineer and Techpreneur known for making the world’s first shrewd gaming robot.
He earned a top of the line degree in Robotics from the University of the West of England.
He is the fellow benefactor of Reach Robotics; an enlarged reality gaming organization that makes robots for gaming and STEM education. Adekunle has collaborated with Apple, making an elite dispersion arrangement to sell his item in both the United States and Britain.
In November 2018, he was named to the Financial Times’ rundown amongst one of the “’Best 100 minority ethnic pioneers in technology”.
Silas is the inventor and CEO of Reach Robotics, an organization building up the world’s first gaming robots. Additionally, he graduated with a first-class degree and has a multi-year foundation in mechanical technology; he is presently based at the Bristol Robotics Lab which is famed to be the best autonomy research focus in the UK.
Silas Adekunle facilitated the Prince’s Trust’s known as”Robotics for schools” program in Bristol. This was held in partnership with UWE for a long time. The program aimed to drive the group of students involved in designing in schools, to build up the enthusiasm of youthful understudies in STEM through apply autonomy. Silas essentially established Reach due to his passion and commitment to making and offering mechanical autonomy to individuals in his society, from the youth to the aged
