Ibn Sina Robot
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The Ibn Sina Robot is the world's first android robot
with Arabic language
conversational abilities. Ibn Sina was named after the famous polymath (Avicenna
) of the 11th century and was created at the Interactive Robots and Media Lab
of the United Arab Emirates University
. The robot is capable of facial expressions, hand gestures, Arabic language dialogue, face detection and face recognition. It is part of a novel Interactive Theatre installation, within a circular room with a diameter of 13 meters, containing a stage, a projection screen, and sensors. Experimentation regarding multiple forms of tele-participation in the theatre is taking place; such as live interactions between physically present robots and humans with avatars in online virtual worlds, and remote control of robots through brain-computer interfacing.
The robot was demonstrated in the GITEX
2009 exhibition in Dubai, where it interacted with more than one thousand visitors, and has been featured in world media numerous times such as the UAE National, BBC
, Agence France Press (AFP), Al Jazeera
and others.
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
with Arabic language
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
conversational abilities. Ibn Sina was named after the famous polymath (Avicenna
Avicenna
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
) of the 11th century and was created at the Interactive Robots and Media Lab
Interactive Robots and Media Lab
The Interactive Robots and Media Lab is a research laboratory which is part of the College of IT of the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE....
of the United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates University was established in 1976, and is the oldest of the three government-sponsored institutions of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates compared to the Higher Colleges of Technology and Zayed University...
. The robot is capable of facial expressions, hand gestures, Arabic language dialogue, face detection and face recognition. It is part of a novel Interactive Theatre installation, within a circular room with a diameter of 13 meters, containing a stage, a projection screen, and sensors. Experimentation regarding multiple forms of tele-participation in the theatre is taking place; such as live interactions between physically present robots and humans with avatars in online virtual worlds, and remote control of robots through brain-computer interfacing.
The robot was demonstrated in the GITEX
GITEX
GITEX is an annual consumer computer and electronics trade show which takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....
2009 exhibition in Dubai, where it interacted with more than one thousand visitors, and has been featured in world media numerous times such as the UAE National, BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, Agence France Press (AFP), Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
and others.