Interactive Robots and Media Lab
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The Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML) 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.
The laboratory was founded in September 2007 by Dr Nikolaos Mavridis, a PhD holder from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, and started operations in February 2008. The main projects underway in the lab (as of December 2009) are two: the Ibn Sina Robot
, which is the world's first android which is able to converse in the Arabic language, as well as the Microsoft-funded FaceBots project, which aims towards building robots that can sustain long-term relationships with humans through dialogues referencing shared memories and shared friends, while utilizing and depositing social information on the FaceBook
website. Other activities of the lab revolve around human-robot interaction and cognitive systems.
The lab has been featured in regional as well as international news numerous times, on venues such as the BBC
, Agence France Press (AFP), The UAE National, Al Jazeera
TV etc.
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...
in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE.
The laboratory was founded in September 2007 by Dr Nikolaos Mavridis, a PhD holder from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, and started operations in February 2008. The main projects underway in the lab (as of December 2009) are two: the Ibn Sina Robot
Ibn Sina Robot
The Ibn Sina Robot is the world's first android robot with Arabic language conversational abilities. Ibn Sina was named after the famous polymath of the 11th century and was created at the Interactive Robots and Media Lab of the United Arab Emirates University...
, which is the world's first android which is able to converse in the Arabic language, as well as the Microsoft-funded FaceBots project, which aims towards building robots that can sustain long-term relationships with humans through dialogues referencing shared memories and shared friends, while utilizing and depositing social information on the FaceBook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
website. Other activities of the lab revolve around human-robot interaction and cognitive systems.
The lab has been featured in regional as well as international news numerous times, on venues such as the 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), The UAE National, 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...
TV etc.
External links
- Interactive Robots and Media Lab website
- IRML pavillion at the online robotics expo Expo21xx
- IRML videos channel, YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....