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World’s Most Advanced Robot Joins Museum Of The Future

The robot, named Ameca, will help guide and interact with museum visitors.

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2 years ago

October 12, 2022

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An AI-powered humanoid robot named Ameca has just joined the team of human employees at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. The advanced robot won’t simply issue clunky voice greetings, but will use advanced AI systems to interact with museum visitors.

Engineering Arts are responsible for the eerily humanlike employee, and they claim it’s the most advanced of its type in the entire world. The robot, named Ameca, is able to make different facial expressions, as well as answer questions and greet guests at the Tomorrow Today exhibition in Dubai’s Museum of the Future.

“Human-like artificial intelligence needs a human-like artificial body. Smooth, lifelike motion and advanced facial expression capabilities mean Ameca can strike an instant rapport with anybody. Ameca is the perfect platform to develop interaction between us humans and any metaverse or digital realm,” posts Engineered Arts on its website.

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The Tomorrow Today exhibition is one of several experiences at the museum designed to explore how technology can shape and advance humanity’s future for the better. The exhibition focuses on solving environmental challenges, using more than 50 exhibits across five distinct themes of waste management, environment, food, security, agriculture, and city planning.

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Joby To Establish All-Electric Air Taxi Ecosystem Across The UAE

The comprehensive agreement with Abu Dhabi’s government includes a training program, infrastructure development, and a manufacturing presence.

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2 days ago

May 1, 2024

Nour Nasir

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All-electric aircraft company Joby Aviation has secured three separate agreements with departments of Abu Dhabi’s government that lay the groundwork to develop and scale air taxi services in the Emirate and beyond.

The deal was signed at the recent DRIFTx thought-leadership and exhibition platform and gave Joby exclusive rights to not only operate air taxi services in Dubai but also unlock inter-emirate services between Abu Dhabi.

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Joe Ben Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, said: “Today’s agreement demonstrates the incredible momentum behind the adoption of clean flight across the UAE. We’re looking forward to delivering a fantastic experience for our future customers in Abu Dhabi and we’re excited to be unlocking the potential for zero-emissions flight between Abu Dhabi and Dubai. We’re grateful for the support and collaboration of our governmental partners and the entire ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and we remain deeply impressed by their commitment to building out a world-class aviation ecosystem in the Emirate”.

Joby’s all-electric aircraft went on display for the first time in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina at the DRIFTx event. The air taxi is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers and can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour (321 km/h). The zero-emission craft is said to have an extremely low acoustic footprint and can travel a maximum of 100 miles (161 km) on a single charge.

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Once operational, Joby’s air taxi fleet would enable fast, clean travel across the UAE, with journeys between Abu Dhabi to Dubai taking just 30 minutes compared with two hours by car during peak times.

Joby continues to work closely with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to help the Emirates become a world leader in the introduction of air taxis. Additional testing and analysis will be required before inter-emirate travel becomes a reality, but the cutting-edge technology already appears to have great potential.