Innovation
AI and Robotics GEMS Education’s new Centre of Excellence for AI and Robotics will promote and deliver outstanding future-technology learning experiences for students
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Issue 8 | March 2020
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he launch of a new Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA) is a response to the rapid rate of technological changes in today’s world. The new Centre aims to ensure current models of education remain relevant to the dynamic nature of industry as well as promote educational and research activities in the field of AI and robotics. It will help to bridge the gap between businesses and educators with a capability to harness the energy of the academic
DAA’s Centre of Excellence offers a Mixed Reality Zone featuring virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR) with software like Unity 3D. It also features an electric self-driving car
world with state-of-the-art AI and robotics technologies, while serving as a platform for intelligence-sharing and technology collaboration in these areas. Commenting on the Centre of Excellence, Sreejit Chakrabarty, Director of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence at DAA as well as Robotics, STEAM and Artificial Intelligence Network Leader at TELLAL, said: “The idea behind the GEMS Education Centres of Excellence is to bridge the gap that exists between K-12 education, higher education and the workforce.
