Humanoid robot Nao at E-Tech Africa at African EduWeek on Wednesday

“Hello, my name is Nao. I’m a humanoid robot, imagined and manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics…”

Renowned educator and technologist, Graham Brown-Martin, with Nao.

Nao loves dancing, here he is performing the gangnam style song.

Graham Brown-Martin, renowned educator, technologist and founder of Learning Without Frontiers (LWF), will introduce South Africans for the first time to an incredible educational humanoid robot, Aldebaran Robotics’ latest masterpiece: NAO, the most widely used robot for academic purposes worldwide, with more than 5000 units in use in over 50 countries. This will take place on Wednesday at the technology focused conference, E-Tech Africa, the first event of its kind in South Africa, and taking place alongside the SABC Education African EduWeek at Gallagher Convention Centre.

Graham Brown-Martin’s keynote starts at 10h25 and the NAO demonstration at 11h30.

Event dates and location:
SABC Education African EduWeek: 1-2 July 2015
EduTheatres and workshop programme: 1-2 July 2015: 09h30-17h00
Exhibition: 1-2 July 2015: 09h30-17h00
E-Tech Africa: 1-2 July 2015: 10h00-16h30
African EduWeek Industry Awards: 1 July: From 18h30

Location: Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa
Website: www.theeducationweek.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/African_EduWeek

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