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Silas Adekunle is the co-founder of Awarri, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research lab startup. Alongside his partner, Eniola Edun, Adekunle established Awarri to ensure Africans have representation in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

Awarri was born out of the need to democratise access to AI and robotics technology across the continent. The startup uses MekaMon, an innovative gaming robot, as a tool to inspire young tech enthusiasts and spark interest in STEM fields.

MekaMon is a four-legged robot that moves like a real creature, bringing video games to life through robotics and augmented reality. An app developed alongside MekaMon allowed users to control the robot and enjoy an even richer gaming experience.

Last year, Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Communication, and Digital Economy, announced a partnership with Awarri to build Nigeria’s own large language model (LLM).

“Awarri, along with nonprofit Data.org and two government bodies, will build an LLM trained in five low-resource languages and accented English,” the minister stated.

Before founding Awarri, Adekunle and Edun were more prominent in the gaming industry. Edun had launched Gamr Africa, a startup aimed at advancing gaming culture in Lagos, while Adekunle gained international recognition through Reach Robotics. Reach Robotics achieved a major milestone when it signed a deal with Apple for the distribution of MekaMon.

Awarri later acquired the rights to MekaMon, integrating the robot into Nigerian schools to teach children computer science and coding skills. “MekaMon has been a powerful tool in introducing students to technology in a hands-on and engaging way,” Edun noted.

Continuing its mission of fostering AI talent, Awarri launched a data annotation lab in Ikorodu, Lagos, in November 2023. The lab is designed to serve as an AI talent development hub, particularly for the densely populated suburban area.

In the same year, it launched LangEasy, a platform that allows anyone with a smartphone to help train the model through voice and text inputs. LangEasy gives users sentences to read aloud and asks them to save the audio on the app. The app will help crowdsource data for Awarri’s LLM.

Source: https://businessday.ng/technology/article/meet-silas-adekunle-worlds-highest-paid-robotics-engineers-brainchild-awarri/

How is he the highest paid robotics engineer?

Great

Flangelo12:
How is he the highest paid robotics engineer?

Good question.

Since this one did not go out there to disgrace us ..... It's worthy to say that the dude represents his linage and his tribe very well.....

IT IS "ESUKUNLE" NOT ADEKUNLE.

He is not the world highest psid robotic engineer

Wow this a cheering news so we now have a Nigerian who earns more than Sam altman , Dario Amodei, the robotics engineers in Google , Nvidia and the robotics startups in shenzheng, south Korea, India and Japan

Besides what are his product offerings or services.

SpatialKing:
He is not the world highest psid robotic engineer

Who's the highest paid?

If Nigeria was strictly merit based... 95% of the best positions will be dominated by Yorubas.

Deep down, all Nigerians know this fact, just don't want to admit it.

By far the most intelligent and most accomplished.

I am a German from Munich Isale, but don't mind getting tribal marks and changing ethnicity to Yoruba

Shakespeare in 456 BC - USA is in the 21st Century, Nigeria SW is in 20th, North and SS in 19th. SE Nigeria in 11th Century.

I was shocked when my friend, AfonjaConehead and his wife, Princess Faith Chukwu came to my house to recommend some who would write both of them Yoruba tribal marks

The North is no where near the South when is comes to meritorious achievements.

He is paid more than the engineers at Boston Dynamics, Intrinsic, Zebra Tech and co.

While the guy is doing a lot for himself. Do not place him where he isnt.

That's how you people call Cottage hospitals "world class".

Great one there, please brother, don't try and associate yourself with that failure in Abuja...





Thanks and keep winning!

Ok

Knowledge and Hardwork = Wealth

Tears will soon flow... just watch

AdolfHitlerxXx:
If Nigeria was strictly merit based... 95% of the best positions will be dominated by Yorubas.

Deep down, all Nigerians know this fact, just don't want to admit it.

By far the most intelligent and most accomplished.

Una don start again with this una biased tribalistic comments
So others are not most intelligent and most successful?

Great100000:
Silas Adekunle is the co-founder of Awarri, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research lab startup. Alongside his partner, Eniola Edun, Adekunle established Awarri to ensure Africans have representation in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

Awarri was born out of the need to democratise access to AI and robotics technology across the continent. The startup uses MekaMon, an innovative gaming robot, as a tool to inspire young tech enthusiasts and spark interest in STEM fields.

MekaMon is a four-legged robot that moves like a real creature, bringing video games to life through robotics and augmented reality. An app developed alongside MekaMon allowed users to control the robot and enjoy an even richer gaming experience.

Last year, Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Communication, and Digital Economy, announced a partnership with Awarri to build Nigeria’s own large language model (LLM).

“Awarri, along with nonprofit Data.org and two government bodies, will build an LLM trained in five low-resource languages and accented English,” the minister stated.

Before founding Awarri, Adekunle and Edun were more prominent in the gaming industry. Edun had launched Gamr Africa, a startup aimed at advancing gaming culture in Lagos, while Adekunle gained international recognition through Reach Robotics. Reach Robotics achieved a major milestone when it signed a deal with Apple for the distribution of MekaMon.

Awarri later acquired the rights to MekaMon, integrating the robot into Nigerian schools to teach children computer science and coding skills. “MekaMon has been a powerful tool in introducing students to technology in a hands-on and engaging way,” Edun noted.

Continuing its mission of fostering AI talent, Awarri launched a data annotation lab in Ikorodu, Lagos, in November 2023. The lab is designed to serve as an AI talent development hub, particularly for the densely populated suburban area.

In the same year, it launched LangEasy, a platform that allows anyone with a smartphone to help train the model through voice and text inputs. LangEasy gives users sentences to read aloud and asks them to save the audio on the app. The app will help crowdsource data for Awarri’s LLM.

Source: https://businessday.ng/technology/article/meet-silas-adekunle-worlds-highest-paid-robotics-engineers-brainchild-awarri/

Point to note! He is not the world's highest paid robotic engineer. Not everyone's salary is public. Some are kept secret. Some are even paid by proxy just to avoid scrutiny

marlow1962:
Una don start again with this una biased tribalistic comments
So others are not most intelligent and most successful?

What's biased about the raw undiluted truth ?

Good One




Princess Faith Chukwu

Just watch how Igbo would be dragged into this thread now

At least not like your bloders......

JASONjnr:
Since this one did not go out there to disgrace us ..... It's worthy to say that the dude represents his linage and his tribe very well.....

Flangelo12:
How is he the highest paid robotics engineer?

In 2017, he released the world’s first gaming robot, Mekamon with the special ability to customise the gaming bot to perform personalised functions.

The initial launch of Mekamon sold 500 bots, generating $7.5 million.

Following this feat, Adekunle received support from various organisations including London Venture Partners ($10 million) and in the same year, his company, Reach Robotics signed a deal with Apple securing exclusive sales in Apple stores.

In 2018 Adekunle was included on the Forbes Europe 30 Under 30: Technology list.

Teacher : what do you want to be in future


pocohantas : mrs Adekunle

Nice.

But why?

orisa37:
IT IS "ESUKUNLE" NOT ADEKUNLE.

JASONjnr:
Since this one did not go out there to disgrace us ..... It's worthy to say that the dude represents his linage and his tribe very well.....

He's in Nigeria. Yes, he is doing well.

More power to his elbows.

Anybody that believes this guy is the highest paid robotics engineer is a slowpoke.

Seems like it is only Nigeria blogs that is writing that.