Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and Nvidia have opened a joint research lab in the UAE to work on advanced AI models and robotics, TII said on Monday.
This lab is the first Nvidia AI Technology Center in the Middle East. It combines TII’s research expertise with Nvidia’s AI models and computing power, supporting the global growth of artificial intelligence.
Under the agreement, the institute will be able to use specific edge GPU chips to advance its research on robotics among other areas, said Najwa Aaraj, the CEO of TII, which is working on humanoids, four-legged robots, and robotic arms.
“It will be a chip that we will newly use…It’s called the Thor chip, and it is a chip that enables advanced robotic systems development,” Aaraj said
TII is the research branch of the Advanced Technology Research Council, a government organization in Abu Dhabi. It is part of the UAE’s plan to become a global leader in AI.
During a Gulf visit by US President Donald Trump in May, the UAE signed a multi-billion dollar deal to build one of the world’s largest data centre hubs in Abu Dhabi with US technology, including the most advanced Nvidia chips.
TII has worked closely with the US company for some time, Aaraj said, adding that TII has been using Nvidia chips to train its own language models.
Discussions for the joint lab began about a year ago. The hub will include teams from both organizations, and more staff will be hired specifically for the project, Aaraj said.
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