Ibn Sina: An Arab-Speaking Humanoid Robot

The Ibn Sina robot is the first humanoid in the world that speaks Arabic. It is based on Iranian philosopher Avicenna who can be considered as the Leonardo of the East. It was one of the stars of the 2009 Dubai Gitex show. Ibn Sina recently flew in an airplane for the first time aboard the Emirates Airlines company. It was sitting in first class with its creator, Doctor Nikolaos Mavridis, an assistant IT professor at the CIT de of the UAE University at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Sina welcomed and impressed the passengers and crew, but its presence on board the aircraft required several security measures and checks. Here it is at the 2009 Gitex in Dubai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c1Luzi938U Another display: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkzMqMW5u8