The Uniccon Group of Companies says its collaboration with Canada Trade Commission on Africa’s first humanoid robot “Omeife” is worth $12.6 billion.
Chairman of the Group, Chuks Ekwueme, said this when the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada, visited its facilities in Abuja.
Ekwueme said the projected value of the humanoid robot was worth it due to its Africa-centric design and capability features that are the first-of-its-kind within and outside Africa.
He said the visit was to discuss possible collaboration opportunities between the Canadian and Nigerian markets on projects like Omeife and the company’s array of technologically-advanced products and services.
He said: “Since the official unveiling of Africa’s first Humanoid Robot, Omeife, the invention has garnered interest all around the world, with various prestigious organisations pledging their support in the advancement of the project.”
He said in the future, the robot’s shares would be owned by investors, partners, the public, and organisations supporting the project.
He added that a military version of Omeife would be launched in 2023, to aid intelligence gathering and other investigative processes, and solicited the Federal Government’s support to facilitate the availability of a database in Nigeria, to boost intelligence gathering.
Since the official unveiling of Africa’s first Humanoid Robot, Omeife, the invention has garnered interest all around the world, with various prestigious organisations pledging their support in the advancement of the project.
Ekwueme listed some of the Group’s upcoming projects for 2023 to include: Special UAVs/Drones for security surveillance; and SmartAfri, an e-commerce platform designed to be the one-stop shop for African-made goods and services.
“The merging of Web 2.0 (SmartAfri) and Web 3.0 (Blockchain) into one product will make it possible for people to shop on SmartAfri and make payments using the SmartAfri token.
“This is one of the reasons behind the upcoming launch of SmartAfri Chain (Africa’s 1st Blockchain technology) that is slated for the first quarter of 2023,” he said.
The Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada, Temitayo Dada, said he sought to explore areas of collaboration after learning about the group’s marketable and impact-driven products and services.
The duo took a tour of the company’s facilities, including the Chemistry research laboratory and the Robotics laboratory. (NAN)
