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Nvidia and Abu Dhabi’s TII Launch First AI and Robotics Lab in the Middle East

Prime Highlights

  • Abu Dhabi has opened the first Nvidia AI Technology Center in the Middle East, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII).
  • The center will focus on AI-driven robotics, climate change, renewable energy, and genomics, positioning Abu Dhabi as a global innovation hub.

Key Facts

  • Robotics research at the lab will be powered by Nvidia’s Thor chip, enabling breakthroughs in transportation, logistics, and industrial automation.
  • The initiative reflects the UAE’s long-term AI investment strategy, aiming to attract global talent and strengthen its local AI ecosystem.

Background

Abu Dhabi has introduced the first Nvidia AI Technology Center in the Middle East, a collaboration between the U.S. chipmaker Nvidia and the Technology Innovation Institute (TII). The new research hub, announced on Monday, will focus on building advanced artificial intelligence models and robotics platforms.

The lab combines TII’s multidisciplinary research with Nvidia’s powerful AI models and computing systems, which are fueling rapid growth in the global technology sector. Officials said the partnership aims to create practical AI solutions that support industries and improve everyday life.

A major part of the center’s work will involve robotics research powered by Nvidia’s Thor chip, a high-performance processor designed for autonomous machines. This will allow scientists to design robotic systems for transportation, logistics, and industrial automation.

In addition to robotics, the laboratory will use AI in climate change, renewable energy, and genomics. Such projects are likely to generate solutions to urgent issues and enhance the leadership of Abu Dhabi in global technology.

The UAE has made a heavy investment in AI as a strategy in the long-term innovation plan. The announcement of the Nvidia center is one of the milestones in its intention to make it one of the prominent centers of advanced research in the Middle East.

The experts also think that the collaboration will draw global talent, keep local researchers, and increase opportunities in the increasingly expanding AI ecosystem.