UAE Innovation Week celebrates innovators of the UAE at the Expo 2020 Dubai

DUBAI: A robot receptionist that can greet visitors at hospitals; an AI Planner that makes air traffic flow predictions more precise; and a driverless taxi. These are just some of the UAE’s latest inventions being showcased at Expo 2020 Dubai.

It forms part of a week-long exhibition at Expo’s Festival Garden under the patronage of the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre of Government Innovations (MBRCGI), as part of UAE Innovates 2022. Running from February 11-16, UAE Innovation Week is the largest national event celebrating innovation and innovators across the nation.

The UAE Pavilion itself is currently holding a similar exhibition as part of the Innovation Festival, highlighting inventions including a material that absorbs carbon emissions, round-the-clock solar power, technology that makes chemotherapy less debilitating, and a system helping stroke patients relearn how to write.

Various government departments and private agencies are taking part in the UAE Innovates exhibition, which is divided into five themes: Health Innovations, Future Economy, Utilising Data, Tech for Good, and Green Barjeel, which explores growing microalgae for biofuel.

Source: Expo 2020 Website