The African Robotics Network (AFRON) is a community of institutions, organisations and individuals engaged in robotics in Africa. We champion robotics.
The African Robotics Network (AFRON) is a community of institutions, organizations and individuals engaged in robotics in Africa. AFRON seeks to promote communication and collaborations that will enhance robotics-related education, research, and industry on the continent. To achieve this, AFRON organizes projects, meetings and events in Africa and at robotics and automation conferences abroad. Est
03/12/2018
The second edition of workshop is happening at NeuriPS
CFP 2018 | Esube Bekele The second Black in AI event will be co-located with NIPS 2018 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention Centre) in Montréal CANADA on December 7th from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. The workshop will feature invited talks from prominent researchers and practitioners, oral presentations, and...
07/04/2018
The next installment of DSA is happening in Nyeri in June, a must attend event.
http://www.datascienceafrica.org/dsa2018/
07/02/2018
A series of deep learning Indaba meetings will be happening in the continent in the next few weeks. Be sure to catch at least one.
IndabaX Deep Learning Indaba 𝕏 26 March- 6 April 2018
28/07/2017
Submit your work to: http://developingworldrobotics.org at AFRICON
Do not forget to submit to the technical track on Robotics and AI at this years AFRICON
http://africon2017.org/technical-tracks/
Technical Tracks | IEEE AFRICON 2017 A not-for-profit organization, IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
13/12/2016
The next edition of Data Science Africa will happen in Arusha.
Stay tuned for details.
Data Science Africa 2017 The 2016 Data Science Africa summer school held at Makerere University.
We are at 2016, come by and talk to us!
21/01/2016
Remember the upcoming deadline for IJARS Special issue on Robotics in the Developing World is 15th Feb, 2016.
http://www.intechopen.com/IJARS_SI/Developing_World
Key information:
* Paper submission: February 15, 2016
* First review results: April 15, 2016
* Second submission: May 15, 2016
* Acceptance/rejection notice: June 30, 2016
* Camera-ready version: Jul 15, 2016
* Special issue publication: August/September, 2016
InTech Open Access Publisher - Open Science Open Minds | InTechOpen
If you are attending in Hamburg, come say hi
23/09/2015
BRCK just launched an awesome product for education
http://education.brck.com/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tobyshapshak/2015/09/22/this-brck-will-revolutionize-education-in-africa/
This BRCK Will Revolutionize Education In Africa In a scene not unlike classrooms around the world, the faces of 40 children glow from the light of their tablets as their teacher leads them through the morning's lesson. Except this happened yesterday inside a converted shipping container in a low-income area of Kenya, in a country where the price…