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 [https://fundibots.org Fundi Bots] robotics for kids classes, motivating STEM education generally <BR>
 [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/15/c_138061183.htm Humanoid robot Sophia addresses Africa technology summit in Rwanda]<BR>
-[https://icra40.ieee.org/icra-2024/icra40-africa/ ICRA@40 Africa] [[File:new.jpg]] Also see the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11037258  article on this event]. <BR>
+[https://icra40.ieee.org/icra-2024/icra40-africa/ ICRA@40 Africa] Also see the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11037258  article on this event]. <BR>
 [http://rwandatoday.africa/news/Govt-plans-to-build-robotics-cancer-training-centre/4383214-5030620-3ua2nu/index.html IRCAD in the press]<BR>
 [http://africa.mit.edu/news-and-events/robotics-camp-ends-with-call-for-more-investment/ MIT-Africa Robotics Boot Camp]<BR>
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 [http://vernon.eu/publications/19_Vernon_RAM.pdf Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa], IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019.<BR>
 [https://sites.google.com/view/robotlearning4africa-2024 Robot Learning for Africa Workshop 2024]  at the [https://deeplearningindaba.com/2024/ Deep Learning Indaba] Sengal<BR>
-[[File:new.jpg]] [https://sites.google.com/view/robot-learning-for-africa-2025/home Robot Learning for Africa Workshop 2025] at the [https://deeplearningindaba.com/2025/ Deep Learning Indaba] Rwanda <BR>
+[https://sites.google.com/view/robot-learning-for-africa-2025/home Robot Learning for Africa Workshop 2025] at the [https://deeplearningindaba.com/2025/ Deep Learning Indaba] Rwanda <BR>
 [http://blog.swaliafrica.com/robots-in-africa/ Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent?]<BR>
 [https://www.robotsafrica.org/ RobotsAfrica] mentor African teachers to teach African youth <BR>
 [http://creativity.rw/robotics Creativity Labs] Robotics for Kids<BR>
 [https://africarobotics.github.io/iros2024/ Robotics in Africa Forum at IROS 2024] <BR>
-[[File:new.jpg]] [https://africarobotics.github.io/icra2025/ Robotics in Africa Forum at ICRA 2025] <BR>
+[https://africarobotics.github.io/icra2025/ Robotics in Africa Forum at ICRA 2025] <BR>
 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85svuiUOtvY Robotics in Education in Africa] Ayorkor Korsah, Ashesi University, Ghana, Plenary speaker at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation <BR>
 [https://www.ryonic.io/ Ryonic Robotics]<BR>
-[[File:new.jpg]] [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11037258 Strengthening Robotics and Automation in Africa: Highlights of ICRA@40–Africa]<BR>
+[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11037258 Strengthening Robotics and Automation in Africa: Highlights of ICRA@40–Africa]<BR>
 [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cape-town-hospital-uses-robot-forefront-surgery-africa-2022-07-21/ Surgical robots] in operation at Tygerberg public hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. <BR>
 [https://page.aerobotics.com/skybugs Skybugs] pest management using drone technology by Aerobotics, South Africa <BR>
 [https://www.ubtrobot.com Ubtech CRUZR service robot] deployed  to check the temperature of travellers arriving at [https://www.afro.who.int/news/robots-use-rwanda-fight-against-covid-19 Kigali International Airport, Rwanda.] <BR>
 [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-08215-3_4 Working with Robots as Colleagues: Kenyan Perspectives of Ethical Concerns on Possible Integration of Co-bots in Workplaces]<BR>

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		+	[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution Inside China’s robotics revolution] <BR>
	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyyL0yDhr7I&t=244s This is not the AI we were promised \| The Royal Society] Michael Woolridge's 2025 Faraday Prize Lecture (if you're short of time, fast forward to [https://youtu.be/CyyL0yDhr7I?t=2788 here])<BR>		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyyL0yDhr7I&t=244s This is not the AI we were promised \| The Royal Society] Michael Woolridge's 2025 Faraday Prize Lecture (if you're short of time, fast forward to [https://youtu.be/CyyL0yDhr7I?t=2788 here])<BR>
	[https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19466v1 Epistemological Fault Lines Between Human and Artificial Intelligence] This arXiv article nails the core weakness of LLMs and generative AI <BR>		[https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19466v1 Epistemological Fault Lines Between Human and Artificial Intelligence] This arXiv article nails the core weakness of LLMs and generative AI <BR>

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-[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution Inside China’s robotics revolution] <BR>
+[https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-026-00063-6 Can robots learn African culture?] Where I Work, Nature Africa, 23 March 2026 <BR>
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		+	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyyL0yDhr7I&t=244s This is not the AI we were promised \| The Royal Society] Michael Woolridge's 2025 Faraday Prize Lecture (if you're short of time, fast forward to [https://youtu.be/CyyL0yDhr7I?t=2788 here])<BR>
	[https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19466v1 Epistemological Fault Lines Between Human and Artificial Intelligence] This arXiv article nails the core weakness of LLMs and generative AI <BR>		[https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19466v1 Epistemological Fault Lines Between Human and Artificial Intelligence] This arXiv article nails the core weakness of LLMs and generative AI <BR>
	[https://www.ieee-ras.org/ras-university/ IEEE Robotics and Automation University (RAS-U)] <BR>		[https://www.ieee-ras.org/ras-university/ IEEE Robotics and Automation University (RAS-U)] <BR>

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-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyyL0yDhr7I&t=244s This is not the AI we were promised | The Royal Society] Michael Woolridge's 2025 Faraday Prize Lecture (if you're short of time, fast forward to [https://youtu.be/CyyL0yDhr7I?t=2788 here])<BR>
+[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/19/inside-chinas-robotics-revolution Inside China’s robotics revolution] <BR>
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 [https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/anki-jibo-and-kuri-what-we-can-learn-from-social-robotics-failures  Anki, Jibo, and Kuri: what we can learn from social robots that didn't make it] <BR>
 [https://www.awarri.com/ Awarri] "Our mission is to enable the development and adoption of advanced AI & Robotics technology on the African continent" <BR>
 [https://blog.x.company/introducing-intrinsic-1cf35b87651 Intrinsic] a new Alphabet company dedicated to facilitating widespread deployment of robotics <BR>
 [https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/27/the-real-cost-of-robotics/ The real cost of robotics] <BR>