26-year-old Nigerian, Silas Adekunle, credited for building the world’s first gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the field of Robotic engineering.
He achieved this feat after signing a new deal with Apple. He is currently the founder and CEO of Reach Robotics, a company developing the world’s first gaming robots.
The robotics engineer after gaining four years’ background in robotics graduated with a 1st class according to reports by face2face.com
After completing his secondary school education, he proceeded to the University of the West of England where he graduated with a first class graduate in Robotics.
26-year-old Nigerian, Silas Adekunle, credited for building the world’s first gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the field of Robotic engineering. He achieved this feat after signing a new deal with Apple. He is currently the founder and CEO of @ReachRobotics✊
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He gained experience on robotics within a space of 4 years and also became a team leader of Robotics In School sprogramme, a programme which encourages and pays attention to students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It was during his involvement in the programme that he thought of developing robotics to make education more entertaining for STEM students.
In 2017, Mekamon, the world’s first gaming robot was born. A part of its unique feature is the ability to customize the gaming bot to perform personalized functions. His initial launch of Mekamon sold 500 bots, generating $7.5 million.
According to the report, Adekunle has received support from organizations including London Venture Partners. Reach Robotics has also signed a deal with Apple securing exclusive sales in its stores. He was also listed in the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Technology.
Adekunle, described as the smartest robotics engineer in the world, says the secrets to his success are: balance, sharing ideas, time management and being true to yourself.
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