Yerevan /Mediamax/. A hero of Mediamax’s “50 Global Armenians” project, professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Naira Hovakimyan was appointed Director of newly established  Intelligent Robotics Lab at the University.

The lab will focus on creating a new generation of smart UAVs operating out of GPS system and robots that can seamlessly interact with humans.

The lab will bring together more than 10 specialists of various departments who will be engaged in addressing different issues led by Naira Hovakimyan.

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