Nigerian-British Founder and CEO of Reach Robotics, Silas Adekunle, is certainly doing big things globally.
Adekunle, who is 26-years-old, released the world’s first gaming robot, MekaMon, in 2017. What makes this gaming robot unique is it’s Augmented Reality (AR) capabilities – an unfamiliar concept in video-gaming that he developed while in school.
According to Tech Target, “Augmented reality is the integration of digital information with the user’s environment in real time. Unlike virtual reality, which creates a totally artificial environment, augmented reality uses the existing environment and overlays new information on top of it.”
Silas is believed to be among the best brains in the field of robotics and one of the leading robotics engineers in the world.
In November 2017, after pitching the MekaMon unit to one of the Apple’s investors, his idea was thought to be a truly innovatve one. The products now sit proudly on Apple Store shelves across the UK and US, and shipping to a number of European countries.
Speaking on reports circulating that the Apple deal has made him become the highest paid robotics engineer in the world, Silas told Business Insider:
“We were slightly surprised to see that statement being reported. The other major inaccuracy is the ‘deal with Apple’ – MekaMon is available on Apple, but we launched on there a year ago – and the leap in logic that said launch makes him the highest paid robotics engineer is not factual.
It’s certainly very flattering but not true just yet. Having MekaMon listed on Apple last year was a big step forward for Reach and we’ll continue to work to get our technology in the hands of as many people as possible.”
Naija no dey carry last. Keep achieving these milestones, Silas. We are so proud of you!
Photo Credit: Reach Robotics
