Mangobot builds robots to live and learn with humans

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Mangobot’s AI-driven robots are designed to assist rather than replace humans, using empathy, learning and trust to create companions that adapt to individual users in homes, schools and hospitals.

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00:00And Mangobot says its AI power robots are created to assist, not replace people,

00:06bringing empathy, learning and trust to every human-machine interaction.

00:10In Dubai, founder and CEO Karim Abu Alwarib believes robots should enhance everyday life

00:16by learning, adapting and connecting naturally with humans.

00:20To see how Mangobot is redefining the role of robotics in daily life,

00:24here's Amirul Saiman with the report.

00:26Artificial intelligence is moving beyond code and screens.

00:31It's taking human forms.

00:33Here at Jitex Global 2025 in Dubai, robotics company Mangobot is presenting humanoids machined

00:40powered by generative AI designed to see, speak and respond like us.

00:47I will speak to Karim, founder and CEO at Mangobot,

00:50to understand how they are building robots that not only work intelligently,

00:56but also communicate and connect like humans.

01:00Karim, thank you so much for joining us.

01:03Robots have been around for decades, but few have managed to feel human.

01:07What is the core idea behind Mangobot?

01:10Are you trying to build machines that can replace human labor or ones that amplify human capability?

01:18First of all, thank you for having me.

01:20And I would like to say that I believe that humans will still remain the drivers

01:25and robots will just be there to assist them.

01:28So we specialize in interactive, immersive and self-learning autonomous robotics.

01:36We have a line between of humanoids, as of this one, along with the smaller version.

01:41We have some dog robots and data collection robots as well.

01:46And Mangobot combines robotics with generative AI.

01:49How does that change the way robots interact with people?

01:53What can your system now understand or express that wasn't possible before?

01:58So as of now, our system is tailor-made to you and you in specific.

02:03So I can give you an example.

02:06If you are having a Mangobot in your house and you drink a double espresso

02:11and I have a cappuccino and a Mangobot at my house,

02:14if we never met and you came over to my house to have a coffee,

02:17we just need to tell it to have two coffees and it will bring yours to your liking

02:20and me to my liking with facial recognition.

02:24And human-machine relationships depends on trust.

02:26How do you design robots that people actually want to engage with,

02:31and especially in sensitive spaces like perhaps classroom, hospitals, or even customer service?

02:36So I believe the first step to this is introducing it in a friendly manner.

02:39As you can see over here at Jitex, we have the robots doing dances,

02:43interacting with people, and overall getting people used to it and getting the feel.

02:48As you can see, it's very friendly with everyone.

02:50So far, no incidents, thank God, and hopefully it remains that way.

02:54Okay, and now finally, Rikarim, as robots become more intelligent

02:57and more present in daily life, what do you think the right balance looks like

03:01between automation and also human touch?

03:04So I believe that humans are capable of doing much bigger things

03:08than just sitting down in a factory, for example, and doing the same task over and over again.

03:13I think that humans are there to expand and make the world grow and innovate,

03:18while robots can replace that.

03:19And it also builds a lot of jobs and creates opportunities,

03:23building a workforce in a manner that humans are more likely to accomplish

03:27rather than just doing the same tasks over and over again.

03:29Thank you very much, Karim.

03:31Now, what we're seeing with MangaBot is more than a technical milestone.

03:35It's a shift of how we define interaction itself.

03:39As robots gain intelligence and empathy,

03:41the real question becomes how humanity choose to use that power

03:46to replace or to enhance us.

03:49From JITEX Global 2025 in Dubai,

03:51I'm Amiru Aiman and cameraman Mark Rozi for Astro Awani.

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