Physical AI Manager · BranchBots · Riyadh
Robots are coming. Around people.
I put robots and AI to work around people: service robots, voice agents, vision and sensors that leave the lab and hold up on a real floor.
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Physical AIService robotsEdge AIMultimodal voice agentsComputer visionIoT sensor platformsAutonomous vehiclesRAG & guardrailsPhysical AIService robotsEdge AIMultimodal voice agentsComputer visionIoT sensor platformsAutonomous vehiclesRAG & guardrails
What I do
AI that works in the room, not just on the slide.
Service robots
Turning single-site robot prototypes into fleet products: enrollment, live presence and over-the-air updates.
Multimodal voice agents
Real-time speech agents in English, Gulf Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and Spanish, grounded by retrieval.
Sensors & smart facilities
People counters, presence, fill, air-quality and wetness sensors turned into one trustworthy dashboard.
Selected projects
Where the work lives.
KING ABDULLAH FINANCIAL DISTRICT
KAFD — Smart-facility dashboard and sensor platform
View case study →KING KHALID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
KKIA — Occupancy screens in an airport terminal
View case study →HOLY-SITE VISITOR COMPLEX, MAKKAH
Makkah Haram — Multilingual washroom guidance signage
View case study →EXHIBITIONS, LOBBIES AND FLEETS
More work — Service robots, kiosks and multi-tenant platforms
View case study →~10years of engineering, since age 20
4scopes: AI, robotics, IoT, autonomous vehicles
5languages my voice agents speak
5 yrsfounder & CEO of a robotics and 3D-printing company
The book · forthcoming
Why Muslims Must Lead in AI
How Faithful Communities Can Shape the Age of Models — Before It Shapes Them.
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Physical AI, Around People
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