Muscat – The project office of ‘Sandy Valley Robotics Park’ was opened at Al Rusayl Industrial City on Wednesday under the auspices of Engineer Mohsin bin Zahran al Hinai, CEO of Al Rusayl Industrial City Company and in the presence of His Excellency Dr Tibor Szatmari, ambassador of Hungary to Oman.

Earlier this month, Al Rusyal Industrial City had signed an agreement with Sandy Valley Robotics to implement the Robotics Park in the industrial city on an area touching 3.2 million sqm. Designed to act as the first and largest robotics park in the Middle East, the project will be implemented in several phases with an initial project cost of about USD 2 billion. The Robotics Park, which will generate around 15,000 job opportunities, will comprise workshops for manufacturing robots of all kinds including medical, commercial and industrial types.

The park will also feature Research and Development Centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, robotics themed shopping stores, training institute in the fields of robotics and AI technologies, in addition to a five-star hotel and an amusement park. The Robotics Park will open its doors to youth inventions, robotics entrepreneurs, and future technologies of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Dr Biju John, Chairman and the Managing Director of the park said, “Sandy Valley Robotics Park will immediately begin to train the Omanis to equip them with the new technology so that they will get more jobs and opportunities in the field of robotics. The authorities of the park is willing to offer workshops and training to those who are aspiring to pursue knowledge in robotics and technology. We are committed to the Oman Vision 2040 and Omanisation.”

Dr Tibor Szatmari. ambassador of Hungary offered all his country’s support to the Sandy Valley Robotics Park. He also emphasised the fact that Hungary being the top most technologically advanced country in Europe, his country and Oman can do lots of things together.