Bakel Bakel

Anything Robotics | Spirit of Excellence

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

Hi, I'm Bakel

I build, develop and deploy robotic solutions.

I am the CTO and Chief Instructor of Aurora Robotics (@aurora_robots ), a Nigerian startup specialising in practical robotics training, research and industry projects.

I love teaching,
My job is my passion hence I don't get to work💚

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

With Love,
Forza Aurora💚

[DAJ @duality_daj]

So concerning Robotics, been learning already with resources from @aurora_robots

These guysss are sooo good. They really have a nicee, comprehensive courses to follow

And @ThatRoboticsDev, surely one of the best Robotics instructor out there

Forza Aurora. I believe in Green 💚

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

Just bringing this to my people on X.

Great work Aurora💚 @aurora_robots

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

00:00 and we still dey work.

The matter reach to put robot for thinking😭😂💚

[Aurora Robotics @aurora_robots]

365 Days of Aurora: Building the Future of Robotics & AI from Africa to the World

One year ago, Aurora Robotics set out with a clear mission: to close the global robotics talent gap and build autonomous systems that solve critical real-world challenges.
From foundational training to deep-tech venture backing, international deployments, and industry-level research

Here's a brief insight into what we have built and achieved together in our first year:

1. Talent Development & Education

Education is at the core of our engine. Over the past year, we’ve trained 200+ engineers across Africa and built a community of over 1,500 students and builders:
- Aurora Robotics Core Workshops & Cohorts 1 & 2: Delivered hands-on, robotics and autonomous vehicles training (ROS 2, SLAM, Nav2, Computer Vision).

- Aurora Educators Program (AEP): Currently hosting our free 6-week intensive robotics training program.

- Academic Strategic Partnership: Formally collaborating with the FUPRE Innovation, Enterprise & Development Institute (IIED).

- Aurora Global Scholars Program: Mentoring our community through top international scholarships (Erasmus Mundus, Chevening, Commonwealth, Fulbright) to build global academic and research capacity.

- FUPRE College of Computing Partnership: Partnered to deliver hands-on, practical robotics training to students during their SWEP (Students Work Experience Program).

2. Venture Backing & Venture Building
- Secured a Spot with Antler: Our co-founders, Aherobo Ovie (CEO) and Bakel Bakel Begededum (CTO), are joining Antler’s global network of founders, mentors, and investors to scale Aurora’s venture ecosystem.

3. Deployments & Breakthrough Products

- AEGIS-SUBSEA: Our flagship hardware-agnostic, AI-driven underwater pipeline inspection system. Tested in open sea in Spain and validated across 4 European universities and subsea energy companies, AEGIS-SUBSEA autonomously tracks pipelines and detects corrosion in zero-visibility conditions.

- Qorel: Led by Technical Lead Emmanuel Akingbade, Qorel is an intelligent industrial data platform engineered to process, log, and replay multi-site equipment data seamlessly through network and power outages.

4. Industry Contracts & Commercial Growth
- Multi-Million Automation Contract with Transy Limited: Won a competitive bidding round to power Nigeria’s first contactless payment system for informal transport (buses, danfos, and tricycles).

- ​Sety Intelligence Limited Partnership: Partnered to design and build battery-powered biometric fingerprint attendance and access terminals.

5. Applied Research
- Published 3 Papers at SPE NAICE 2026: Partnered with SkyPower and industry leaders to present groundbreaking research spanning:

- Solar/edge-AI crop protection (FarmGuard),
- Real-time underwater drowning detection (AquaGuard), and
- AI-driven hybrid energy optimization for offshore energy platforms.

🌐 What’s Next? Stay tuned to find out!

In under twelve months, we’ve moved from an ambitious vision to deployed industrial systems, published research, and a thriving global community.

Thank you to our engineers, partners, advisors, and community members who run into the unknown with us every day.

We are just getting started!

#AuroraRobotics #DeepTech #Robotics #AI #AfricaToTheWorld #Anniversary #TechInnovation #ForzaAurora

[Aurora Robotics @aurora_robots]

We are building a culture of uncompromising methodological precision and collaborative empathy.

Africa is becoming a central node for global robotics innovation. Are you ready to build?
#AuroraRobotics #RoboticsResearch https://t.co/OD1WO5iOlS

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

The Aurora Educators Program (AEP) is an intensive, virtual technical curriculum covering introduction to programming for robotics and 8 core domains of modern robotics:

- ​Mobile & Aerial Robotics
- ​AI & Computer Vision
- ​Robotic Arms & Embedded Systems
- ​Blockchain for Autonomous Systems
- IOT in Robotics

Ensure to access advanced robotics courses for 6 weeks without paying a dime.

Ensure not to miss tonight session led by our Head of Learning and Programs himself, Tikuochi Iheukwumere

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

I put in my 100%,
You put in your 100%.

You might think it would be 200%,
You would also be right to say 10000%.

It all depends on how you combine it. Addition? Multiplication?

My father once taught me about the Laws of Synergy.

What can only one man really do?
And if he finds another, how can he make the union work?

I dare say, a hundred and another should be a million by my calculations💚

I gave my 100% and Oluwademilade (CT) is about to give his 100% on same track I once took.

May Aurora Robotics be at a million💚

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

Oboy, the kind go again we dey on eh,

They dey use yesterday bridge today follow up tomorrow for this side💚

Use eyes compress 3 days enter 1. Me personally, I no go lie for you💚

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

@smartnakamoura @TheOtherGrid

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

"I lost a precious jewel at @DeepIndaba 2024,

Today, I have a full set of priceless jewellery at @DeepIndaba 2026.

Aurora Robotics (@aurora_robots ) has given me so much more to look forward to, and so much more to love about life."

-- 001, Aurora💚🇳🇬

Forza Aurora💚

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

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[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

What keeps you up at night?💚

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

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Silicon and Systems: Making Impact as an Engineer, My Journey by Oyin https://t.co/jFgrql3uMb

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

@TheOtherGrid Done. Sorry for delay

[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

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[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

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[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

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[Bakel Bakel @ThatRoboticsDev]

@Tosin_afolabi09 You been dey talk before na. You fit talk