KACST 2026 Jibo Workshop

Programming Jibo: The Past, The Present, The Future (Is Now) §

• July 22, 2026

Materials and Resources Page §

Links and Resources Page

Schedule §

• 8:00 - 8:50
  Introduction

  The Past
  Jibo History
  Jibo Hardware
  Demonstration
  What makes Jibo a Social Robot
  Programming Jibo: The SDK / Onboard Skills Era
  

  The Present
  The Jibo Station
  Programming Jibo: The ROS / Rosbridge Era
  

• 8:50 - 9:00 Break

• 9:00 - 10:00 The Future (Is Now)
  LLMs
  Agentic AI
  Programming Jibo: The MCP / LLM / Agentic Era
  Live Coding Jibo with Claude Code
  

Organizers §

• Jon Ferguson
• Sharifa Alghowinem
• Faisal Al-Senani
• Sarah Gillet