{"id":336573,"date":"2026-05-06T09:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/?p=336573"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T04:50:06","slug":"lahore-sapeher-times-lums-collaborates-with-allied-bank-to-advance-robotics-innovation-in-banking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/?p=336573","title":{"rendered":"LAHORE (Sapeher Times) LUMS Collaborates with Allied Bank to Advance Robotics Innovation in Banking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE (Sapeher Times): The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), through its CHISEL Lab, has entered into a strategic research and development collaboration with Allied Bank to explore the potential of robotics and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) in transforming banking experiences.<br \/>\nThe agreement was signed by Mr. Muhammad Zaman, Group Head, Digital Transformation &amp; Innovation, Allied Bank, and Dr. Suleman Shahid, Associate Professor and Director, CHISEL Lab at LUMS, in the presence of representatives from both institutions.<br \/>\nUnder this collaboration, a Pepper Robot has been deployed at CHISEL Lab as a dedicated research platform to support experimentation and co-development of robotics-driven applications in the banking sector. The research will focus on customer interaction, service delivery, and assistive banking environments. Selected solutions developed under this initiative will be evaluated in real-world settings, including Allied Bank Digital Lounges, to assess usability, scalability, and customer adoption.<br \/>\nA Joint Innovation Steering Group will oversee the initiative, with expected outcomes including functional prototypes, pilot insights, potential joint publications, and further strengthening the bridge between academia and industry.<br \/>\n\u201cPartnering with Allied Bank enables us to translate cutting-edge research into real-world impact. This collaboration will accelerate innovation in human-robot interaction and open new avenues for intelligent, human-centric service design,\u201d shared Dr. Suleman Shahid.<br \/>\n\u201cThis collaboration reflects Allied Bank\u2019s commitment to shaping the future of banking through emerging technologies. By leveraging robotics and human-robot interaction, we aim to deliver more intuitive, efficient, and personalized customer experiences, \u201d commented Mr. Muhammad Zaman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE (Sapeher Times): The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), through its CHISEL Lab, has entered into a strategic research and development collaboration with Allied Bank to explore the potential of robotics and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) in transforming banking experiences. The agreement was signed by Mr. Muhammad Zaman, Group Head, Digital Transformation &amp; Innovation, Allied [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":336574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-336573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-63","category-pakistan-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=336573"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336576,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336573\/revisions\/336576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/336574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=336573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=336573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sapeher.dailysapehertimes.com.pk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=336573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}