चेन्नई : भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (IIT) मद्रास के एक पूर्व छात्र ने संस्थान के इंजीनियरिंग डिजाइन विभाग में अत्याधुनिक 'Robotics Research and Teaching Laboratory' बनाने के लिए एक करोड़ रुपये की धनराशि दान की है. यह प्रयोगशाला छात्रों को सीखने का अवसर प्रदान करेगी, साथ ही रोबोटिक्स क्षेत्र में शिक्षण और अनुसंधान को मुमकिन बनाएगी.
यह रोबोटिक्स प्रयोगशाला देश में रोबोटिक्स शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में कमियों को पूरा करने, सीखने को बढ़ावा देने और इस क्षेत्र में अनुसंधान को बढ़ाने में मददगार साबित होगी. रोबोटिक प्रौद्योगिकी और अनुप्रयोगों में हो रहे विकास को ध्यान में रखते हुए यह प्रयोगशाला छात्रों को प्रशिक्षित करने और रोबोटिक्स शिक्षण और अनुसंधान के क्षेत्र में आईआईटी मद्रास को आगे बढ़ाएगी.
इस प्रयोगशाला के महत्व पर प्रकाश डालते हुए आईआईटी मद्रास के इंजीनियरिंग डिजाइन विभाग के विभागाध्यक्ष प्रो. टी. अशोकन ने पुरा छात्र का धन्यवाद करते हुए कहा, 'हमें विश्वास है कि रोबोटिक्स में अनुसंधान और शिक्षण की सुविधा लंबे समय में प्रभावशाली होगी और इससे छात्रों और शिक्षकों को लाभ होगा.
पढ़ें-मछली पालन की इस नई तकनीक से बढ़ा मुनाफा, दूर दराज के राज्यों में भी हो रही है चर्चा
आईआईटी मद्रास के डीन प्रोफेसर महेश पंचागनुला ने पुरा छात्र को धन्यावाद किया. उन्होंने कहा, 'पूर्व छात्रों ने आईआईटी मद्रास में हमारे कई शोध और शिक्षण पहलों में बड़ा बदलाव किया है. रोबोटिक्स पर यह अंतःविषय प्रयोगशाला हमारे उभरते उच्च तकनीक कार्यबल के लिए छात्रों की कई पीढ़ियों को प्रशिक्षित करने में मदद करेगी.'
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'IIT Madras Alumni donates Rs. 1 crore to set up a ‘Robotics Research and Teaching Laboratory’
Considering the growth in robotic technology and applications, this Robotics Facility is expected a fill a gap in Robotics Education in India and promote learning and increase research output in this field
CHENNAI, 8th January 2020: An Indian Institute of Technology Madras Distinguished Alumnus awardee from Chennai has donated a sum of Rs. 1 crore to establish a state-of-the-art ‘Robotics Research and Teaching Laboratory’ in the Department of Engineering Design. The laboratory will provide hands-on learning experience for students and will enable teaching and research in robotics field.
This Robotics Facility is expected a fill a gap in the robotics education in India, promote learning and increase research output in this field. Considering the growth in robotic technology and applications, this facility is expected to attract highly motivated students and enhance the overall standing of IIT Madras in the field of robotics teaching and research.
Speaking about the importance of this upcoming facility, Prof. T. Asokan, Head, Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras, said, “We thank the donor immensely for this support and we are confident that the research and teaching facility in robotics will make a large impact in the long run and the students and the faculty will be hugely benefitted.”
The major facilities being planned for this Robotics Research and Teaching Laboratory include
1. Serial Manipulators for collaborative manipulation (cobots)
2. Parallel Manipulators
3. Robotic automation systems
4. Robotic vision system
5. Aerial robots
6. Underwater robots
7. Medical robots and haptic systems
8. Robot calibration systems
9. Controller design and analysis
10. Robotic system design and programming
Thanking the Distinguished Alumnus Awardee, who has requested anonymity, for this generous gesture, Prof Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (International and Alumni Relations), IIT Madras, said, “Alumni have made a big difference to several of our research and teaching initiatives at IIT Madras. This interdisciplinary lab on robotics will help train several generations of students for our emerging high tech workforce.”
There is a lot of enthusiasm and interest amongst the students towards robotics and there has been many formal and informal programs related to robotics.
In order to provide a formal academic program completely devoted to robotics, IIT Madras started the Interdisciplinary Dual Degree program in Robotics in 2017, which is open to students from various departments across the Institute.
The objective of the program is to nurture and develop the next-generation professionals in the area of robotics who can contribute in the design, development, and implementation of robotic systems in the industry and help the industry to improve their productivity, leading to the overall economic growth of the country.
The Department of Engineering Design is the implementing department for this program and all the necessary infrastructure for the program are being established with the help from the Institute as well as private industries.
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About IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an institute of national importance. The activities of the Institute in various fields of Technology and Science are carried out in 16 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary Research Academic Centres. The Institute offers undergraduate and post - graduate programmes leading to the B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations. IITM is a residential institute with more than 580 faculty and 9,500 students. Students from 18 countries are enrolled here. IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.
IITM has been ranked No.1 in the Overall Institutions category in India Rankings 2019 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India. The Institute has also been ranked No.1 in the Engineering Institutions category in the same Rankings for four consecutive years – 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. It was also adjudged as the ‘Top innovative Institution’ in the country in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2019 launched by Innovation Cell of MHRD.
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