The University of Mumbai (MU) is functioning on an determined project to set up robotics as a subject in engineering courses. The project, called ‘E Yantra’, is being urbanized with the help of experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.
University Administration convened a conference of directors of the top 15 School of Engineering and the Faculty of Department of Information Processing May 13 to discuss how the project can be implemented in schools. IIT experts also present.
The MU project aims to create a robotic revolution in the educational domain by conducting workshops, hosting competitions, deploying homegrown low-cost educational robotic platform hardware at colleges with the aim of creating quality content for teaching robotics. The idea of the project is to reach the faculty at engineering colleges through a series of workshops.
Dr Rajpal Hande, director, Board of College and University Development at MU, said: “In modern times, there is a need to use robotic tools in the educational field. Most of the developed countries have already started using robotics in teaching. Through the E Yantra project, we will also lay down a plan to use robotics for teaching in our engineering colleges.
The intention is to create a hub-and-spoke model for the delivery pf content and expertise to college. We will first train faculty of the hub institutes in the use of our robots and our content.” The robotics course will be for students who have graduated in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation or computer engineering with an interest in robotics and artificial intelligence.
According to reports, the candidates with a Masters in robotics could work in space research organizations and companies that manufacture computer chips. Employment opportunities are also available in IIT to implement a comprehensive research of artificial intelligence.
The MU project aims to create a robotic revolution in the educational domain by conducting workshops, hosting competitions, deploying homegrown low-cost educational robotic platform hardware at colleges with the aim of creating quality content for teaching robotics. The idea of the project is to reach the faculty at engineering colleges through a series of workshops.
Dr Rajpal Hande, director, Board of College and University Development at MU, said: “In modern times, there is a need to use robotic tools in the educational field. Most of the developed countries have already started using robotics in teaching. Through the E Yantra project, we will also lay down a plan to use robotics for teaching in our engineering colleges.
The intention is to create a hub-and-spoke model for the delivery pf content and expertise to college. We will first train faculty of the hub institutes in the use of our robots and our content.” The robotics course will be for students who have graduated in mechanical, electrical, instrumentation or computer engineering with an interest in robotics and artificial intelligence.
According to reports, the candidates with a Masters in robotics could work in space research organizations and companies that manufacture computer chips. Employment opportunities are also available in IIT to implement a comprehensive research of artificial intelligence.
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