IIT-Kharagpur Offers Course in Microbotics
Prachi Verma
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New Delhi:
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The course is being offered as part of the Global Initiative of Academic Networks
Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has launched a course in microbotics or micro-robotics -the field deal ing with tiny robots capable o handling very small components.The course is being offered as part of the Global Initiative o Academic Networks (GIAN), a programme aimed at strength ening research collaborations between Indian and foreign in stitutes.
This is the first time that micro botics and nano-robotic manipu lation is taught as a course by an Indian institute, said CS Kumar coordinator of the course at IIT Kharagpur. Robotics, though, is already being taught in various engineering streams, such as me chanical engineering, ocean engi neering and materials science.
The applications of microbotics include automated underwater vehicle, automated ground vehi cle for mapping or accessing areas inaccessible to men, spy robots and healthcare.
“This aspect of robotics, which includes targeted motion and force-planning through manipulation in micro spaces, is gaining considerable attention in applications in medicine as well as in material sciences,“ said Kumar. Sixty students from IIT-Kharagpur and other colleges have already registered for the course. IIT-Kharagpur is planning to pursue highend research in robotics, including microbotics with commercial applications, he said.
Microbotics is the field of miniature robotics, in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm. A nanorobot is a tiny machine de signed to perform a specific task or tasks, repeatedly and with precision at nanoscale dimensions, that is, dimensions of a few nanometres. A nanometre is one billionth of a metre.
Robotics is an integrated branch comprising domain expertise from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback and information processing.
These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resem ble humans in appearance, behaviour or cognition.
Robotics engineers design robots, maintain them, develop new applications for them and conduct research to expand the potential of robotics.
IIT-Kharagpur has made this course in microbotics part of its curricula and its students appearing for the course will get two credits that they can add to the yearly credits they need to gather. Students from other colleges will get grades and their colleges may con vert the grades to credits.
The faculty comprises Yves Bellouard of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, GK Ananthasuresh of Indian Institute of ScienceBangalore and experts from IITKharagpur.
The topics will cover long range motion of robotic systems like humanoids or vehicles on ground or water that would require motion planning and autonomy in operations and control.
Apart from students, mechanical, electrical and electronics engi neers, computer or research scientists interested in robotics in appli cations such as medicine, field robotics or micro-robotics, those working in robotics-related areas and faculty from academic institution can apply for the course.
This is the first time that micro botics and nano-robotic manipu lation is taught as a course by an Indian institute, said CS Kumar coordinator of the course at IIT Kharagpur. Robotics, though, is already being taught in various engineering streams, such as me chanical engineering, ocean engi neering and materials science.
The applications of microbotics include automated underwater vehicle, automated ground vehi cle for mapping or accessing areas inaccessible to men, spy robots and healthcare.
“This aspect of robotics, which includes targeted motion and force-planning through manipulation in micro spaces, is gaining considerable attention in applications in medicine as well as in material sciences,“ said Kumar. Sixty students from IIT-Kharagpur and other colleges have already registered for the course. IIT-Kharagpur is planning to pursue highend research in robotics, including microbotics with commercial applications, he said.
Microbotics is the field of miniature robotics, in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm. A nanorobot is a tiny machine de signed to perform a specific task or tasks, repeatedly and with precision at nanoscale dimensions, that is, dimensions of a few nanometres. A nanometre is one billionth of a metre.
Robotics is an integrated branch comprising domain expertise from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback and information processing.
These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resem ble humans in appearance, behaviour or cognition.
Robotics engineers design robots, maintain them, develop new applications for them and conduct research to expand the potential of robotics.
IIT-Kharagpur has made this course in microbotics part of its curricula and its students appearing for the course will get two credits that they can add to the yearly credits they need to gather. Students from other colleges will get grades and their colleges may con vert the grades to credits.
The faculty comprises Yves Bellouard of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, GK Ananthasuresh of Indian Institute of ScienceBangalore and experts from IITKharagpur.
The topics will cover long range motion of robotic systems like humanoids or vehicles on ground or water that would require motion planning and autonomy in operations and control.
Apart from students, mechanical, electrical and electronics engi neers, computer or research scientists interested in robotics in appli cations such as medicine, field robotics or micro-robotics, those working in robotics-related areas and faculty from academic institution can apply for the course.
Source: Economic Times, 5-01-2016
