A webinar on “Robotics” was conducted on August 11, 2020, on Microsoft Teams by the Department of Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus, in association with Computer Society of India for PU/+2 students with more than 150 participants in attendance.

Dr. Surendra Prasad Babu (Regional Vice President, Region 5, CSI) who delivered the inaugural message provided information on the origins and chapters of CSI and also explained the classification of AI robotics.

The resource person, Mr. Rajesh M, (Assistant Professor, Computer science Engineering, Bengaluru) talked about the opportunities, challenges and future prospects for Robotics research. Beginning the session with information on Traditional Industrial Robots, Autonomous Robot Revolution, and Smart Environment Robots, he explained the domains where robotics is implemented efficiently using appropriate examples. He also emphasized the three main research areas, such as changed aspects of design, incorporating multiple capabilities and energy consumption.

Mr. Babu concluded the session by providing research scholars, students and other participants with detailed information about the future research aspects.