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AMMACHI LABS- AMRITA MULTI MODAL APPLICATIONS USING COMPUTER & HUMAN INTERACTION

AMMACHI Labs (Amrita Multi Modal Applications and Human Computer Interaction) is a multidisciplinary research center at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
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AMMACHI Labs (Amrita Multi Modal Applications and Human Computer Interaction) is a multidisciplinary research center at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. We create innovative educational tools and skill development solutions to help uplift entire communities. In our commitment to rural villages of India – the very communities that stand to benefit the most from skill development – we are as excited about our continuing development of community outreach solutions as we are about our focused R&D for CHI, robotics and automation, haptic technologies and applied robotics.

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vision

Our vision is to strengthen the economic fiber and contribute to the social stability of the nation by empowering India’s masses in a sustainable, costeffective and scalable way by providing innovative technological solutions and resources for physical, vocational and social skill development.

our Focus: skill development

At AMMACHI Labs, we are committed to empowering communities through innovative, technology-enabled solutions that advance vocational, physical, and social skill development. We collaborate with governments, academic institutions, and industry partners to drive application-oriented research, design, and scalable deployment of high-quality, cost-effective digital learning tools that strengthen economic resilience and promote inclusive growth.

Over the past 15+ years, we have established a strong foundation of methodologies, standards, and best practices for implementing scalable skill training solutions across formal, non-formal, and informal education settings.

Our offerings include:

  • Blended learning modules tailored to industry demands and learner needs
  • Immersive AR/VR content
  • Interactive 3D simulations
  • Advanced haptics simulators
  • Data driven skill analytics for cognitive and psychomotor skill training

Capacity building, advisory and implementation support for integrating learning technologies in Vocational Education and Training (VET) ecosystems

focus areas

Learning Technologies for Skill Development

Pioneering accessible, tech-enabled solutions to enhance vocational education and training across India.

Skill Intelligence

Data driven skill analytics of vocational skills and its effect on human skill performance

  • Collecting objective data on cognitive and psychomotor skills involved in vocational skills through precise data capture of movement patterns using emerging technologies
  • Analyzing the skill data using machine learning/deep learning frameworks to accurately determine skill level of learners
  • Designing cognitive training strategies to reduce cognitive load and provide effective feedback to learners for continuous skill improvement

Rural Technologies

Designing inclusive innovations for rural empowerment, sustainable livelihoods, and resilience.

  • AI for agriculture to enhance productivity and precision farming
  • Robotics to augment skills and reduce manual labour
  • Drone development & training for disaster response and relief
  • Solutions for mitigating human–animal conflict using technology

Skills for Schools

Empowering school students with 21stcentury skills through hands-on and futureready education models.

  • Robotics, STEM Education, and Digital Skills Training
  • Computational Thinking integrated into classroom learning
  • Maker Education and Design Thinking for creativity and problem-solving

Social Robotics

Shaping minds and behaviors with the power of persuasive socially intelligent machines.

  • Robot facilitation in behaviour change coaching through serious games
  • Skill development through artificial cognitive systems and social robotics

technologies

Over the past 15 years, we have designed and deployed a range of cost-effective, scalable, and accessible learning technologies aimed at improving learning outcomes and ensuring quality and standardisation in skills-based education. These innovations have been tailored for diverse learners—ranging from school children and ITI/vocational students to adult learners, including low-literate users.

E-Learning and MOOCs
  • Interactive online courses and video-based learning for
    self-paced skill development.
  • 20+ vocational education and training (VET) e-content
    courses made publicly accessible
  • Over 300 hours of instructional videos
  • 100,000+ students trained through online platforms
  • Available in 6 regional languages
Haptic Simulators
  • Physical training devices that use force-feedback to
    simulate real-world skill-based tasks.
  • 4 types of haptic simulators developed with integrated
    LMS and analytics
  • 6 simulators deployed across L&T Construction Skills
    Training Institutes (CSTIs) in India
  • 2,000+ L&T personnel trained in rebar bending and
    related construction skills
Learning Simulations
  • Immersive 3D skill training modules accessible via mobile
    phones and PCs.
  • 25+ simulations covering skills across 9 key sectors
  • Widely deployed across National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), and
    secondary schools
Extended Reality (AR/VR)

Augmented and virtual reality modules offering experiential,
safe, and repeatable training environments.

  • AR modules developed for Solar Installation and
    Electronics Mechanic trades
  • VR modules created for Solar Panel Maintenance and
    Scaffold Assembly
  • Deployed at NSTIs and ITIs for enhanced immersive
    learning

Collaborators

We work in close partnership with leading government ministries, national institutions, and international universities. Our collaborators have supported us in content development, research, deployment, and scale-up of learning technologies across India.

Key collaborators and funding agencies include:

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There are two types of education: education for a living and education for life. When we study in college, striving to become a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer, that is education for living. But education for life requires an understanding of the essential principles of spirituality; it is about gaining a deeper understanding of the world, our minds, our emotions, and ourselves.

— Sri. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

The training that you have given women to become masons and to construct toilets is a great example of human resource development and skill development. Women were always ahead in matters of cleanliness and sanitation. But now you have also given them skill and empowerment as well. I offer my pranams to all the efforts being rendered by you.

— Shri. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

Normally, technological innovation stays with the elite. Amma’s organization is the only one who takes technology to the rural masses. It is remarkable.

— Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education of India

Education is our birthright and should be accessible without barriers of gender, caste, economic status, and geographic location.

— Dr. Bhavani Rao R.
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Director, Ammachi Labs,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
Amritapuri Campus, Clappanna P.O.,
Kollam, Kerala- 690525

Phone:+91 476 2804409

Email:ammachilabs@amrita.edu

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Prof. Rao. R. Bhavani
Director, Ammachi Labs
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus, Clappanna P.O.
Kollam, Kerala- 690525

Phone: +91 476 2804409

Email: ammachilabs@amrita.edu

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