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M. Tech. in Robotics and Automation is a program offered at the School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus.

Robotics, the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, has become a highly relevant and upcoming discipline. It is being increasingly applied to almost every field of activity including improving the standard of living of humans, handling dangerous and hazardous situations, relieving mankind of repetitive and tiring activities, exploring outer space and performing complex medical procedures. Many industries also use robots in their manufacturing facilities and research. For instance, robots are used in areas like high heat welding and continuous handling of heavy loads. They can function tirelessly even in the most inhospitable working conditions. Owing to this, robots are taking over from man most of the manipulative, hazardous and tedious jobs in factories, mines, atomic plants, spaceships, deep-sea vessels, etc. The automation of work through robotics has led to a substantial increase in productivity in these areas.

 

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Robotics, the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, has become a highly relevant and upcoming discipline. It is being increasingly applied to almost every field of activity including improving the standard of living of humans, handling dangerous and hazardous situations, relieving mankind of repetitive and tiring activities, exploring outer space and performing complex medical procedures. Many industries also use robots in their manufacturing facilities and research. For instance, robots are used in areas like high heat welding and continuous handling of heavy loads. They can function tirelessly even in the most inhospitable working conditions. Owing to this, robots are taking over from man most of the manipulative, hazardous and tedious jobs in factories, mines, atomic plants, spaceships, deep-sea vessels, etc. The automation of work through robotics has led to a substantial increase in productivity in these areas.

Given its diverse applications, the robotics field today demands in-depth knowledge of a broad range of disciplines such as electronics, computers, instrumentation and mechanics. A graduate entering the workforce in robotics must be thoroughly familiar with intelligent systems and proficient in computer vision, control systems, and machine learning, as well as the design and programming of robotic systems. Specialization in automation also requires the student to apply a wide range of engineering principles to understand, modify or control the manufacture, delivery and maintenance of technology components in a broad range of industries. Graduates must know how to develop and maintain systems that cost-effectively optimize productivity and quality control.

The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Robotics and Automation MTech Program is unique in that it provides an academic curriculum that pulls from Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering and Computer Science disciplines, exposing the students to the breadth of and interdependence among the engineering disciplines and offering the students exactly what is required to master the technical knowledge required. This MTech program will provide a comprehensive educational environment and enable students to gain expertise in next-generation robotics and automation systems. By exposing our students to do coursework from multiple disciplines and preparing them to think about robotics from a holistic approach, our program will prepare a skilled industry workforce as well as expert researchers who will be able to provide leadership in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology.

Eligibility

Admission

Eligibility Criteria

B. E. / B. Tech. (Mechanical, Electronic, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering)

Duration

Two years

Program Overview

Academics

The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Robotics and Automation M.Tech. program is unique in that it provides an academic curriculum that pulls from mechanical engineering, electronics and instrumentation engineering and computer science disciplines, exposing the students to the breadth of and interdependence among the engineering disciplines and offering the students exactly what is required to master the technical knowledge required.

This programme will provide a comprehensive educational environment and enable students to gain expertise in next generation robotics and automation systems. By exposing our students to do course work from multiple disciplines and preparing them to think about robotics from a holistic approach, our program will prepare a skilled industry workforce as well as expert researchers who will be able to provide leadership in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology.

Student Achievements
  • Best Paper Award – Abel V. David (2015-17 batch), for the paper titled, “Design and modelling of a cable driven cart-rail robot for farm automation,” at 1st International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies, 2017.
  • Best paper Award – Monish Koshy (2016-18 batch), for the paper titled, “Mechanical Design and Analysis of Hybrid Mobile Robot with Aerial and Terrain Locomotion Capability,” at the 3rd International Conference on Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Simulation, April 2018.
  • Best Paper Award – Sarbajith Pal (2017-19 batch), for the paper titled “Design and Analysis of Asymmetric Bellow Pneumatic Flexible Actuator with Optimal Number and Type of Corrugations,” at 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing Instrumentation and Control Technologies, July 2019.

Curriculum

Semester 1
Sl. No Course Code Course Type# Course Title L T P     Credits 
1 23MA605 FC Mathematics for Robotics and Automation 3 0 2 4
2 23RA601 FC Control Systems 3 0 2 4
3 23RA602 SC Mechanics and Control of Robots 3 0 2 4
4 23RA603 SC Vision Systems and Digital Image Processing 3 0 2 4
5 23RA604 SC Machine Learning 3 0 2 4
6 23AVP601 HU Amrita Values Program* P/F
7 23HU601 HU Career Competency I* 0 0 3 P/F
Total Credits 20

* Non-credit Course 

Semester 2
Sl. No Course Code Course Type# Course Title L T P       Credits 
1 23RA611 SC Mechatronic Devices and Systems 2 0 3 3
2 23RA612 SC Industrial Automation 3 0 2 4
3 23RA613 SC Autonomous Robot Systems 3 0 2 4
4 E Elective I 3 0 2 4
5 E Elective II 3 0 2 4
6 23RM705 SC Research Methodology 2 0 0 2
7 23HU611 HU Career Competency II 0 0 3 1
Total Credits 22
Semester 3
Sl. No Course Code Course Type# Course Title L T P      Credits 
1 23RA798 P Dissertation – Stage I 12
Semester 4
Sl. No Course Code Course Type# Course Title L T P  Credits 
1 23RA799 P Dissertation – Stage II 14

# FC – Foundation Core, SC – Subject Core, E – Elective, HU – Humanities, P – Project 

Electives I and II
Sl. No. Course Type  Course Code Course Title Credits
L   T    P    Total
Industrial Focus
1 E 23RA731 CNC Machines 3 0 2 4
2 E 23RA732 Process Control and Instrumentation 3 0 2 4
3 E 23RA733 Advanced Process Control 3 0 2 4
4 E 23RA734 FPGA based System Design 3 0 2 4
5 E 23RA735 Embedded System Design 3 0 2 4
6 E 23RA736 Data Driven Modeling of Robotic Systems 3 0 2 4
7 E 23RA737 Essentials for Mechatronic Prototyping 3 0 2 4
Research Focus
10 E 23RA741 Humanoid Robotics 3 0 2 4
11 E 23RA742 Swarm Intelligence 3 0 2 4
12 E 23RA743 Behaviour-based Robotics 3 0 2 4
13 E 23RA744 Frontiers of Biomechatronics 3 0 2 4
14 E 23RA745 Optimization Theory 3 0 2 4
15 E 23RA746 Haptic Interfaces 3 0 2 4
16 E 23RA747 Innovating in Technology 3 0 2 4
17 E 23RA748 Measuring User Interface Quality 3 0 2 4
18 E 23RA749 Design for People: Principles and Practices of Human Centered Design 3 0 2 4
19 E 23RA750 Mechanisms for Robot Systems 3 0 2 4
20 E 23RA751 Quadruped Robots 3 0 2 4
Software Focus
21 E 23RA761 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3 0 2 4
22 E 23RA762 Advanced Perception for Robotics and AI 3 0 2 4
23 E 23RA763 Computational Intelligence 3 0 2 4
24 E 23RA764 Machine Vision 3 0 2 4
25 E 23RA765 Advanced AI for Robotics 3 0 2 4
26 E 23RA766 Virtual Reality and Applications 3 0 2 4
27 E 23RA767 Non-Linear Control Theory 3 0 2 4
28 E 23RA768 Experimental Haptics 3 0 2 4
29 E 23RA769 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 3 0 2 4
MTech Program Fee 2022 (Per Semester)

Facilities & Infrastructure

 

State of the art Industrial Manipulators: ABB IRB 1600 with integrated Vision system for conveyor tracking, ABB IRB 1520 capable of MIG welding.

Automation hardwares: Allen-Bradley PLC, Allen-Bradley HMI and SCADA, Allen-Bradley Variable Frequency drive, Allen-Bradley Servo-drives, Automation Studio simulation environment.

Facilities

ROS compatible Husky mobile robot from Clearpath Robotics with GPS, LIDAR and camera

Facilities

Pneumatic and Hydraulic lab with Industrial grade pneumatic and hydraulic components with manual and PLC-relay controls

Alumni

Anjai Krishnan (2014-16 batch)
Robotics Engineer, Nissan Digital India

Pass-Out year: 2016 In 2016, joined Amrita Mechanical Engineering Department as Research Associate in MISR Lab (Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems Research Lab)

Lentin Joseph (2016-18 batch)
Founder/CEO, Qbotics Labs Pvt Ltd

Pass out year: 2018 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics, ROS, OpenCV, embedded system

Adarsh R S (2016-18 batch)
Founder/CEO, Toboids Automata Pvt. Ltd.

Pass out year: 2018 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics, ROS, Embedded system

Chegu Viswanadh (2016-18 batch)
Founder/CEO, TF-BOT Pvt. Ltd.

Pass out year: 2018 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics, ROS, Embedded Systems

Jogesh S Nanda (2016-18 batch)
Sr Engineer Controls , Hitech Robotics

Passed out 2018 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics and Control Systems

Satyanarayana Pillai S (2016-18 batch)
Software Developer (Automotive), IPETRONIK India Pvt.Ltd.

Passed out 2018 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics and Control Systems

Virbhadrappa Swaminath Kalburgi (2017-19 batch)
Senior Research Associate, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore.

Passed out 2019 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics and Control Systems

James P M (2017-19 batch)
Tech lead & Robotics Integrator , Automotive Robotics India

Passed out 2019 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Robotics and Control Systems

Vaani I (2017-19 batch)
Data Scientist , Saksoft Limited

Passed out 2019 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Data Science

Anandhu B Krishna (2017-19 batch)
Mechatronics Engineer, Volvo Group India Pvt Ltd

Passed out 2019 Program: MTech Robotics and Automation Working Technologies: Mechatronics

Why Amrita

The top reasons to choose Amrita for your career

601-800th

World University Rankings 2019

141

BRICS Rankings 2020

801–1000th

World University Rankings 2019

168th

BRICS University Rankings 2020

7th

India University Rankings 2023

15th

Overall Rankings 2023
ranking
7th Best
University in India
ranking
Amrita Ranked No.1 in India Top 100 in The World
ranking
Topmost
‘A++’ Grade

Testimonials

Dhivin Davis
Navigation Engineer at Sesto Robotics

“My MTech in Robotics and Automation at Amrita University was an opportunity for me to learn and brush up on skills needed to excel as a robotics engineer. I was able to grasp and learn advanced concepts in robotics easily and it helped to mould my career. My time spent at Amrita was fruitful and I cherish every moment of it.”

Gokulnath K
Analyst, Drones and Robotics, Innovation Labs, EY (Ernst & Young)

“First and foremost, I am proud to say that I am an Amritian. Since I was one of the first batch students of M.Tech. Robotics and Automation branch, I was a little bit confused about the future, placement and all, but the faculty members had given the confidence and guided me to the right path.The uniqueness of M. Tech RAU is that you will get the chance to work with state-of-the-art robotic systems and interaction opportunity with world renowned professors. During the course we had enjoyed a lot with the arts, technical and cultural fests. The faculties are very helpful and they are ready to help the students even after their graduation. My two years at Amrita have been excellent and a memory to cherish for a lifetime.”

Alekh V
PhD student, IIT Bombay

“Amrita offers quality education and life changing experiences. The department emphasizes on state of the art technology and the faculty are very supportive.”

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