A workshop on ‘Robotics’ was held at the Patel Group of Institutions here on Wednesday. IT expert from Mumbai Alok Kumar was present as the speaker and instructor on the occasion.
The seminar was attended by the students of electronics and communications branch. The students were told about various aspects of robotics. He also talked about the increase of need of robotics in every field.
To begin with the seminar expert Alok Kumar talked about the origin of the idea ‘robotics. He said that Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and others. It derived from the word robot.
He then talked about the automatic robots and its functioning. “Today we see the need of robotics in every field. Scientists and engineers are continuously working to develop the idea according to contemporary needs,” he added.
He further said that robotics deals with the design, construction, operation, and use of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
Elaborating further on the topic, Kumar said that “The robotic technologies are used to develop machines that can substitute for humans. Robots can be used in any situation and for any purpose.”
He said that nowadays there is a lot of career scope in robotics and the youngsters are mostly trying their hands in this innovative field.