In the current era, automated machines like robots have turned out to be extremely beneficial for various sectors — starting from assisting humans around the house to industrial applications like assembling and packing products and helping doctors in performing complex surgeries. While the field of robotics has been relatively nascent two years ago, the pandemic has drastically boosted its usage and forced companies to leverage this technology for a better business outcome.
Such an advancement in the field of robotics has encouraged many colleges and universities in India to provide high-quality courses related to robotics engineering. Not only can learners now opt for a master’s program in robotics, but they can also opt for bachelor’s degree courses to give an early kick start their career in the robotics industry.
So, students fascinated by robots and are willing to understand the mechanism behind them, then exploring a career in robotics engineering could be fruitful. In this article, we are curating top ten colleges and universities for robotics engineering in India.
The list is in no particular order.
Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur
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The Mechanical Engineering Department of Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur supports an MTech and PhD Programme in the robotics stream in collaboration with the Centre for Robotics at IIT, Kanpur. This two-year course, led by faculty members of mechanical and electrical engineering, covers designing, testing, controlling, and implementing robotics devices. Upon completing this course, students will perform kinematic and dynamic analyses with simulation and design control laws for a simple robot. They will also be able to integrate mechanical and electrical hardware for a real prototype of a robotics device.
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BITS Pilani
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Under the Centre for Robotics & Intelligent Systems (CRIS), BITS Pilani offers a wide range of robotics courses at integrated first degree, higher degree and doctoral programmes. BITS Pilani has worked on some award-winning research in the department of robotics. Thus, the courses offered by this institute aim to create breathtaking robotics projects for society. Some of its robotics courses include Robotics, Mechanism & Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechatronics and Automation, etc. The institute is well equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, designed in collaboration with robot manufacturers, that provide a first-hand industry experience.
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Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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Under the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems — a research and academic centre — Indian Institute of Science (IISc) also offers several robotics courses. The centre critically focuses on research and development of robotics solutions involving advanced machine learning techniques. Starting from introductory learning on robotics, designing cyber-physical systems to creating smart and intelligence materials, these courses will equip the students with the necessary knowledge required to make a career in the robotics industry.
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Manipal Institute of Technology
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Manipal Institute of Technology has been offering a master’s degree in robotics, since 2015. This two-year (four semesters) programme — MTech in Industrial Automation and Robotics — aims at providing the students with relevant theoretical inputs and make them industry-ready with hands-on training. The university has state-of-the-art infrastructure and advanced laboratories for robotics, hydraulics and pneumatics, PLCs, sensors and actuators, microcontroller, and IIOT facilitates that helps the faculty to create an effective learning environment for the students. With topics like mathematics for simulation and modelling, robot kinematics and dynamics and motion control and path planning, this course is appropriate for students who are willing to make a career in robotics.
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Jadavpur University
Courses Offered:
- MTech in Intelligence Automation & Robotics
Under the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University at South Kolkata provides an MTech programme in Intelligence Automation and Robotics. This three-year course only has an intake of 18 students and offers a unique combination of automation and cognitive technologies. With a focus on automation, mathematical foundations, engineering theories and practical implementation, this programme is designed for students interested in building, controlling and creating robotics systems. The admission to this course is made via GATE/GPAT score or BE/BTech score.
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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
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Under the Robita Lab — a specialised robotics lab, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIT-A) offers master’s degree and PhD level courses in robotics. Starting from covering topics like mathematical formulation of robotics, Computational Intelligence and Artificial Life Simulation, to Data Mining & Warehousing, and understanding Humanoid Robots, this course claims to create an international standard robotics environment for the students. Apart from BE and BTech scores, these courses also demand a basic knowledge of programming, algorithm, graphics, statistics and communication. The last semester of the course allows students to work on a master thesis on robotics to help them land on a desired job in the robotics industry.
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Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune
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This course comes under the School of Mechanical Engineering at Dr Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune and focuses on designing, constructing, operating and applying robots in various industries. The course has been specifically designed to enable students with industry required skills and knowledge covering methods of synthesis, analysis & optimisation of newer robots and mechanisms. The course comes with specialised subject studies that include — introduction to programming, problem-solving skills, applied mathematics, physics and metallurgy of metals and non-metals, robotics’ structure systems and design, and engineering mechanics covering statics and dynamics, among others.
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Amity University
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Amity University, in its Noida, Uttar Pradesh campus, offers a four-year bachelors program in robotics. Starting from subjects like basic electrical engineering and applied mathematics to deep learning for advanced robot perception and autonomous robot systems, this course covers all that is required to be industry-ready. Further, the course also offers industry internships with some significant industry partners and a minor project to help them with their desired job.
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Lovely Professional University
Courses Offered:
- B.Tech – Robotics and Automation
- B.Tech. (Mechanical Engg. – Robotics and Mechatronics)
- M.Tech. (Robotics)
In collaboration with BN- Hitech Machines, Lovely Professional University offers two four-year (eight semesters) bachelor’s degree programmes in robotics — BTech in Robotics and Automation and BTech in Mechanical Engineering – Robotics and Mechatronics. These programmes seamlessly articulate the concepts related to robotics, starting from basic science to relevant industry practice with labs and projects. The university also offers a full-time MTech programme in robotics that takes in students from various BE or BTech programs. The courses have been designed keeping the industry requirements in place for designing, manufacturing, and thermal specialisation.
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SRM Engineering College, Kanchipuram
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The Department of Mechatronics at SRM Engineering College offers both bachelors and masters degrees in mechatronics engineering and robotics. Known for its state-of-the-art facilities like an industrial collaborative robot arm, autonomous mobile robots, advanced control plants, programmable logic controllers, this department offers knowledge on this unique field of mechatronics and its complex functioning. With topics like industrial automation, vision-guided robots, intelligent mechatronics systems, among others, these courses are specifically designed to enable students for two main career possibilities — research career and industry career.
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