Nokia companions with IISc to arrange centre of excellence for robotics analysis

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia introduced a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to arrange a Centre of Excellence (CoE) so as to facilitate analysis within the areas of networked robotics.

“The analysis lab will promote inter-disciplinary analysis involving robotics and superior communication applied sciences in 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The CoE may also develop use circumstances throughout industrial automation, agriculture and catastrophe administration,” Nokia said in a statement.

The centre will facilitate engagement and cooperation between academia, start-ups and industry ecosystem partners to research and develop these use cases, it added.

The research projects undertaken by the CoE will include the design of advanced robotics, AI and automation solutions built upon next generation telecom networks and their applications for solving societally relevant problems.

Professor Govindan Rangarajan, Director at IISc, said, “Next generation communication technologies like 5G and 6G will contribute enormously to the growth of India’s economy.“

He added, “The collaboration will enable us to explore new frontiers for advanced technology research to benefit society as well as provide state-of-the-art training to our students to enable them to become technology leaders in the coming decades.”

In August 2020, the 2 entities signed an settlement for establishing the CoE in Networked Robotics, and since then a core group has labored tirelessly to arrange and equip the centre.

“We need India to drive international innovation in an period of convergence the place just a few years from now, prolonged actuality (XR) and digital-physical fusion will enable us to create, collaborate and talk in unprecedented methods,” mentioned Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Nokia.

He added that there’s “substantial untapped mental functionality and competence in India”, and the partnership will “enable exciting possibilities for industry and society”.

Nokia mentioned it is going to fund the CoE for 3 consecutive years so as to maintain the primary section of the partnership between Nokia and IISc.

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