Archive · 19 Dec 2025
SBI Chairman Inaugurates Agri Robotics Lab
The SBI Chairman opened a new lab at a university in Telangana, India.
This lab uses robots and smart machines to help with farming.
The goal is to make farming more exciting for young people.
The university's leader said that by 2035, many farms will use these smart machines.
The lab was made possible with help from the SBI Foundation.
SBI Chairman Challa Srinivasulu Shetty inaugurated the first-phase Agri Robotics Laboratory at PJTAU.
The lab was established with financial support from the SBI Foundation.
It is the first advanced Agri Robotics Laboratory in an agricultural university in India.
The lab aims to attract youth to agriculture using AI-based drones and robotics.
By 2030-35, the state is expected to see widespread use of robots, drones, and sensors in farming.
- Who
- SBI Chairman Challa Srinivasulu Shetty, Professor Aldas Janaiah (Vice-Chancellor, PJTAU)
- What
- Inauguration of Agri Robotics Laboratory
- When
- December 19, 2025
- Where
- Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU)
- Why
- To promote advanced technologies in agriculture and attract youth to the sector
- Location
- Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU)
- Inaugurated by
- SBI Chairman Challa Srinivasulu Shetty
- Financial Support
- SBI Foundation
- Technologies Involved
- AI-based drones, robotics, unmanned tractors, sensors
- Future Projection
- Widespread use by 2030-35