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IIT Madras Launches Rs 3.3 Crore Construction Robotics Lab
IIT Madras has opened a new robotics laboratory.
The lab cost Rs 3.30 crore to establish.
Bechtel India helped support the project.
Researchers and students will use the lab to develop new technologies.
They will test robots and automated systems for construction work.
The lab will study ways to improve construction and infrastructure projects.
It will also explore other advanced construction technologies.
The partnership connects university research with the needs of the construction industry.
IIT Madras has inaugurated a Rs 3.30-crore robotics laboratory on its campus.
The laboratory will support research and applications in robotics, automation and construction technology.
Its work will focus on robotics and automation for construction and infrastructure projects.
Bechtel India supported the establishment of the laboratory.
The partnership aims to connect academic research with construction industry requirements.
- Who
- IIT Madras and Bechtel India.
- What
- A Rs 3.30-crore laboratory for construction robotics, automation and related technologies was inaugurated.
- Where
- On the IIT Madras campus.
- When
- Why
- To support research and applications in construction robotics and connect academic work with construction industry requirements.
Key facts
- Laboratory cost
- Rs 3.30 crore
- Institution
- IIT Madras
- Industry supporter
- Bechtel India
- Research focus
- Robotics, automation and construction technology
- Application area
- Construction and infrastructure projects
- Users
- Researchers and students







