Robotics
Key Trends & Research Areas
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Mechatronics + Smart Robots: Robots integrating mechanics + electronics + embedded systems + control. Use of sensors & actuators, more adaptability.
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AI / Machine Learning in Robotics: For perception (vision), path planning, adaptive control, anomaly detection / predictive maintenance. Robots “learn” from environments.
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Human‑Robot Interaction (HRI): Safety, gesture recognition, natural interface, collaboration (cobots). Robots working alongside humans instead of isolated cages etc.
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Autonomous Mobile Robots / Swarm Robotics: Exploration, mapping, navigation (indoor / outdoor), SLAM, swarm behaviors.
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Robotics in Extreme / Specialized Environments: Medical robots, underwater / space / disaster response robots. These have special constraints.
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Robotic Fabrication & AM: Robots used in 3D printing, robotic arms for additive manufacturing, for very complex structures. Automation combined with AM.
Skills to Build
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Control systems, robotics kinematics and dynamics
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Programming (C/C++, Python), ROS (Robot Operating System)
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Sensors and signal processing (vision, lidar, inertial sensors)
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Embedded systems, microcontrollers, actuators
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Machine learning basics (especially for robotics perception and planning)
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Simulation tools (Gazebo, MATLAB, Simulink)
Project Ideas
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Build a small wheeled robot with obstacle avoidance & mapping capability
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Implement gesture or voice-based interface for a robot arm
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Use AI vision to detect objects & sort them or pick and place tasks
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Design a cobot that can assist in simple tasks, emphasizing safety & human‑robot interface
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