Over 300 teams from schools, colleges, universities, and madaris are competing at the YRT 2023 competition from all over the country, while the exhibition featured up to 25 exhibitors.
The 5th International Conference on “Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI)” got underway on Friday. The event has been organised by the National Centre of Robotics & Automation (NCRA), the Society of Mechatronics Engineering, and the Department of Mechatronics Engineering UET Peshawar.
The three-day conference will feature notable lectures from academics at reputable universities in Canada and Australia, technical sessions, poster/industrial exhibitions, and youth robotic competitions.
AH Group Companies, Karkun, Directorate General of Science & Technology (DoST) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistan Science Foundation were the financial sponsors of the conference. Justice (Rtd) Irshad Qaisar, Minister of Higher Education for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was the chief guest at the opening ceremony.
Robotics and automation, according to her, are increasingly assuming a central role in our lives and will be crucial in the future as the practical and socioeconomic impact of our field continues to grow. She was grateful for UET Peshawar’s efforts in organising a conference on such a crucial topic.
Supporter of the caretaker, the chief minister of finance, was appreciative of the efforts made to involve different stakeholders from business, government, and academia.
The challenges facing the province, which has abundant resources but lags behind in many areas, were strongly urged by him to the researchers and scientists. We must utilise robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence to the fullest extent possible so that they can benefit society at large and human minds, he said.
The participants were greeted at the opening ceremony by UET Peshawar Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain. For the massive event, he praised the organisers.
ICRAI 2023 brings together researchers and businesses to share ideas and advancements in the fields of robotics and automation in industry, according to Prof. Dr. Tahir Khan, Chairman of the Department of Mechatronics Engineering at UET Peshawar.
The “Industrial Project and Poster Exhibition” and the “Youth Robotics (YRT 2023) Competitions” are both happening at the same time. Representatives from institutions, organisations, and governments at the provincial and national levels from across the nation have participated in record numbers at the conference.
Over 300 teams from schools, colleges, universities, and madaris are competing at the YRT 2023 competition from all over the country, while the exhibition featured up to 25 exhibitors.
At the opening ceremony, Dr. Khizar Azam Khan, Registrar, Prof. Dr. Sahar Noor, Dean MCI UET Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Misbah Ullah, Treasurer, Dr. Umer Shehbaz Khan, Central Project Director NCRA, EME NUST Islamabad, senior UET officials, representatives from industry, and a sizable number of conference attendees and students were present.