Nokia, IISc open CoE in Networked Robotics in Bengaluru

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for a Nokia Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Networked Robotics at the IISc Bengaluru campus.

“The CoE will promote inter-disciplinary research involving robotics and advanced communication technologies in 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI),” a joint statement said on Friday.

The CoE will also develop use cases across industrial automation, agriculture, and disaster management. Further, it will facilitate engagement and cooperation between academia, start-ups, and industry ecosystem partners to research and develop these use cases.

“We want India to drive global innovation in an era of convergence where a few years from now, extended reality (XR) and digital-physical fusion will allow us to create, collaborate and communicate in unprecedented ways,” said Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Nokia.

The research projects undertaken by the CoE will include the design of advanced robotics, AI and automation solutions built upon next-generation telecom networks (read: 5G and 6G) and their applications for solving societally relevant problems.

“We want India to drive global innovation in an era of convergence where a few years from now, extended reality (XR) and digital-physical fusion will allow us to create, collaborate and communicate in unprecedented ways,” said Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Nokia.

The research projects undertaken by the CoE will include the design of advanced robotics, AI and automation solutions built upon next-generation telecom networks (read: 5G and 6G) and their applications for solving societally relevant problems.