Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) in partnership with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT Delhi) will set up the country’s first medical cobotics centre. The centre to come up at IIIT Delhi will facilitate training of other health professionals, paramedical staff, technicians, engineers and researchers.
The Medical Cobotics Center (MCC) will be a technology enabled medical simulation and training facility for young resident doctors, besides acting as a validation centre for research outcomes in the areas of healthcare robotics and digital health,” the release noted. has gone.
Training Program of the First Batch:
Training programs will be multiple levels (Advanced/Basic) and group-specific such as urology, neurology, laparoscopy, and others, but will initially be limited to minimally invasive surgeries.
The first batch of trainees is likely to be inducted in April/May 2022. The training programs will be designed in consultation with leading experts or doctors, mainly from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at New Delhi, Jodhpur and other reputed institutions. Medical college.
Developing Technologies for Societal Benefit to Researchers:
Director of IIT Delhi Prof. R. According to Rao, we are happy to associate with IIITD for the Combined Medical Cobotics Center (MCC). In order to develop technologies for societal benefit, it is important for researchers from institutions to come together and work in a focused manner. I am happy to see that two premier institutes in Delhi are coming together to facilitate the development of technologies in Medical Robotics.
Training Activity at the New Cobotics Center:
Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) are funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India under its National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). The training activity at the new cobotics center will be in line with the National Education Policy for Medical Subjects, the release read.
Researchers at IIT Madras Develop New Approach for Accurate Earthquake Detection:
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras claim to have developed a new approach to accurately detect earthquakes. He said that the new method will give a short time which will help in saving lives.
Developing a Strong Early Warning System:
Estimating the exact time of arrival of non-destructive waves of earthquake will not only help in developing a robust early warning system but also gives a lead time of about 30 seconds to 2 minutes (range mainly depending on the distance of the epicentre location). but may vary from monitoring site or plant) until destructive surface waves hit the ground.
This is enough time to shut down nuclear reactors, subway services, park lifts and other measures that could save countless lives.
Framework for Detection of Seismic Events is Not Necessarily:
Highlighting the practical applications of the research, Prof Tangiral said, the proposed framework is not necessarily limited to the detection of seismic events, but is general and can be used for fault detection and isolation in other domains as well. Is.
In addition, the framework can incorporate any number of predictive models, including machine learning and deep learning models, which will minimize human intervention in detection.
Information on P-wave arrival is important in determining other source parameters of the event such as magnitude, depth and epicentre location. Therefore, a solution to the p-wave detection problem that is robust, precise and accurate is essential to accurately predict event details and minimize damage caused by earthquakes or other triggered events, said researcher K Agarwal.
