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IHFC, the Technology Innovation Hub of IIT Delhi, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have joined hands to organise Robotics for Good, a UN-based educational robotics championship, for the first time in India in October this year.

IHFC has been appointed as the national organizer in India for the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 2024-2025, a global initiative of the ITU, as part of AI for Good, the leading action-oriented, global, and inclusive United Nations (UN) platform on artificial intelligence (AI). ITU is the UN’s specialized agency for information and communication technologies.

This challenge, was held in India for the first time, has put Indian students and their robotics expertise on the global map. An opportunity to make India shine, this robotics challenge looked at targeting students to offer robotic solutions targeting disaster management, which is a critical focus area across the world.

The challenge highlighted robots that offered practical solutions to promote the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participants design, build, and program a robot that completes a mission based on one of these goals. The focus is on Robotics for Good, emphasizing addressing natural disasters like earthquakes, seismic risk prediction, and soil and subsurface studies. The primary objective is to enable swift intervention during disasters to effectively minimize their impact.