AI powered wheelchair by RRC
Smart Systems, Not Just Smart Devices. The shift isn't just in what's being built, but how. IIIT Hyderabad's Robotics Research Center demonstrates this with its Al-powered Smart Wheelchair: Natural language commands interpreted using LLMs. Crowd-aware autonomous navigation. Touch-free, vision-guided manipulation
World Mental Health Day
The Mental Health Support Group at IIITH conducted a poster painting and sketching event to celebrate World Mental Health Day on 12 October at Tarangini Amphitheatre. The session saw active participation from around 20 - 30 students, who expressed their
Megathon 2025
The Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) of IIIT Hyderabad hosted the Deccan Edition Megathon 2025 on 11 and 12 October. With more than 1,100 student participants from numerous colleges across India, the 24-hour innovation marathon reaffirmed its status as Hyderabad’s largest student-run
25th Annual Sports Day-2025
Physical Education Center (PEC) and Sports Council hosted a special sports event exclusively for faculty and staff as part of the 25th Annual Sports Day -2025 from 24 to 26 October. The various sporting events included table tennis, chess, carom,
Certificate program on GenAI revolution
IIITH, India’s premier research-led institute in information technology has collaborated with TalentSprint, Part of Accenture, a leading global education company powered by AI, to offer advanced programs for professionals seeking to lead in the era of Generative AI (GenAI). Building
Genesis of Bhashini: India’s First AI Mission
Prof Rajeev Sangal, founding Chair of Mission Bhashini’s Executive Committee, offers a rare behind-the-scenes account of India’s ambitious speech-to-speech translation mission—its visionary strategy, ethical dilemmas, and roadmap to global leadership in domain-specific AI. “At Bhashini’s inception in 2018–19, many doubted