AI and GenNext
Back in college when Madhavi would offer 10-11am on a Saturday as the time she would explain Engineering Mechanics to us, even the Electronics and Comp Science majors would come and listen in. She captivated her audience by making EM simple. Little did we know that one day she would become the Head of Department of Mechanical Engg at MVRSEC. Back then and now - she encourages students to think on applying the old with the new....
Last week we were discussing some technical topics including applications of AI in the field of mechanical and automobile Engineering. She suggested I do a guest lecture for her students (3rd year Mechanical Engg). Yes our GenNext – a set of the Engineers who tomorrow will build and hence define how we work, live and interact. The topics engulfed us. From autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, Intelligent manufacturing and Digital twins, we discussed how AI is starting to create one of these fulcrum moments in manufacturing. The students who unlike many experienced professionals had no boundaries in their thinking. One topic led to another … to flying autonomous ambulances?
This second wave in India has opened our eyes to stark realities of dealing with the unknown. With this as the background, we explored example of where AI could help. Like many of you volunteering, I was on calls requesting an ambulance and each time the exposure of a frontline attendant again at risk: from the driver, to the paramedic in the ambulance being exposed to the patient for a considerable amount of time in my traffic ridden city. Wouldn't it be possible to reduce exposure and monitor vitals during transport to a hospital? Another topic discussed under IoT and AI- a home robot paramedic – taking care of isolated patients – ordering food, serving, monitoring vitals and so on.
The students studying from their homes today, are the engineers of tomorrow, preparing humanity for what we might need to deal with… Ethical AI will play a fundamental role, being one of the most powerful tools they will have to use, for simulations to predictions to production, ofcourse in the best way to assist humanity. How will you use AI?
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3 年The need of the time is to open the canvas to young engineers who can mold a solution but it is also high time of seniors to sit back and think what could be better for the " new normal". The young engineers need to be dreamers who work on the inflection of science where they can work with confluence of major sciences. We come from a world where we have evolved from STAAD 3D to complete IOT 4.0 3D models of smart buildings.The 3D models are now easy to execute where the functionalities lend to smart monitoring of lifestyle and luxury management. The ease of living contributes to more time and health on our part to ponder over things that can now be modeled on digital twins and make living in this smart buildings more convenience-based. The pod robot is an advanced version of bomb squad robots used in Healthcare to reduce exposure a confluence of electromechanics and automobile engineering with stealth. So what we can make better today.