Why Study Robotics
To learn more about robotics in our university, please, visit website of Laboratory of Intelligent Robotic Systems of the Institute of Information Technology and Intelligent Systems of Kazan Federal University.
Evgeni Magid, head of the Department of Intelligent Robotics at the ITIS Institute, spoke about the future of robotics, the modern education system at KFU and international cooperation
— Evgeni Arkadyevich, what is the relevance of the new master’s program?
— Let me give you an example: two years ago we were looking for specialists for the laboratory and sent a request to different organizations. Many sent the answer: “We don’t have those.” One of the Skolkovo resident robotics companies responded: “If such a specialist were even on the labor market, we would hire him and pay him twice as much as you can afford.” The fact is that the most terrible thing in Russia today is personnel “hunger.” The next 5 years will see an almost complete absence of robotics experts. Our task is to fill this niche with high-quality graduates.
According to Atlas of Emerging Jobs, in the near future many professions will be replaced by robotics. For example, among the in-demand robotics professions of the future:
For more information: Atlas of Emerging Jobs
Why do you need a master's degree?
(Interview with graduate student Alexander Eryomin)
"In a broad sense, a master's degree is an opportunity to deepen your knowledge in the disciplines studied. A master's degree is a good start for future postgraduate students and, in general, people of science. Specifically, our master's degree is an excellent entry point into robotics, both for further development within the walls of the institute and for work at an enterprise".
Read the interview here (in Russian)
Where can a person study robotics?
Robotics is one of the most promising fields in Russia and in the world. A little more and robots will replace most of the employees in production. Already now in our country there is a shortage of personnel who could work with these machines. The deficit will only grow in the coming years. Getting an education in the field of robotics now means becoming a sought-after and well-paid specialist in the future.
We talked with Roman Lavrenov, Associate Professor at Laboratory of Intelligent Robotic Systems at Institute of ITIS, about why go to learn how to program robots and why ITIS will help you with this best.
