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DESCRIPTION:IEEE RAS Day 2026 Celebrations!\n\nAwareness • Opportunities 
 • Innovation\n\nThe IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) – VNRVJ
 IET\, in collaboration with the Student Activities Committee (SAC) &amp; RAS \
 , IEEE Hyderabad Section\, IEEE VNRVJIET Student Branch\, and the Departme
 nts of ECE\, EIE &amp; CSE–R&amp;I\, is organizing a special session:\n\nIEEE RA
 S Day 2026 – Awareness\, Opportunities &amp; Innovation in Robotics and Auto
 mation\n\nThe session aims to create awareness among students about Roboti
 cs and Automation\, the opportunities offered by IEEE RAS\, emerging techn
 ologies\, research avenues\, career pathways\, and innovation in the field
 .\n\nSpeaker:\nMs. Mounika SakhiNeti\nVice Chair – IEEE RAS Hyderabad Se
 ction\nFounder &amp; Director – RoboTech LLP\n\nMs. Mounika Sakhineti is a r
 obotics entrepreneur\, educator\, and technology enthusiast with a backgro
 und in Electronics and Communication Engineering and a Master’s degree i
 n Embedded Systems\, specializing in Robotics.\n\nShe has been actively wo
 rking in the field of Robotics and Automation\, developing innovative prod
 ucts including a social humanoid robot and a smart wheelchair integrated w
 ith a robotic arm. Through her entrepreneurial journey\, she has successfu
 lly secured Government of India grants of around ₹60 lakhs for robotics 
 research and product development.\n\nCurrently\, she is associated with JN
 TUH as a Guest Faculty. Passionate about robotics\, emerging technologies\
 , innovation\, and entrepreneurship\, she is committed to inspiring studen
 ts and young innovators to transform their ideas into practical\, impactfu
 l\, and real-world solutions.\n\n📅 Date: 3 September 2026\n⏰ Time: 2:
 00 PM – 3:30 PM\n📍 Venue: B Block Seminar Hall\, VNRVJIET\, Hyderabad
 \n\nKey Highlights:\n• Awareness about IEEE Robotics &amp; Automation Societ
 y\n• Opportunities for students and young professionals\n• Emerging tr
 ends in Robotics and Automation\n• Research\, innovation and career oppo
 rtunities\n• Interaction with an RAS professional\n\nJoin us to Learn 
 • Explore • Innovate!\n[]\n\nAgenda: \nWelcoming guests and Participan
 ts\nIntroduction of the Speaker\nAddress by Ms. Mounika SakhiNeti\nVice Ch
 air – IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section\nFounder &amp; Director – RoboTech LLP\nQ
 &amp;A\nConcluding Remarks\nVote of Thanks\n\nBldg: B Block Seminar Hall\, VNR
  Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology\, Bachupally \, Hy
 derabad\, Telengana\, India\, 500090
LOCATION:Bldg: B Block Seminar Hall\, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engin
 eering and Technology\, Bachupally \, Hyderabad\, Telengana\, India\, 5000
 90
ORGANIZER:nageshwar_v@vnrvjiet.in
SEQUENCE:70
SUMMARY:IEEE RAS Day 2026 Celebrations! | Awareness\, Opportunities &amp; Innov
 ation in Robotics and Automation
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;IEEE RAS Day 2026 Ce
 lebrations!&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;Awareness &amp;bull\; Opportu
 nities &amp;bull\; Innovation&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;The IEEE Robotics 
 and Automation Society (RAS) &amp;ndash\; VNRVJIET\, in collaboration with the
  Student Activities Committee (SAC) &amp;amp\; RAS \, IEEE Hyderabad Section\,
  IEEE VNRVJIET Student Branch\, and the Departments of ECE\, EIE &amp;amp\; CS
 E&amp;ndash\;R&amp;amp\;I\, is organizing a special session:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;IEEE RAS Day
  2026 &amp;ndash\; Awareness\, Opportunities &amp;amp\; Innovation in Robotics and
  Automation&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer&quot; data-start=&quot;5
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  emerging technologies\, research avenues\, career pathways\, and innovati
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 t=&quot;745&quot; data-end=&quot;761&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Speaker:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start=&quot;761&quot; data-e
 nd=&quot;764&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;764&quot; data-end=&quot;789&quot;&gt;Ms. Mounika SakhiNeti&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&lt;br data-start=&quot;789&quot; data-end=&quot;792&quot;&gt;Vice Chair &amp;ndash\; IEEE RAS Hyde
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 start=&quot;45&quot; data-end=&quot;274&quot;&gt;Ms. Mounika Sakhineti is a robotics entrepreneur
 \, educator\, and technology enthusiast with a background in Electronics a
 nd Communication Engineering and a Master&amp;rsquo\;s degree in Embedded Syst
 ems\, specializing in Robotics.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;276&quot; data-end=&quot;641&quot;&gt;Sh
 e has been actively working in the field of Robotics and Automation\, deve
 loping innovative products including a social humanoid robot and a smart w
 heelchair integrated with a robotic arm. Through her entrepreneurial journ
 ey\, she has successfully secured Government of India grants of around ₹
 60 lakhs for robotics research and product development.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start
 =&quot;643&quot; data-end=&quot;816&quot;&gt;Currently\, she is&amp;nbsp\;associated with JNTUH as a 
 Guest Faculty.&amp;nbsp\;Passionate about robotics\, emerging technologies\, i
 nnovation\, and entrepreneurship\, she is committed to inspiring students 
 and young innovators to transform their ideas into practical\, impactful\,
  and real-world solutions.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;869&quot; data-end=&quot;988&quot;&gt;📅 &lt;s
 trong data-start=&quot;872&quot; data-end=&quot;881&quot;&gt;Date:&lt;/strong&gt; 3 September 2026&lt;br d
 ata-start=&quot;898&quot; data-end=&quot;901&quot;&gt;⏰ &lt;strong data-start=&quot;903&quot; data-end=&quot;912&quot;
 &gt;Time:&lt;/strong&gt; 2:00 PM &amp;ndash\; 3:30 PM&lt;br data-start=&quot;930&quot; data-end=&quot;933
 &quot;&gt;📍 &lt;strong data-start=&quot;936&quot; data-end=&quot;946&quot;&gt;Venue:&lt;/strong&gt; B Block Sem
 inar Hall\, VNRVJIET\, Hyderabad&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;990&quot; data-end=&quot;1257&quot;&gt;
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 ut IEEE Robotics &amp;amp\; Automation Society&lt;br data-start=&quot;1064&quot; data-end=&quot;
 1067&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; Opportunities for students and young professionals&lt;br data-s
 tart=&quot;1119&quot; data-end=&quot;1122&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; Emerging trends in Robotics and Automa
 tion&lt;br data-start=&quot;1166&quot; data-end=&quot;1169&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; Research\, innovation an
 d career opportunities&lt;br data-start=&quot;1216&quot; data-end=&quot;1219&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; Intera
 ction with an RAS professional&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1259&quot; data-end=&quot;1301&quot;&gt;&lt;
 strong data-start=&quot;1259&quot; data-end=&quot;1301&quot;&gt;Join us to Learn &amp;bull\; Explore 
 &amp;bull\; Innovate!&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/me
 dia/display/8a05ddb5-b9d8-4942-ba96-b770bfa9a89e&quot; alt=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcoming guests and Participants&lt;br&gt;Introduc
 tion of the Speaker&lt;br&gt;Address by &lt;strong data-start=&quot;764&quot; data-end=&quot;789&quot;&gt;
 Ms. Mounika SakhiNeti&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start=&quot;789&quot; data-end=&quot;792&quot;&gt;Vice Cha
 ir &amp;ndash\; IEEE RAS Hyderabad Section&lt;br data-start=&quot;831&quot; data-end=&quot;834&quot;&gt;
 Founder &amp;amp\; Director &amp;ndash\; RoboTech LLP&lt;br&gt;Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;br&gt;Concluding Re
 marks&lt;br&gt;Vote of Thanks&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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