TEHRAN – The government is providing infrastructure for robotic science in order to use it in the industry sector, deputy information and communication technology (ICT) minister for innovation said.

Nasrollah Jahangard made the remarks during the opening ceremony of Amirkabir International Robotic and Artificial Intelligence Contest (AUTCUP 2019), IRNA reported on Saturday.

Jahangard said that robotic science is very beneficial in mining industry, water and traffic management, and during natural disasters like earthquakes.

The robotics is a combination of mechanics, software, electronics, telecommunication, chemistry and biology, he said.

AUTCUP 2019 is being held from March 2 to 4 at Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology.

A total of 542 teams from Russia, Australia, Taiwan, China, Germany, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Indonesia, Turkey, Afghanistan, Lithuania and Iran are competing at the event.

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