Country’s first Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park launched in Bengaluru

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The country’s first Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) was launched in Bengaluru on 14 March 2022.  It is promoted by a not-for-profit foundation set up by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru.

• The Park  has been set up with a capital of Rs 230 crore out of which the central government contribution is Rs 170 crore and the Karnataka government contribution is Rs 60 crore.

• The ARTPARK will work on creating a globally leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics Innovation ecosystem in the country.

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

• The Indian Institute of Science was set up in 1909 at Bengaluru, Karnataka by a partnership between the industrialist JRD Tata, the Mysore royal family and the Government of India.

• IISc  is India's premier institute for advanced scientific and technological research and education.

• In 2018, IISc was selected as an Institution of Eminence (IoE) by the Government of India.