Research
Introduction to RBG Labs
Dr. Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras and Head CoERS, RBG Labs
Dr. Venkatesh Balasubramanian is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Design at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, where he heads the Centre of Excellence for Road Safety and RBG Labs. He works on various problems of disruptive innovations in product and process developments.
Journey of RBG Labs
Events
News & updates
Southern States recorded more number of road accident cases in the last 4 years: IRAD
According to data on the newly-launched Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD), 14.1 lakh road accident cases were reported from 2021 to December 9, 2024. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala are among the top five States with the highest number of road accidents,...
IIT-M and JGU collaborate on robot tour guide for museum
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) have partnered to create S.A.M.V.I.D. (Smart Assistant for Museum Visitors and Interactive Displays), an innovative semi-humanoid robot guide for India's first Constitution Museum....
JGU & IIT-M ink MoU to design ‘Advanced Robot Tour Guide’ for India’s first Constitution Museum
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and OP Jindal Global University (JGU) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of S.A.M.V.I.D. (Smart Assistant for Museum Visitors and Interactive Displays), an innovative...
JGU and IIT Madras Collaborate to Design Advanced Robot Tour Guide for India’s First Constitution Museum
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) and O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) have entered into a noteworthy Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of S.A.M.V.I.D. (Smart Assistant for Museum Visitors and Interactive Displays),...
Awards & Achievements
Harita Intelliseat has won the Apollo CV award 2018
Harita Intelliseat was developed as a joint venture between Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Harita Seatings Systems Ltd
‘Congress Competition for Practice Examples’ of IEA
Prof. Venkatesh Balasubramanian, Department of Engineering Design has won the 'Congress Competition for Practice Examples’ of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) at Florence, Italy. This award was for a case study, “Tamil Nadu Accident...
Launch of CEmONC App developed at IITM
Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and New born Care App (CEmONC App) was officially launched by Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Department on 15.08.2018. The app was also awarded as one of the best interventions by the Minister for Health...
Patents, Publications & Reports
Associations
