Dr. M. Manivannan is a professor of Biomedical Engineering in IIT Madras, Department of Applied Mechanics. He received post-doctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. He was a visiting scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) of Harvard Medical School (HMS) in Boston, and a visiting faculty in the Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore. Before MIT and Harvard, he received another post-doctoral training at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Maryland. In 2005 Dr.Manivannan set up the first Touchlab in India at IIT Madras, which is still unique in India. He has recently set up Experiential Technology Innovation Center (XTIC) which is the first multidisciplinary center for innovation in VR/AR/MR and Haptics in India. He has also setup the first Consortium for VR/AR/MR and Haptics in India known as CAVE (Consortium for Augmented and Virtual reality Environment).   In the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI/ML), a new interface between humans and machines is needed. Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), collectively called XR has the potential to play the new interface between humans and machines and drastically change automation – the way we design, manufacture, and maintain, including our healthcare system.  … Continue reading VR Technologies Democratize Automation in India