Odisha has launched robotics laboratories in 807 government schools while introducing an app for primary-school learning, putting advanced technology and basic classroom skills into the same education push.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the facilities at the Surabhi children’s festival in Bhubaneswar on November 12, according to his office. The festival runs through November 14. The labs are intended to introduce pupils in Classes VI to X to coding, artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing; the Nipun App targets foundational learning among younger children.
The ₹164.33-crore laboratory programme comes with a less visible requirement: people to make the equipment useful. An August 2025 amendment to the state’s procurement document required the supplier to deploy 807 trainers, one for each school, for day-to-day academic and technical support. That is a contractual requirement, not evidence that every trainer is now in place.
The New Indian Express reported that each laboratory has four robots, kits, computers and 3D-printing facilities. The chief minister’s launch announcement does not establish how often pupils are already using them or whether learning has improved.
The two initiatives serve different stages of schooling. Their launch expands the tools available; classroom use, staffing and measured progress will determine what pupils actually gain.
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