MBD Group Launches Robotics Lab on Wheels to Transform STEM Learning for Underprivileged Students

The Robotics Lab on Wheels is a compact, custom-designed van equipped with everything needed for hands-on STEM learning, Arduino boards, sensors, motors, and robotics kits.

The MBD Group has launched a new initiative titled 'Robotics Lab on Wheels' under its umbrella CSR initiative “Love to learn by MBD” to provide robotics and STEM education directly to students in underprivileged schools in urban and rural India.

The van-mounted mobile lab is equipped to provide experiential, technology-enabled learning opportunities to schools that typically do not have such facilities and economic bandwidth.

This initiative is part of the Ashok Kumar Malhotra Charitable Trust’s flagship program, ‘Love to Learn’ and has been rolled out under Ashok Karya—a long-term social impact movement launched to honour the legacy of its Founder, Ashok Kumar Malhotra.

The Robotics Lab on Wheels is a compact, custom-designed van equipped with everything needed for hands-on STEM learning, Arduino boards, sensors, motors, and robotics kits. The mobile   Lab brings these resources directly to schools, eliminating the need for additional infrastructure or investment. Thanks to its compact design, the van can easily reach remote locations and even schools in densely populated areas, making cutting-edge STEM education accessible to every learner.

Under this initiative Learning sessions will take place in the school’s classrooms or activity areas, where a trained facilitator will conduct 24 interactive sessions over ten months, turning familiar spaces into hubs of innovation and collaboration. Students will engage in five thoughtfully structured modules that begin with the fundamentals of robotics and move through advanced topics like IoT and automation. At the end of the program, students will be assessed and certified - marking their first step into the world of future technologies.

On the auspicious occasion of the launch of the initiative Satish Bala Malhotra, Chairperson of MBD Group, said, “Ashok ji always dreamed of empowering the needy 4890-. through education. With the Robotics Lab on Wheels, we are not just remembering his legacy, we are living it. This initiative gives children more than just knowledge—it gives them confidence, creativity, and a glimpse of a future they can shape with their own hands.” She noted that the initiative is about inclusion and opportunity. “It brings joy into learning and plants the seed of curiosity and innovation in children who may not have the opportunity to experience robotics or understand coding."