Convergence of AI, IoT, and Robotics in Smart Agriculture for Next-gen Engineering Education

Abstract

This paper discusses the emergence of convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IoT) and robotics on smart agriculture and presents the role of the convergence on next-generation engineering education. The study illustrates the advantages of using smart agriculture as an application domain for enhancing the present-day engineering education through application of learned new IT & communication tools for automation and data mining usages. The application domain of smart agriculture is used as an example to illustrate how real-time information collection, predictive analytics, and automated systems can be applied into engineering education curricula to improve practical and interdisciplinary skills of the students.