Robotics, metrology labs for RP

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has committed a donation of over $3 million to set up high technology laboratories for robotics and metrology at two of the country's premier universities.
The move is also hoped to give birth research and development industry in the country, officials said.
Global Storage Technologies (GST), the information technology storage division of Hitachi, launched this week its Integrated University Program (IUP) under which it will donate cutting -edge equipment for robotics and metrology laboratories at the University of the Philippines-Diliman and the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), both in Quezon City.
Aside from the donation, Hitachi GST will also provide scholarships, research grants,sponsorships, and on-the-job training in engineering, sciences and statistics to students and faculty members of UP, ADMU, De La Salle University, Mapua Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and University of Santo Tomas.
Dr. Truan Tran, Hitachi GST Philippines president and general manager, told education and IT reporters that the donation was an investment in the country for research and development capabilities on hard disk drive manufacturing and technology.
With such capability, Tran said Hitachi GST could help Filipino universities produce engineers and scientists knowledgeable on hard disk drive technology and start an industry in the country.