JAKARTA - The State University of Jakarta (UNJ) uses robots as a substitute for students in the 2019/2020 academic year graduation procession in a virtual way (zoom and youtube), Saturday, to avoid crowds and crowds amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The graduation committee for UNJ even Semester 112 Academic Year 2019/2020, Shandy Aditya, said that the use of a robot that was made by the Robotics Community Team of the Faculty of Engineering UNJ and its lecturers showed good creativity and innovation in the field of robotics.
"The combination of digital, distance keeping, and robotics, the contemporary concept is one of the 'milestones' of UNJ which is ready for new normal activities and we will continue to evaluate and innovate in future activities," Shandy said in his statement, Saturday, November 21.
Furthermore, Shandy said that the use of student replacement robots was also carried out in the virtual graduation ceremony for even Semester 112 and also at the virtual graduation in Semester 111 on October 20, 2020.
This virtual UNJ graduation, he said, indicates that UNJ is ready to face the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and is also ready to continue to be productive and innovative in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic as it is today.
"The virtual UNJ graduation shows that UNJ Human Resources are able to adapt quickly in accommodating the graduation which has become the most memorable ceremonial event during the lecture period, but must adapt to current conditions and must continue to innovate in the implementation of graduation so that the impression of the graduates can be remembered," said Shandy.
From the information obtained, the Second Virtual Graduation of the 2019/2020 Academic Year for the 112th semester of the Jakarta State University (UNJ) took place on Saturday, November 21, 2020 directly (live) through the zoom application and the UNJ Youtube channel.
The majority of students who graduate follow the procession through the zoom application. Then for the procession of turning over the rope on the toga hat, UNJ uses a robot that is dressed like a student.
The robot that is used as a substitute for students who attend virtually is a number of two units. The two robots added two student representatives to the graduation ceremony.
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