The department was established in 1971 as the Department of Radio Equipment Production Technology (TVR), in 1991 it was renamed the Department of Technology and Automation of Radio Electronic and Electronic Computing Equipment Production (TAVR), and in 2016 it became the Department of Computer Integrated Technologies, Automation and Mechatronics (KITAM) (order No. 700 dated 05.12.2016). In 2023, the department changed its name to Computer Integrated Technologies, Automation and Robotics (KITAR).
The department is a profiling (graduating) department that conducts educational, methodological, scientific and organizational activities in the following specialties:
First level of higher education (bachelor’s degree):
Specialty G7 Automation, computer-integrated technologies and robotics
- Educational program “Automation and computer-integrated technologies”
- Educational program “Robotics and cyber-physical systems”
Specialty 174 Automation, computer-integrated technologies and robotics
- Educational program “Automation and computer-integrated technologies”
- Educational program “Systems engineering”
Second level of higher education (master’s degree):
Specialty G7 Automation, computer-integrated technologies and robotics
Educational program “Computer-integrated technological processes and production”
Educational program “Computerized and Robotic Systems”
Specialty 174 Automation, Computer-Integrated Technologies and Robotics
- Educational Program “Computer-Integrated Technological Processes and Production”
- Educational Program “Computerized and Robotic Systems”
Third (Educational and Scientific) Level of Higher Education (Doctor of Philosophy):
- Specialty G7 Automation, Computer-Integrated Technologies and Robotics
- Specialty 174 Automation, Computer-Integrated Technologies and Robotics
- Specialty 151 Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies
The scientific direction of the department is the development and implementation of progressive information, resource-saving and environmentally friendly technologies. A student design and technology bureau for robotics and mechatronics has been founded and is actively operating at the department. Through its efforts, several prototypes of mobile robots have been created and are exhibited at national and international exhibitions.