Hyderabad, Nov 12 (Reporter) Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of its first Amazon Future Engineer Makerspace in Bengaluru, set to empower over 4000 young minds by 2025. Partnering with The Innovation Story, this initiative will provide underserved students in grades 5th to 12th with immersive, hands-on learning experiences, nurturing their curiosity and equipping them with innovative technological skills to become future change-makers, the e-commerce giant said in a release. The Makerspace offers different programs for students of all levels. For beginners, there are short, 3-4 hour programs to learn basic robotics and coding and for those who want to learn more, there are longer, 6-hour programs to explore advanced topics that will dive deeper into advanced robotics, programming, prototyping, and design over the course of two days while for the most advanced students, there are multi-month programs to help them become experts. These programs help students learn to work together, design robots, and compete with other students. The Makerspace has special areas where students can build and test their robots. Akshay Kashyap, India Lead, Amazon Future Engineer Program said, “We’re excited to open our first Amazon Future Engineer Makerspace in Bengaluru. This state-of-the-art facility will provide thousands of young minds with the tools, knowledge, and mentorship they need to become future innovators. By offering hands-on learning experiences in robotics, AI, and 3D printing, we’re empowering the next generation of tech leaders and inspiring a lifelong passion for STEM. This is just the beginning of our commitment to fostering digital equity and creating opportunities for all.” The Amazon Future Engineer Makerspace is a cutting-edge facility that provides free, hands-on learning opportunities in robotics, computing sessions, AI, and 3D printing. Students can conveniently pre-book online sessions, accommodating groups of up to 40 participants. Meenal Majumder, Founder The Innovation Story said, "Our mission is to empower students to become change-makers and innovators through expert-curated, cohort-based, hands-on programs in computer science and robotics. As the knowledge partner for the Amazon Future Engineer Program, we've designed specialized experiential sessions aligning with the program's objective to uplift students from underserved communities. We aim to equip young minds with the skills to excel in tech and AI careers...////...