MIT Robocon Tech Team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| established | 2007 |
| name | MIT Tech Team (Robocon) |
| former_name | MIT Robocon Team |
| mottoeng | We Don’t just build Robots, we build people who build robots. |
| type | College club |
| accreditation | Official Robotics Club of MITWPU |
| president | Jayesh Sangave |
| head_label | Faculty Advisor |
| head | Prof. Dr. Saket Yeolekar |
| students | 30 |
| address | Mahaveer Building, near basketball court, MITWPU campus |
| city | Pune |
| country | India |
| website | https://robocon.in/ |
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| logo = | pixels = | established = 2007 | current = | league = | history = | name = MIT Tech Team (Robocon) | former_name = MIT Robocon Team | mottoeng = We Don’t just build Robots, we build people who build robots. | type = College club | accreditation = Official Robotics Club of MITWPU | president = Jayesh Sangave | head_label = Faculty Advisor | head = Prof. Dr. Saket Yeolekar | students = 30 | address = Mahaveer Building, near basketball court, MITWPU campus | city = Pune | country = India | coach = | cheerleaders = | dancers = | mascot = | broadcasters = | media = | website = https://robocon.in/ MIT Tech Team (Robocon), Pune, India is one of Robocon India teams and the official robotics club of MIT-WPU. It is a team of students from different fields of the MIT WPU Faculty of Engineering and Technology, known for its consistent performance in the Indian National Robocon.
History
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It was founded in 2007 by MIT-Pune, now MIT-WPU. The team was established under the guidance of Prof. Ms. S.H. Kulkarni, Prof. Dr. Saket Yeolekar, and Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Karad, who also played a crucial role in mentoring the team. It started its legacy in 2008 when MIT hosted the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Robocon competition and became the Indian National Winner. The Robotics Innovation Lab is one of the initiatives taken by the institute to help students get hands-on experience in the field of robotics. The team competes annually in several competitions, the most prominent of which is ABU Robocon.
Achievements
::data[format=table] | 2008 | 'Govinda' (India) | Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (India) Represented India at International ABU Robocon Misumi Sponsors Award | |---|---|---| ::
Departments
MIT Tech Team has the following departments:
- Dynamics: It includes designing, manufacturing, fabrication, and the mechanical structure of the bot, along with using SolidWorks.
- Circuits: It involves building electronic circuits, working with microcontrollers and their peripherals, developing firmware, designing power systems, embedded systems, MCUs, and custom boards, along with programming in C and C++.
- Controls:It includes ROS2 (Robot Operating System) for the control and simulation of robots, Computer vision for object and color detection, Gazebo, a 3D robot simulation environment used for testing and validating robotic algorithms and systems, and programming languages such as Python and C++.
- Non-Tech (Management): Event management, marketing, sponsorship, finance, web development, graphic designing, video editing, and content writing.
References
References
- "Home {{!}} MIT Tech Team".
- (2010-03-07). "Host MIT makes the cut,wins Robocon prize".
- "Primitive machines in modern India". The Telegraph Online.
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