MIT Robocon Tech Team
Former name | MIT Robocon Team |
|---|---|
Motto in English | We Don’t just build Robots, we build people who build robots. |
| Type | College club |
| Established | 2007 |
| Accreditation | Official Robotics Club of MITWPU |
| President | Jayesh Sangave |
| Faculty Advisor | Prof. Dr. Saket Yeolekar |
| Students | 30 |
| Address | Mahaveer Building, near basketball court, MITWPU campus , Pune , India |
| Website | https://robocon.in/ |
MIT Tech Team (Robocon), Pune, India is one of Robocon India teams and the official robotics club of MIT-WPU.[1] 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
[edit]| Year | Theme | Achievements | |
| 2024 | ‘Harvest Day' (Vietnam) | Second runner-up in Indian National Robocon | |
| 2023 | 'Casting Flowers over Angkor Wat' (Cambodia) | First runner-up in Indian National Robocon | |
| 2022 | 'Lagori' (India) | IHSC Award and Helping Hand Award at Indian National Robocon (IIT Delhi) | |
| 2020 | 'Robo Rugby 7s' (India) | Winner of Indian National Robocon Represented India at International ABU Robocon Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award | |
| 2018 | 'Ném Còn' (Vietnam) | Finalist and first runner-up in Indian National Robocon (Pune) | |
| 2017 | 'Asobi, the Landing Disc' | First runner-up at Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon Best aesthetic award 2nd runner-up in Mathworks Modelling awards | |
| 2016 | 'Chai-Yo, Clean Energy Recharging the World' | National Rank 4 in Indian National Robocon (Pune) Best Idea award Fastest Pole climbing robot | |
| 2014 | 'A Salute to Parenthood' (India) | Second Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (Pune) | |
| 2013 | 'The Green Planet' (Vietnam) | Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune) Represented India at International ABU Robocon Highest aggregate score in ABU Robocon (Vietnam) Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award | |
| 2012 | 'Peng On Dai Gat' (Hong Kong) | Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune) Represented India at International ABU Robocon Award for securing 5th rank at international ABU Robocon Fastest job completion robot Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award | |
| 2011 | 'Krathong: Lighting Happiness with Friendship' (Thailand) | Indian Semi-finalist (Pune) | |
| 2010 | 'Robo-Pharaohs Build Pyramids' (Egypt) | Winner of Indian National Robocon Represented India at International ABU Robocon[2] Best Innovation award Prof. Balakrishna Memorial award | |
| 2008 | 'Govinda' (India) | Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (India) Represented India at International ABU Robocon[3] Misumi Sponsors Award | |
Departments
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Home | MIT Tech Team".
- ^ "Host MIT makes the cut,wins Robocon prize". The Indian Express. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Primitive machines in modern India". The Telegraph Online.
External links
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