Manipal: A robot designed by the Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, is all set to take part in the National Robotic Contest-2016.
The event will be held at Pune on March 3. The event aims to qualify for the biggest competition in the Asia Pacific region–ABU Robocon.
The team ‘RoboManipal’ from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) consisting of 33 students have made a robot. Nikita Mishra, team manager, RoboManipal and second-year mechatronics engineering student, said this year’s theme is ‘Clean Energy Recharging the World’, which will be hosted at Bangkok.
The problem statement involves two robots, a manually controlled ‘Hybrid Robot’ that powers an autonomous ‘Eco Robot,’ as it traverses the arena.
The ‘Eco Robot’ has no on-board power to drive itself and is powered wirelessly by the ‘Hybrid Robot’.
Nikita said around 120 engineering colleges including IITs and NITs from across country will participate in the qualifying round held at Pune from March 3. “Only one team will be shortlisted to participate from India in the final Robocon held at Thailand and they compete with teams from 20 countries,” she said.
The event is organized by Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, which calls for robots to work in harmony in a given arena to finish a predefined task in a stipulated period of time. “We brainstorm, design, experiment and test the robots based on the problem statement that is released six months prior to the competition,” she added.
RoboManipal has pulled off multiple successful performances over the last few years. The team is also proud to have alumni who have participated in the fourth international NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition in 2013. Fracktal Works, a 3D printing start-up venture that had humble beginnings at the same workshop, which is performing well and is now a leading the 3D printing industry in India.
Over the years, RoboManipal has won laurels, commendations, and has persevered to improve its outlook and success. It has come a long way since its inception, integrating innovative solutions to complex problems.
