Programs
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- B. Sc. Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science - Undergraduate
Challenge:
With the motivation of implementing the line follower robots in industries, hospitals and shopping areas, build your own autonomous line follower robot to reach the destination by strictly following the line with maximum speed and minimum time.
Team Members & Mentors:
Fair Play
Organizing Committee:
Dimension:
Pre-Game setup:
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock:
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses or after the team completes the task.
Run Time:
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts robot and stops as soon as the robot crosses the finish line or the game clock ends.
Game Zone:
An area around the field will be designated as the GAME ZONE. No one is allowed inside the game zone except for the robot handlers and the referees.
Line Following Robot Challenge
Following the specified path is the basic challenge
The robot is expected not to deviate from the defined path or damage the arena.
Penalty will be imposed if the robot is found deviating from the assigned path or violating the rules.
Rules :
Team Members & Mentors :
Fair Play :
Organizing Committee :
Robot Dimensions :
Hardware Description :
RC Robot Race Challenge :
The task is to finish the race by following:
Round 1 (qualification Round)
Team Members & Mentors :
Fair Play :
Organizing Committee :
Dimension :
Pre-Game Setup :
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock :
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses.
Run Time :
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts and ends when the game clock stops.
Robot Soccer Challenge :
Round 1 :
Game Points :
Challenge :
With the motivation towards implementing metal detection robots and Land mine detection robots,build your own wireless robot within the specified dimensions in order to collect maximum Iron balls provided in the track with the help of electromagnet attached to the robot and to drop the collected balls in the containers kept at checkpoints on the given track and reach the finishing line in minimum time.The challenge is open for students of 9th and 10th standard only
Team Members & Mentors :
Fair Play :
Organizing Committee :
Dimension :
Hardware Description :
Pre-Game Setup :
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock :
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses.
Run Time :
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts and stops when the given time is completed
The Challenge :
Sample Arena
This is Just a Sample Arena … on Spot Arena Will Upload So
In this competition the teams are supposed to build a robot from scrap and if selected, you will get a chance to display your work in the arena of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus. The teams will be evaluated by judging panel during competition and best teams will be rewarded. This is an initiative to make people realise that scrap can also be reused, which is the theme of ROBOFUSS – “Social Robotics”. This challenge is open only for 9th & 10th class students.”
Team Members & Mentors :
Fair Play :
Organising Committee :
Dimensions :
Hardware Description :
Pre-Game Setup :
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
“Build from Scrap” Challenge :
Team members and Mentors :
Fair Play :
Robot :
Organising Committee :
Marks Allocation :
Challenge:
With the motivation of implementing the line follower robots in industries, hospitals and shopping areas, build your own autonomous line follower robot to reach the destination by strictly following the line with maximum speed and minimum time.
Team Members & Mentors:
Fair Play
Organizing Committee:
Dimension:
Pre-Game setup:
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock:
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses or after the team completes the task.
RunTime:
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts robot and stops as soon as the robot crosses the finish line or the game clock ends.
Game Zone :
An area around the field will be designated as the GAME ZONE. No one is allowed inside the game zone except for the robot handlers and the referees.
Line Following Robot Challenge
Following the specified path is the basic challenge
The robot is expected not to deviate from the defined path or damage the arena.
Penalty will be imposed if the robot is found deviating from the assigned path or violating the rules.
Rules:
In this competition the groups have to build a mechanical robot that works only on the mechanical energy. No electrical or electronics components should be present in the model. No wiring is allowed in any parts of the robot
Team Members & Mentors:
Fair Play :
Organizing Committee:
THEME :
The theme can be of groups choice but the design should be done as a solution for a social cause.
Dimension :
Hardware Description:
Game Day:
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the competition failing to which will risk disqualification.
Mechanical robot design rules:
Evaluation criteria:
Challenge:
With a motivation towards implementing the fast moving robotic vehicles in navy and emergency applications over water bodies, build your own wireless robot within the specified dimensions in order to achieve the maximum speed and control to score more by crossing all the checkpoints on the given track and reach the finishing line in minimum time.
Team Members & Mentors :
Fair Play
Organizing Committee
RC Boat – Dimensions
Pre game setup:
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock :
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses.
Run Time :
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts/RC BOAT starts and stops when the RC BOAT reaches the finish line successfully.
Challenges by RC Boat:
Disclaimer :
Arena
Will be updated soon!!
Challenge:
With a motivation towards implementing the fast moving robotic vehicles in military and emergency applications, build your own wireless robot within the specified dimensions in order to achieve the maximum speed and control to score more by crossing all the checkpoints on the given track and reach the finishing line in minimum time. The challenge is open for students of 11 th and 12 th standards only.
Team Details:
Guidelines:
Fair Play:
Robot Dimensions:
Hardware Description:
Game Play:
Arena:
The details regarding arena and setup will be shared soon.
Below is the sample race track for the robo race.
Challenge:
As the robotics industry continues to grow year after year, applications of robotic technology are being paired with a number of other innovative technologies causing a buzz in the world today. The convergence of robotics other industries is perhaps nowhere better seen than with virtual reality. Virtual reality can control robots in telepresence and telerobotic systems. VR has been used in experiments that investigate how robots can be applied as an intuitive human user interface. Another example is remotely-controlled robots in dangerous environments and in maze solving. This challenge of solving maze using VR is open for students in the 11th and 12th students.
Team Members & Mentors:
Mail: robofuss2020@am.amrita.edu
Fair Play
Organizing Committee:
Dimensions:
Pre-Game setup:
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock:
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses.
Run Time:
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts/Robot starts and stops when the Robot finishes the maze successfully.
Maze Solving using VR
Round 1 (Qualification Round)
Round 2 (Final)
Game Points(Sample):
Example of Evaluation:
Description
With a motivation towards implementing an effective and efficient quadcopter in which they find exhaustive applications in humanitarian aid during natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, etc. So, build your own Quadcopter within the specific dimensions in order to achieve an interesting and exciting treasure using your quadcopter by crossing all elimination rounds. The challenge is open for students of 11th and 12th students only.
Team Members & Mentors:
Fair Play
Organizing Committee:
Dimensions:
Hardware Description:
Pre-Game setup:
Competitors are supposed to report 10 minutes prior to the commencement of the game failing to which will risk disqualification.
Game Clock:
The game clock starts as soon as the referee commands the beginning of the round and stops as soon as the maximum access time of that round elapses.
Run Time:
Run time starts as soon as the game clock starts/quadcopter takes/off and stops when the quadcopter lands successfully.
Applications
Round 1 (qualification Round)
Fig: Sample Arena of the qualification round (H region is landing region second circle is starting area)
Game Points:(example)
Round 2 (checkpoint challenge) —-> camera is mandatory
Round 3 (treasure hunt Round) —-> camera is mandatory
Crack the code!!
Based on their scores top 3 teams teams will be selected for this final round.
The task for the teams(common for all) is to find the 5 numbers placed in the scenario and using the correct combination of these numbers they should open the locker
The fastest team that decode the combination will be announced as a winner!!
Arena
Will be updated soon!!
If there are any changes in rules we will intimate soon!!
HuT Labs is an engineering research lab using robotics for social cause. The dedicated research lab, HuT (Humanitarian Technology) Labs focuses primarily on Robotics for Health Care, Human Aided Devices, and Embedded Systems and is headed by Prof. Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, PhD. of Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Amrita School of Engineering, Amritapuri Campus. Humanitarian Tehnology Labs was established in 2012 with a vision to develop ideas and devices based on the latest technology, that will help the society in one way or the other. Within a year of establishment, HuT Labs carried out significant research works with more than 10 research paper publications and currently has more than 150 research paper publications in reputed journals, international conferences etc. With more than 50 national and international achievements and recognitions, HuT Labs is one of the top research labs in India in terms of using technology for humanitarian cause. Self-E, a self-driving wheelchair robot, Amaran, a coconut tree climbing and harvesting robot, Mudra, a hand gesture based wheelchair robot, Paripreksya, a search and rescue robot for disaster management, CHETAK, a self-governing and multi-tasking home assistance robot etc. are some of the significant robots built at HuT Labs.
The first use of the rescue robots was actually during the World Trade Centre(WTC) collapse in 2001 though the research was going on this field in the past for many years. The main goal of these robots is to reduce the number of deaths during disasters by surveying the areas in which humans are not permitted until the fire is off. HuT Labs has built a search and rescue robot called Paripreksya to help and save many lives of the victims after natural disasters such as earthquakes. Many technologies and many algorithms are utilized to develop this disaster category robotic system. Mapping, image processing, advanced sensor technologies, human-machine interface, victim identifications and rescue etc. We have designed a robust and rigid robotic system with an effective flipper mechanism which makes it move with ease in any kind of uneven terrains like sand, gravel, step fields, etc. The rescue robot can even detect hazardous signs and QR codes too. 3D Mapping of the whole unknown environment is done using LiDAR which helps in the localization of the robot. It can identify and carry the victim to safety. In addition it can retrieve dead bodies too. The team Scorpion working on this project participated in the “Robocup German Open” held in Germany in Apr2018. The team also took part in “World Robot Summit” held in Tokyo, Japan in Oct 2018. In fact, the Scorpion team was the only team from India that got selected out of 256 applications from all over the world for the World Robot Summit.
CHETAK, a self-governing and multi-tasking home assistance robot to support the old, crippled and impaired individuals to do their daily life activities or regular tasks at home and hospital environments. CHETAK is built with an advanced and cost-effective infrastructure to make it a sophisticated service robot. It has a highly integrated architecture with features like Object Vision, Speech Recognition, Autonomous Navigation with Obstacle Avoidance and a 6 Degree of Freedom Robotic Arm to make the robot serviceable. The robot can perceive the trained objects or persons and can differentiate among objects dependent on class and can foresee the qualities like Gender, Age and Posture. It can listen to the commands from a person and perform the tasks accordingly in an autonomous way. The robot can be navigated either manually or autonomously in an environment that resembles a house. While navigating autonomously, the robot always chooses the shortest path to reach the destination by avoiding any dynamic obstacles and can also navigate through extended waypoints. It uses the robotic arm integrated with end-effector to pick and place the objects by utilizing the vision information. The whole system is implemented using Robot Operating System(ROS) on Ubuntu platform to integrate individual nodes to achieve the complex operations. The robot can perform complex tasks such as Human-Robot interaction, Object Manipulation and Gesture recognition. CHETAK helps the disabled and physically handicapped people in serving them drinks, fruits etc. It helps the visually impaired people to find an object or a person and also serves them.
Self-E is an advanced wheelchair system capable of autonomous navigation at a low cost and having advanced technology. It was created to serve the people with disabilities for walking. It can be also used in the for the travelling and transport of the old age and the patients in hospital and other places. It uses the SLAM method for mapping the environment along with an algorithm for computing the shortest path. Programmed in ROS platform, Self-E is unique by the way that it is having its own navigation stack for its working purpose. Mapping is done using the LiDAR sensor which helps both in mapping and object detection and avoidance. The wheel chair is a leap ahead in technology on having an app for controlling the wheel chair. An app inclusive for the wheel chair control has been made which helps in the autonomous navigation; same app can also be used for navigating it manually through the control buttons for its manual operation.
Paripreksya 3.0 is a tele-operated UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) developed at HuT Labs. It is a light weight robot capable of doing complex maneuvering, mobility and dexterity tasks. The robot typically consists of a mobile base and a manipulator. The mobile base is responsible for the maneuvering and mobile ability of the robot while the manipulator can reach difficult places where humans cannot reach. A lot of sensors and cameras are placed on the robot so that they aid in the rescue process of disaster affected areas. The sensors placed include CO2 sensor, IMU, cameras, LiDAR etc. All these sensors and cameras help the operator to identify victims and to gather information on the surroundings. Kinect and LiDAR sensor help in mapping the environment in which the robot glides and to mark the location of detected victims the map. Paripreksya 3.0 was taken to participate in ROBOCUP GERMAN OPEN 2019 held at Magdeburg, Germany under the Standard Disaster League Category in May 2019. Team Scorpion is the only team to have participated from India.
India is the second largest populated country in the world with more than 1.3 billion people having diverse culture, languages, food habits and tastes etc. Rice is a common staple food consumed by people all over India. A variety of food items can be prepared with rice including rice flakes, idly, appam, dosa etc. Of all these, dosa is one of the most popular dishes in India, usually consumed as breakfast and sometimes even as dinner. The Central Food Technological Research Institute of India has provided the list of ingredients to prepare dosa batter including rice, black gram, flour, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride and tartaric acid. Dosa is prepared in several sizes, shapes and toppings. There are roughly around 400 varieties of dosa. Quantity, time and human effort are the three main factors considered in the design and manufacturing of this machine. In places like restaurants, canteens etc. where huge quantities of dosas have to be prepared, traditional hand cooking of dosa is a time consuming process. In addition, people might have to wait longer time to get their favorite dosa. This machine can prepare one dosa in approximately 40 seconds on an average, whereas traditional hand cooking method takes about 180 seconds to prepare one dosa.
Nowadays, we see large variety of applications of robotic instruments, oriented to influence human living. Robots in nearly every domain, are helpful to lead a very comfortable life. Humans struck by partial paralysis undergo great difficulty to carry out daily activities. Nevertheless, after rigorous therapy, their motor controls can be regained if the severity levels of the stroke are not quite high. This obligates patients to visit rehabilitation centres for the recovery of their motor impairments. In a developing country, like India, where most of the population can ill-afford proper medical treatment due to their economic status, or the inconvenient access to, or paucity of qualified therapists in remote villages. Rehabilitative robots would be really handy in such circumstances. The main goal was not only to design a comfortable hand orthotic device, to assist patients regain their motor control, but also to create an easy-to-use user interface, which can be quickly learnt by the patients in few hours. The operability of the conceived device can be fully controlled using touch screens on an Android app.
Another added feature to this device is the implementation of a feedback system. This device makes it possible for patients to avail treatments from doctors who may be situated in another place. The information a doctor can acquire pertaining to the effectiveness of the device, and the therapy done on the patient through the feedback. The patient can also receive the treatment through feedback.
As the meaning of the name corresponds to a robot which is automated in wall painting, this is a robot which can paint the interior walls of a room autonomously. The robot has a controlled movement in all the four directions without rotating the base of the robot by making use of the mecanum wheels. It also has three Ultrasonic sensors which helps the robot to move in a controlled way following the walls of a room. The robot consists of a lift to which a paint sprayer is attached so that when the lift goes up and down it sprays the paint so that it can paint a wall. The main controlling part of the robot is Raspberry Pi 3 module. The core idea regarding this innovation is to make painting a wall easy and efficient. As painting a wall is a very time consuming and a complex task this can be made simple using this Autonomous wall painting Robot. This Autonomous wall painting robot is compact and portable.
Human-animal conflicts arise due to the diminishing natural resources and habitats as a result of the rise of encroachments, poaching, urbanization, and industrialization. As a result, the loss in yield due to animal attacks has been on a steady increase in the past few years. Even though agriculture is a vast sector, the average farmer would find it difficult to invest in technological solutions to prevent loss in yield, especially for security purposes. We propose a solar powered, IoT based intelligent system that can be used to prevent crop damage due to wild animal attacks. The system implements IoT technology along with simple sensors. It makes use of four junction boxes that are central to the system architecture. The junction boxes contain MCU, XBee module, RTC, and GSM. In addition, each box hosts either two lasers or two LDR sensors. The GSM module enables the system to send a message to the farmer when the system is triggered by animal intrusion. The junction boxes will be placed in each corner in such a way that the laser transmitter in one junction box and the LDR of the neighboring junction box are in the line of sight. The proposed system can improve the yield of crops and in turn help farmers to increase their earning. This system indirectly helps the farmers to have a good sleep during the night as there is no need for them to keep patrolling their fields all through the night. This project is funded by IEEE SIGHT.
In the current global scenario, the prime question in every woman’s mind is about her safety and security. An undeniable reality that has not changed and is still prevailing, not only in our country but all around the world, is the safety of women. Whether at home, or outside the home, safety of women matters a lot. It’s a sad truth that every minute and every second some women, let it be mother, sister, wife, young girls, infants are getting harassed, assaulted, molested at various places all over the world. This research work suggests a new perspective to use technology for women safety. We have developing a women security system for helping women in distress by using IoT. Using this device, woman can share the details of location, send an emergency email and start the screaming alarm by simply pressing a button. Or the system can also be automatically activated by observing the variations in the sensor system output like the temperature sensor, and heart beat sensor. When activated, the system tracks the location of the women using Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor and sends an emergency email to the person who can help or save her. The device is easy to handle and highly responsive.