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
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 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 RoboconRepresented India at International ABU RoboconProf. Balakrishna Memorial Award2018 '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 awards2016 '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 Award2012 'Peng On Dai Gat' (Hong Kong) Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune)Represented India at International ABU RoboconAward for securing 5th rank at international ABU RoboconFastest job completion robot Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award2011 '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 RoboconBest Innovation award Prof. Balakrishna Memorial award2008 'Govinda' (India) Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (India)Represented India at International ABU RoboconMisumi 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.
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External links
Robocon 2009 Tokyo Robocon 2010 Egypt Robocon 2011 Thailand Robocon 2012 Hong Kong