More than 30 teams from across Andhra Pradesh showcase their technical expertise at ‘Escalade -III’. More than 30 teams from across Andhra Pradesh, including East Godavari, West Godavari, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam showcased their technical expertise.
A team of four from Sir C.R. Reddy College of Engineering, Eluru, has designed a robot based on micro controller programming that follows automatic predefined module.
Final year students of Raghu Engineering College, Vizianagaram, have come up with another robot that applies electro mechanical technique.
While engineering students of ANITS have made a basic model using tyre-and-arm mechanisms, second year students of GITAM Institute of Technology are eager to explain their hassle-free creation crafted by using manual operation.
These and many more were designed by contestants who were part of the preliminary round of robotics competition, ‘Escalade -III’, organised by IIT-Guwahati at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Auditorium, Andhra University, on Sunday. The robot has to climb, collect the ball placed on top of the poll, and drop it in any of the four slots provided at the bottom of the 70-cm- long poll.
More than 30 teams from across Andhra Pradesh, including East Godavari, West Godavari, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, and Visakhapatnam showcased their technical expertise.
Based on the accuracy level, motor movements, application of innovative methods, and time management, a team of six from each centre (spread across 11 cities) will be heading to the finals. All the participants will receive participation certificates and the final champions will walk away with prizes worth Rs.1 lakh.
Finals
The final round of the All India Robotics Competition is slated to be held on September 1 at IIT-Guwahati as part of its annual ‘Techno-Management Festival’ called ‘Techniche 2014’.
“The prelims are conducted on the same day across 11 centres across the country. Out of which 66 teams will get to the next level. The idea is to foster the spirit of science and technology among the student community and help them gain practical exposure,” says Tarun, one of the organisers from IIT-Guwahati.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / by Staff Reporter / Visakhapatnam – July 21st, 2014