MIT Robocon Tech Team
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Based in | Pune |
| Owner | MIT World Peace University |
| Head coach | Dr. Saket Yeolekar |
| Championships | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2020 |
| Division titles | Runner-up 2008 nationals, Misumi award International 2008, Semi-finalists at the nationals, 2010 National Winner, Best Innovative design 2010, Prof. Balakrishna Memorial award 2010, Semi-finalists 2011 nationals, Winner 2012, Fastest job completing robot Award 2012, Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award 2012, Mabuchi Motor Award 2012 Internationals, Winner 2013 Robocon India, Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award 2013, Finalist in National Robocon 2017, Finalist in National Robocon 2018 Nation Winners 2020 Semifinalists 2020 Runner-ups 2023 2nd Runner-up 2024 |
| Website | https://robocon.mitwpu.edu.in/ |
MIT WPU Tech Team (Robocon), Pune, India is one of India’s ABU Robocon 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
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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.
Through the Years
| 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 Indin 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 | Best Innovation award | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial award | |
| 2008 | 'Govinda' (India) | Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (India) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Misumi Sponsors Award | |
Departments
Dynamics: Designing, manufacturing, fabrication, the mechanical structure of robots, building of actuators and motors, and using SolidWorks (3D designing and simulation software).
Circuits: Building electronic circuits, microcontrollers and their peripherals, power systems, embedded systems, MCUs, and custom boards, operation with programming in C and C++.
Controls: It includes ROS/ROS2 (Robot Operating System) used for the simulation of robots, CV i.e. computer vision for object/color detection, gazebo which is a 3D robot simulation environment used for testing and validating robotic algorithms and systems, and Programming languages like Python and C++.
Non-Tech (Management): Event management, marketing, sponsorship, finance, web development, graphic designing, video editing, and content writing.
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