Robotics
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Robotics is the branch of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots,[1] as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing.
These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics.
The concept of creating machines that can operate autonomously dates back to classical times, but research into the functionality and potential uses of robots did not grow substantially until the 20th century.[2] Throughout history, robotics has been often seen to mimic human behavior, and often manage tasks in a similar fashion. Today, robotics is a rapidly growing field, as technological advances continue; researching, designing, and building new robots serve various practical purposes, whether domestically, commercially, ormilitarily. Many robots do jobs that are hazardous to people such as defusing bombs, mines and exploring shipwrecks.
Fellowship Awards to KIIT Students
Taiwan International Graduate Program - International Internship Program 2014 at Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Program: NASA Tournament Lab
Total Award Available: $30,000
The following KIIT students are selected for the Taiwan International Graduate Program - International Internship Program 2014 at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. They are working 10th May to 30th June 2014.
Mr. Amlesh Kumar, Roll: 2011116511, Batch: 2011, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), is working in the area of research : Nano Science and Technology under Professor: Dr. Kuei-Hsien, Chen.
- TIGP and the hosting PI will together offer NTD 30,000/month-tax free (~USD 1000) for two months. (TIGP will provide a monthly stipend of NTD 20,000/months and the sponsoring faculty will provide additional monthly stipend of NTD 10,000/ month).
- In addition, one way airfare at economy class will be provided to participating interns upon completion of the training program.
Ms. Anisha Mohapatra, Roll: 201141576, Batch: 2011, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), is working in the area of research : Molecular Science and Technology under Professor: Dr. Kuei-Hsien, Chen.
National Internship
Mr.Harkrishn Patro(201110125) , from CSE branch who joined MYNTRA as an intern on May 19, completed his internship yesterday (27 June).
- Fellowship: He was paid 25,000/month during this period.
Mr.Vattam Vishal, Roll: 201210303 , Brach: Mechanical , (Branch 2012-2014) working as Research Intern at Mechanical Dept, IIT Guwahati during May - July 2014.
Mr.Sandeep Khadanga( Roll No.: 201210444) Brach: Mechanical , (Branch 2012-2014), working as Research Intern at Mechanical Dept , IIT Guwahati during May -July 2014.
- 2011: Kewal Krishna, Roll No.200820141, Branch: CSE, ( Batch: 2008-2012) working as Research Project Student in Dept. of Mathematics and Computing, IIT KGP during June 2011 - July 2011 (2 months) on Mining, Search Engines & Page Rank. Project :Basics of data and web mining were studied. The emphasis was on working of search engines with special consideration to GOOGLE's Page Rank. A mini web graph was created and the page ranks found out " under the guidance of Dr. Sourav Mukherjee in the Dept. of Mathematics and Computing
- 2011: BHABANI SANKAR NAYAK, Roll No.: 200810384, Branch: ECE, ( Batch: 2008-2012) working as Research Internat C.A.R.E, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi duringJune 2011 - August 2011 (3 months), on NF-FF MEASUREMENTS OF ANTENNA
- 2009: SwastiRanjanKhuntia, Roll No: 200610347, Branch: ELE ( Branch: 2006-2010) working as Research Intern at National Institute of Technology Rourkela during June 2009 - July 2009 (2 months) Project: "A Comparative Study of P-I, I-P and Fuzzy Controllers for Speed Control of DC Motor Drives" under the guidance of Dr. K. B. Mohanty in the Dept. of Electrical Engg.
Aditi Gidra, Student, B. Tech. 6th Semester received the POSCO Asia Fellowship provided by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation, Korea. It was handed over to Aditi Gidra by Dr. Omakarnath Mohanty, Vice Chancellor, BPUT, Mr. Soumya R. Behera, HR, POSCO India, and other eminent personalities on December 24, 2008 at the BPUT office in Bhubaneswar.
IIT Madras Summer Fellowship Program 2009
Mr. Saurabh, B. Tech, 6th Semester, bearing Roll No. 200620062, has been selected for the prestigious 'IIT Madras Summer Fellowship Program 2009' in the Dept. of Physics, based on his credentials. The program was for a period of 60 days from May 16 - July 15, 2009. He received a stipend amount of Rs. 6,500 for the entire period of two months. The program is designed to enhance awareness and interest in high quality academic research among young Engineering, Management, Sciences and Humanities students through a goal-oriented summer mini-project to be undertaken in different departments of this prestigious Institute.
Measuring Ultraviolet radiation, improving crop yield via electric currents and creating electricity from traffic: Meet the Science in Action Finalists, Part 2
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On June 27, the winner of the second annual $50,000 Scientific American Science in Action Award, powered by the Google Science Fair, will be announced. In this blog series we ask the finalists to describe their projects and themselves. Meet three innovative students from Australia, Belarus and India.
Name (Age): Ethan Butson (17)
Country: Australia
Project: Save the Skin You’re In
Ethan Butson
Summary: To avoid both skin cancers and vitamin D deficiencies, the UV-optimizing “Opti-D Package” measures UV exposure with a dosimeter combined with an exposure-time calculator in a smartphone app.
How does your project affect the community you grew up in?Two out of three Australians will develop skin cancer in their lifetimes. The major contributing factor is overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. However, one in three Australians is now also vitamin D deficient. The major cause is UV underexposure. Diseases related to vitamin D deficiency include, but are not limited to, cancer, heart disease, depression and bone degeneration. It’s the colossal solar UV paradox: too much or too little are both detrimental to your health.
If you could have dinner with any three scientists throughout time, whom would you choose?
Well, I like a lively and fun conversation at dinner, so probably Michael Faraday, because he would be a real buzz (okay, it’s not the best joke!), Schrödinger (and he could bring his cat), and then I’d round the table off with Peter Parker—Spiderman—to tie the whole party together.
Well, I like a lively and fun conversation at dinner, so probably Michael Faraday, because he would be a real buzz (okay, it’s not the best joke!), Schrödinger (and he could bring his cat), and then I’d round the table off with Peter Parker—Spiderman—to tie the whole party together.
What do you think was the most revolutionary invention of the past 100 years, and why?
I would have to go with computers. They have changed the world in so many ways. They not only make the world a smaller place but they speed up just about every process we have in modern life. Medicine, health, energy, technology, manufacturing are just a few areas that have been completely revolutionized by computers.
I would have to go with computers. They have changed the world in so many ways. They not only make the world a smaller place but they speed up just about every process we have in modern life. Medicine, health, energy, technology, manufacturing are just a few areas that have been completely revolutionized by computers.
What is your favorite color?
Ultraviolet of course (seen by the Opti-D)
Ultraviolet of course (seen by the Opti-D)
Name (Age): Evgeniy Pavelko (16)
Country: Belarus
Summary: In an effort to improve plant productivity, a weak current was applied to seeds of such plants as beans to test whether it improves the rate of germination, growth rate and plant quality.
Evgeniy Pavelko
What is your scientific inspiration?I am inspired by life. It is fascinating to know all of the processes that occur in both plants and animals. Understanding the world around me inspires me and my ideas.
If you could have dinner with any three scientists throughout time, whom would you choose?It would be pleasure to have dinner with the following scientists: Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, Hippocrates and Albert Einstein. These people had unique ideas, and I could learn quite a lot from them.
Do you have a favorite band or song?Most of all I prefer rock. I really enjoy the following songs: White Stripes’s “Seven Nation Army” and “Fell in Love with a Girl”; Rock Mafia’s “The Big Bang”; and Hurt’s “Happiness” and “Mother Nature.”
Project: Electricity from Traffic
Name (Age): Sagnik Chakraborty (17)
Country: India
Summary: Sagnik’s project converts the force exerted by automobiles moving on the road surface into useable electrical energy, creating an alternative source of energy as well as reducing environmental pollution for the sustainable development of mankind.
Sagnik Chakraborty
How does your project affect the community you grew up in?
Diseases related to environmental pollution are increasing. At the same time nonrenewable resources are getting exhausted. I think my project can work as a solution to these problems. My project shows how we can generate electricity, which is the most important energy source in modern life, with minimum investment and maintenance cost.
Diseases related to environmental pollution are increasing. At the same time nonrenewable resources are getting exhausted. I think my project can work as a solution to these problems. My project shows how we can generate electricity, which is the most important energy source in modern life, with minimum investment and maintenance cost.
Who are your scientific inspirations, and why?Steve Jobs and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam are my scientific inspirations. Their optimistic views towards life, total dedication to science, innovation and curiosity, and their simple lifestyles inspire me.
If you could travel through time, what one invention or discovery would you want to introduce 100 years ahead of schedule, and why?I would like to introduce an invention that would allow us to control the forces of nature for the benefit of human civilization. This invention would enable us to stop the loss of innocent lives from natural calamities, like earthquakes, tsunami, storms etcetera.
What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is boiled rice, potato fries and fried fish .
My favorite food is boiled rice, potato fries and fried fish .
GOOGle Robocup Winner
4 students of KIIT University won runners prize of Autonomous programmable robotcup play held by google robots and fabonix gamers.
There were 39 teams all over india including IIT and Nit's.
They all are Mechanical first year students.
Mech Warriors
From left: SUNNY RAHAMAN, ARPAN KUMAR CHATTERJEE, PRITAM JANA, RAJNARAYAN PRAMANICK
---"I just want the future to happen faster. I can't imagine the future without robots.Kiit mechanical students trying to give a thrill to fulfill the robots dream. I feel proud of it."
by Nolan Bushnell , Departmental Head of Robotics of Stanford University , US
They got the Membership of Fav Lab, MIT and also invited by Google Science Fair.
Success Story: Zero Robotics Video Challenge
July 8, 2014
Total Award Available: $30,000
The Challenge: The purpose of this challenge was to create a 1-2 minute video that would get the students excited about controlling objects in space with the ZERO ROBOTICS Challenge. There were no limits on format of the submission and could have been anything from a “viral” video, to a slick mash up of the existing footage, to an inspired commercial. The videos were designed to make the Zero Robotics Challenge feel accessible to everyone (i.e. to both boys and girls, coders and those without previous coding experience).
The Results: There were a total of 239 submissions for this challenge with 1st place going to Brian Adler of LA,,California won the 1st place prize of $11,400 with his video “Ground Control.” Brian also went on to work with NASA for the Venus Transit Video as well.
How the Challenge Advances NASA’s Mission: The winning video was pushed out to spread the ZERO Robotics open message to many different students helping to get over 72 team submissions for the actual ZERO Robotics Challenge.
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