Robotix (competition)

Robotix

Sport	Robotics-related games
Founder	Technology Robotix Society, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
First season	2001
No. of teams	1,000+[citation needed]
Country	India
Venues	Kshitij (festival), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Official website	www.robotix.in

Robotix is an annual robotics and programming event organised by the Technology Robotix Society at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur).^[1] It is held during Kshitij, the institute's annual techno-management festival. Participation is open to college students.^[2] The event allows contestants to showcase their talents in the fields of mechanical robotics, autonomous robotics, and programming.

History

Robotix started in 2001 as an in-house event for IIT Kharagpur students. Beginning with eight teams the event has grown to include over 1000 participants.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Robotix celebrated its tenth edition with an array of challenging problem statements. Robotix 2011 conducted a water surface event, R.A.F.T.(Robotic Aided Flood Transportation) in which over 250 teams participated.^{[citation needed]}

Events

Events during Robotix are conducted under three categories: manual, autonomous, and programming/online.^{[citation needed]} In the manual events, participants handle the robot using a remote control. In the autonomous events, the robots act independently; participants are not allowed to control them during their run. In the programming events, participants are given a problem statement and submit code to solve it; competitors are also allowed to submit their solutions online.

References

1. "Robotics fever catches up with IIT-Kharagpur students". Indianexpress. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
2. "Robot festival at IIT-Kharagpur | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 October 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Robotix Archives
• Kshitij official website
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur