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