MIT ROBOTICS ASSOCIATION

Madras Institute of Technology

Campus
Anna University

REPORT
2022-23
 INDEX

I. ANNA UNIVERSITY MISSION AND VISION

Vision 1
Mission 2

II. MITRA
About MITRA 3
Vision and Mission 4
The President 5
Office bearers 2022-23 6

III. ACTIVITIES
Tri-Weekly Sessions 9
Touch with Technology 11
Weekly Project Update Meetings 12
MITRA Learning App 13
Projects'23 15

IV. ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - DEXBOT

About 21
Dexbot'23 22
List of events and workshops 24
Events 25
Workshops 28

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 ANNA UNIVERSITY
VISION AND MISSION
VISION
The vision of Anna University is to be a world class
institution by producing professionals with high technical
knowledge, professional skills and ethical values, and
remain as a preferred partner to the industry and
community for their economic and social development
through excellence in teaching, research and consultancy.
Anna University shall be recognized as a point of reference,
a catalyst, a facilitator, a trend setter and a leader in
technical education

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 ANNA UNIVERSITY
VISION AND MISSION
MISSION
Anna University shall contribute to the educational, economic
and social development by

producing students who are intellectually and technically

equipped with well defined knowledge, skills and ethics who
are creative thinkers, inspiring leaders and contributing
citizens
introducing high-quality academic and research programmes
and providing extension services in cutting edge technologies
ensuring a supportive campus climate with dynamic leadership
and development opportunities to meet the needs of the
students, faculty and staff
enhancing academic productivity through induction of quality
faculty, accelerated graduation, credit banking, augmented
continuing education opportunities and adoption of current
technology
sharing the intellectual resources and the infrastructural
facilities among the academia from other institutions and
among the industrial society, funding agencies, and
government
enhancing the collaborative partnership between Industry and
Institute for commercializing and transferring the latest
technological know-how to societal
setting up a Global University Network Campus that embodies
the ideals of an open, democratic, and global society catering
to the needs of the global community and satisfying cultural,
ethnic, and racial diversity
expanding global participation spread across continents with
the aid of interactive satellite-based education and the usage
of digital library
enriching the national and international character of the
University
ensuring efficient administrative coordination and effective
decision-making through necessary reforms and by
strategically allocating
benchmarking against technologically sound global leaders
with a view toward continuous improvement

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 ABOUT MITRA

MIT Robotics Association (MITRA) is the Robotics club of

MIT. Our goal at MITRA is to provide students with
hands-on experience and interactive activities that
foster transdisciplinary abilities. To complement their
academic studies, MITRA is committed to offering
innovative opportunities that fuel creativity. Our
organization equips individuals to thrive in the
evolving global landscape by providing them with the
necessary knowledge and skillset in the field of
Robotics. To learn more about us, please visit our
website.

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 MITRA VISION AND MISSION

VISION
Redefine the technical revolution by imparting
industry-grade knowledge to students, and
providing opportunities for them to indulge in
projects.

MISSION
Inspire young minds to innovate.
Bridge the gap between ideas and products.
Tap the creative energy of the club's young
minds.
Bring out the individual's potential.

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 MITRA PRESIDENT

Dr. P. Karthikeyan
President of MIT Robotics
Association (MITRA)
2020 - present
Department of Production Technology

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 OFFICE BEARERS, 2022-23

Yogeshwari V S Jagadish P
Chairperson Chairperson
2019505053 2019509021
Department of Electronics and Department of Mechanical
Instrumentation Engineering Engineering

Sowbhagya Lakshmi H T Aasthigan R

General Secretary Joint Secretary
2019505045 2020509003
Department of Electronic s and Department of Mechanical
Instrumentation Engineering Engineering

Rakhul Kumar B Sriram Kirthivas

Head of Marketing and Promotion Treasurer
2019505033 202050 4031
Department of Electronic s and Department of Electronics and
Instrumentation Engineering Communication Engineering

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 OFFICE BEARERS, 2022-23

Kaushik Padmanabhan K
Head of Marketing and Promotion Head of Web Development
2019507025
Department of Production
Team
2019509021
Technology
Department of Electronic s and
Instrumentation Engine ering

Roopashree E Siva Chokkalingam

Head of Event Management Event Management
2019505038 2019504588
Department of Electronic s and Department of Electronics and
Instrumentation Engineering Communication Engin eering

Shivani S Saranmurthy B
Public Relations Officer Head of Logistics
2019505043 202050 4026
Department of Electronic s and Department of Electronics and
Instrumentation Engineering Communication Engineering

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 OFFICE BEARERS, 2022-23

Rohinth Ram R V Divesh raj G

Head of Tech Team - Electr onics Head of Tech Team - CAD
2019504571 2019509013
Department of Electronics and Communication Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engin eering

Aakash V Ashwin K
Head of Tech Team - Head of Tech Team -
Manufacturing and Prototyping Mechatronics
2019509001 2019509011
Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

Harshitha K
Head of Tech Team - Programming
and Software
2019506034
Department of Information Technology

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 ACTIVITIES

Tri-weekly session - Robot Operating Systems

Weekly sessions were conducted for the interested students
of MIT on the Robotic Operating System. This 2-week session
on ROS included a Linux overview and basic ROS concepts
specifically organized for beginners who had no prior
knowledge

Basic Linux terminal commands and core ROS topics like

nodes. topics, publishers, and subscribers were majorly
covered with other supporting topics.

A demo project on Turtlebot using ROS that included its basic

working and implementation was demonstrated.

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 ACTIVITIES

Tri-weekly session - Robot Operating Systems

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 TOUCH WITH TECHNOLOGY

Touch with Technology is a weekly technology news column

where we post information about the current happenings in
technology, robotics, science, etc. on our Instagram page. This
initiative started on 26th February 2022. Each week, we have
volunteers who work on articles related to anything happening
in the tech world and a poster-designing team that works along
with them to design the poster in an attractive and colorful way

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 Weekly Project Meetings

Weekly Project Progress Update Meetings

Every week, on Fridays, progress update meetings were

conducted to discuss the progress made in the ongoing
projects and the challenges faced during the work.

This was basically a brainstorming session that included

members from all the projects, discussing new ideas and
solutions to the problems.

This allowed all the members of the club to interact with

each other and their projects and share their ideas and
opinions that helped each other in the development and
implementation of projects.

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 MITRA LEARNING APP

MITRA Learning App is a Progressive Web Application (PWA) that

can be used in a browser or can be installed and used as a native
application across all platforms like desktops, smartphones, etc.
It includes functionalities for registering for an account and
signing in for accessing the courses. The weekly sessions
conducted by MITRA on technical subjects like Python, OpenCV,
Machine Learning, etc can be added as course modules with their
corresponding materials in PDF and structured into a single
course that can be learned by registered users at their own pace.

Since push notifications are enabled on the registered user's

device, they can be used to send an update on a new available
course, new live sessions, workshops, events, symposiums,
hackathons, or contests

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The application was developed with frontend web technologies

like React framework based on JavaScript, MUI, a design library,
etc., and has used Firebase's (by Google) free plan for hosting our
application and it provides document database Firestore, push
notifications services, user authentication, etc. With our
application, we strive to provide good learning resources for
students to thrive and hone their skills

Memento awarded to the developer of the

app, Mr. Padmanabhan by the Chief Guest

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 Projects'23

The main focus of the year 2022-23 is to work on real-time

projects that enables learning while doing. The Team MITRA is
currently working on a few projects that are socially relevant. We
have successfully passed the design stage and is currently ready
to be manufactured. The project teams are currently working on
the hardware part of the project.

The two main projects the team is currently working on are:

1. Swatchtha Bot - Annual project

a. Lead by
i. Mohammed Mohudoom - Pre-final year, Mechanical dept.
ii. Vaikunth G - Final year, Electronics and Communication
2. Smart Vacuum Cleaner Bot
a. Lead by
i. Ruban - Second year, Electronics and Communication

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SWATCHTHA BOT
GOAL OF THE PROJECT

The main goal of the

project is to design and
develop an autonomous bot
that is capable of picking
up trash. This is achieved
by a manipulator which is
mounted on top of the
chassis.
The bot receives its feed from the camera and navigates
autonomously to the location where the gripper of the
manipulator picks up the trash piece and puts it into the
collecting bin at its back where it is split into degradable and
nonbiodegradable wastes. Also, the bot will have an additional
vacuum cleaner at front to suck up small waste materials.

WORKFLOW

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PROGRESS

Design for the gripper and chassis is completed. About 60

percent of the design of the manipulator is complete.
The trash identification and classification model is being
trained with our own dataset for greater accuracy results.
The Team is maintaining a GitHub repository for this project
where every detail of the project is updated and promotes
teamwork.

CAD MODELS

Gripper

Isometric view of gripper

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Chassis

Side view of chassis

Isometric view of chassis

Front view of chassis

Wheels

Isometric view of wheel

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SMART VACUUM CLEANER BOT

GOAL OF THE PROJECT

The goal of the project is to develop a smart and autonomous

vacuum cleaner bot that avoids collision with obstacles. This
project team only consists of second years where they research
and explore, thereby giving new improvements to the project.

This project is predominantly worked by the second years to

explore, experiment and learn new things while doing the
project.

WORKFLOW

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PROGRESS

Design for the chassis is completed.

Software part of the project is almost done.

CAD MODELS

Various views of Chassis

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 DEXBOT'23

ABOUT
Dexbot is the National Level Annual Symposium of
the MIT Robotics Association held during the even
semester. Several students from multiple colleges
and even other states participate every year.

With the ability to instantly perceive and

comprehend their surroundings and make informed
decisions using multiple inputs, contemporary AI
systems are transforming our world in countless
ways, from autonomous vehicles to healthcare
advancements. As part of our mission at MITRA, we
conduct DEXBOT to help individuals to better
acquaint themselves with emerging robotic
technologies and navigate their career paths with
confidence. Specifically, our symposium provides a
framework for students to meet industry standards
and gain practical experience in their field.

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DEXBOT'23 ()

Dexbot'23 started with an inaugural function

presided over by our beloved Dean of MIT Campus,
Prof. J. Prakash. Mr. Bharath Srinivasan from
CODIIS Technologies was the Chief Guest for the
event. The audience was amazed by the enthusiastic
and inspiring speeches of the dignitaries.

Several Students from over 15 colleges had

participated and gained sound knowledge and
showcased their skills in the competitive events and
won rewards.

Dexbot'23 inauguration

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DEXBOT'23 ()

Team MITRA

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LIST OF EVENTS
Line follower
All-terrain robot
Robo war
Maze solver
Project idea presentation
Train it to Win it
MEGA CAD Design Challenge
Bot Wizard
Fun with OpenCV

LIST OF WORKSHOPS
Robotic Control System
Introduction to Computer Vision
Innovation with Arduino
Reinforcement learning
Introduction to FPGA
Robot Operating System (ROS)

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EVENTS ()

Project idea presentation

Robo war

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EVENTS ()

Line follower

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EVENTS ()

Maze solver

All-terrain robot

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DEXBOT
WORKSHOPS ()

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