Mysuru: Luxury definitely is one of the strongest desires that mankind has. Who would refuse an ideal situation when they can just chill out on their cozy couches and all their chores just get done with precision and perfection? That’s where Robotics is pitching in to create machines to function as smart, mechanical servants to humanity. The future techies were singing, “Boom Boom Roboda Roboda” at GSSSIETW in Mysuru flaunting their skills in the technology of Robotics at “ROBOTEER-2016”.
‘ROBOTEER-2016’, an inter-College Robotic Competition was organised by the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, GSSSIETW, Mysuru on October 25 under Instrument Society of India (ISOI) Student Chapter.
Dr. Sreekanta Guptha B P, Principal Consultant, Infosys BPO, Mysuru was the chief guest on the occasion and Madhu Raghavendra Sagar, Lead Engineer, Infosys Ltd., Mysuru was the Guest of honor.
Dr. Sreekanta Guptha B P took the students through the basics of Robotics required for building any robotic system. “Robot is a preprogramming electromechanical device and is generally designed to work in dull, dirty and dangerous environments and robotics helps in developing completely automated and smart systems engineered to perfection. Robots are easy to control and can work safely in any hazardous environment. Robotic system consists of controller, drive circuits, motors, relays, low battery indication, regulator, supply battery, axis sensor and edge sensor. The design and interpretation of a system requires the knowledge of fundamentals”, he said. He advised the students to understand the problem before givingout a solution. Dr. Guptha also emphasized on the need to beat the clichesand create something different. He motivated the students to concentrate more on the fundamentals of engineering concepts before diving intoRobotics which is an emerging technology having an ocean of opportunities.
Guest of Honour, Madhu Raghavendra addressing the gathering said, “utilize the opportunities and keeping abreast with technical developments, students should empower themselves with scientific temper and knowledge.”
Madhu Raghavendra Sagar has worked in the area of Software and Firmware Design and development. She has been involved in the development of Verification and Validation initiatives for Automotive Electronics, Building Automation, Avionics and Retail domains at various capacities. Also she is an expert in software life cycle process by connecting end to end requirements involving integrationand collaboration with key stake holders, end users and cross functional domain. Madhu is a Robot enthusiast who has worked on various robotic platforms and AI initiatives to fulfill diversified business needs. She worked extensively on RTOS/Python/Embedded C/Arduino/ Raspberry Pi and My SQL to name a few. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication.
