interesting robot I'm sure my ex-roommate John would be interested in
commenting a graduate of world's top robotics dept - at www.cmu.edu I am
bccing him and also those interested could check out his webpage
www.societyofrobots.com
Umesh
Buljit Buragohain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Inauguration Ceremony:
Techniche 2007 was officially inaugurated after the lighting of the lamp
ceremony; present were Hon'ble Chief Guest Sri Himanta B Sarma, Minister of
State for Health and Family Welfare, IT, Science and Technology and Guwahati
Development, the Director IIT Guwahati, and others. Mr Sarma is also the MLA of
Jalukbari. In his speech, he praised the efforts of the organizing team for
arranging a fest of such magnitude, with around 250 colleges from all over the
world, including 50 schools. He also stressed on how India should not only be
an instrument of implementation of ideas from abroad. The Director, IIT
Guwahati, Dr Barua, appraised the students for their efforts in promotion of
technology. He also urged them to pursue research.
The event concluded with the launch of the intranet campus radio by the
Hon'ble chief guest. The institute was also privileged by being showcased
the first broadcast of this one-of-its-kind venture.
Dr Uppaluri, Chairman Technical Board, concluded the event with a vote of
thanks, also announcing that the labs were open to inquisitive school
children to learn and observe how IITG functions.
MANUAL ROBOTICS( GHOSTS OF CHERNOBYL):
The most awaited, anticipated and participated event of the techniche 2007-
the tech fest of IIT GUWAHATI, began in full steam this morning at 10 am and
it is going to be held throughout the next 3 days non stop. Around 130 teams
have registered for the event and many more are still expected to register in
the next 2-3 hrs. Out of these 130 teams,70 teams from outside IIT guwahati
have registered. These teams have come from various engineering colleges from
all over the country. Teams have come from many NIT's like NIT Bhopal, NIT
Patna, NIT Silchar etc and also from other colleges like GIT Jaipur etc.
The problem statement of this event is to make a robot which
is capable of moving inside a maze and picking up a ball from the centre of it
and coming back out, while all the time being out of the reach of the
ghosts(opposition teams). The participants have shown a lot of enthusiasm and
dedication in making their robots which is quite evident from the various
innovative ideas and designs they have come up with to construct their robots
from scratch.
This event has been a huge success according to one of the organisers and it
has received lot of response from both the participants as well as the viewers
which
can be judged from the constant clapping and whoopings and the heavy crowd
that can always be seen in this event.It is expected that the same tempo will
continue for all the three days and this event proves to be one of the biggest
successes of techniche 2007.
Technothlon:
Techniche, has also witnessed participation from over 50 schools from
near-and-afar in the event Technothlon. It is our ultimate aim to inculcate
innovation in the nascent minds of our nation's youth.
Technothlon showcased several events, most notably, lecture by Mr Subhash
Basumatary,
Director of SAI Guwahati, on promoting sports in the country addressing some
key features that impede the progress of organised games in India. He went on
to speculate on how the scenario can be improved, by suggesting a ten-point
policy.
"Puzzologica" witnessed participation from an overwhelming 42 teams of class
11/12 students who had to solve 10 challenging puzzles in the span of 2 hours.
On emerging from their quiz, they expressed their admiration for IITG's campus
and ascertained how the event tested their locical and reasoning skills to the
extremum.
Likewise, "Prototype" saw participation from Class 11/12 students. While one
team had constructed a sound collection and amplification system modelled for
the armed forces, another team had an excellent presentation on 'magic squares'
in which they arranged numbers so that they magically added up to the same
value in every column/row. The diplays silently professed the drive in the
youth to take our nation from striving to developed in accordance with the
wishes of our last president, Dr Kalam.
CSI (Crime Scene Investigation- Biotech Related Event)
The latest addition in the long list of events in this year's Techniche CSI
(Crime Scene Investigation ). Problem statements involved analysis in various
BIOTECH labs like DNA, fingerprinting, serology and toxicology. It attracted a
huge participation including teams from IIT Delhi, various NITs and colleges
from Hyderabad, Mumbai. The problem consisted of a summary of various cases of
crime which included press cuttings, interviews of suspects, clues related to
DNA prints. In short, the various teams turned into detectives and had their
task cut out to get to the real culprit.
AQUA HUSSTLE
Aqua Husstle, a part of manual robotics, saw participation of more than
hundred teams of which more than half were from outside Guwahati like the
NIT's, IT-BHU,etc. In this event the robots act as warships constantly
fighting for their territory. The teams which spends the maximum time in their
opponents' territory is the winner. Innovations from young minds were seen in
terms of the boat design and in the mechanisms of swift movement in water such
as the WIRELESS BOAT which turned out to be a great attraction. High spirits
were shown by Mujahid Ahmed from Ghaziabad, a physically
challenged student who participated with high enthusiasm in all the robotics
events. The main event will be held on 8th and 9th September where the top
teams fight for the top honours.
Speech by KIRAN BEDI :
Beginning with an intriguing question as to why people compromising with
their conscience are successful..? or why dishonesty has reaped benefits for
those who adopted it and left the others battling it out for sustenance?
Dr.Kiran Bedi baffled the audience at IIT-Guwahati which expected her to speak
out on cyber crimes.
However, she felt glad visiting the part of the country which is visited not
by choice but generally on basis of compulsion. Dr.Bedi reflected on the
beauty that exists in the untouched natural environment of the north east to
the beauty that exists inside its inhabitants, everything that starts from
simplicity and politeness but finds a dead end with an honesty labelled with a
question mark.
Making reference to the students of IIT G Dr.Bedi pointed out the general
trend among the youth of India and not just IIT, i.e. the pursuit of individual
gains rather than the collective gains. She pointed out the flaws in our
education system which makes India still deficient in its human resource
despite possessing bright and fertile brain power of the youth. The demands of
Indian intellectuals be it doctors or engineers is not only in research and
industry but the society as a whole depends on them. The dreams of making India
a superpower by 2020 will still sound a distant dream until our youth was
imparted education to educate others, empowered those who have been
impoverished and reach out to those millions of under privileged Indians who
have never reaped the fruits of our recent earned freedom.
Dr. Bedi stressed on the fact that the youth of India should live for the
greater good of their country. The premier institutes of education that the
govt. has provided will not solve their purpose until they yield youth full of
energy to change things for the better and having the attitude, perseverance
and most importantly courage to do what is right and question what is wrong. It
is very easy to lead a normal life in which nothing changes. For eg the ethics
being questioned and no. of divorces on the rise.
The issue of the students community in India losing out on their patriotic
quotient makes it all the more worthwhile to ponder over the system of
education were having right now. She urged the director and the faculty of the
institute to imbibe more of a social perspective as a part of the curriculum
and add a personal reading hour to make them read about great people.
Reforming education is the key to reforms. She urged the young population to
act like entrepreneurs and explore their avenues and have that urge to perform
against all odds. She also asked them to develop an attitude of asking
themselves to give something back to those whom they look up with great
expectation. She also reminded us of our sense of duty to our country and of
the wider human society as a whole. She also said about people who balanced it-
success and a spirit of volunteerism; she also cited its the habits u make
that make you
In a fit of motivational fervour she implored the students to change the
people who faltered ..to give them perspective, to interact with terrorists,
win them over, to donate books pens and impart knowledge to collectively work
and help everyone and learn team-working coordination and leadership. Her final
message: Grow up to empower your county.
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