14-Aug-2010 Botix Robotics Workshop, Madurai

BOTIX is a 2 day hands-on workshop that focuses on introducing participants to the world of robotics. Split over 4 sessions participants are introduced to various concepts of robotics in each session and practically implement these concepts towards the end of each session. The sessions are designed to be concise to give participants more time for practical implementation. During the course of the workshop participants learn to build different types of robots including line following bots, obstacle avoiding bots & edge avoiding bots.

Venue: Madura College, Madurai
Madura college is just the Venue for the Workshop. Please Do Not Call The College for any clarifications. Call Simple Labs on 044 - 2371 2636 for all your queries
Fees for 1 Person in a team: 2600/-
Fees for 2 Persons in a team: 3600/-
Fees for 3 Persons in a team: 4600/-

An overview of the Sessions

Day1 – Session 1
• Introduction to Robotics
• Understanding Robot Locomotion
• Understanding Drive Systems
• Building a Simple Differential Drive Robot

Day1 – Session 2
• Introduction to Sensors
• Overview of LDR & IR Based Sensors
• Building a Simple Sensor
• Overview of Logic Gates
• Overview of Operational Amplifiers
• Building an IR Sensor using OP Amp

Day2 – Session 1
• Controlling Motors - Driver ICs - ULN2003
• Controlling Motor Direction - H-Bridge - L293D

Day2 – Session 2
• Building an Autonomous Line Follower
• Building an Obstacle Avoiding Robot
• Converting the Obstacle Avoider to Edge Avoider

Day2 – Session 3
• Final Review – Question & Answer Session

KIT Contents

Chassis – 1
Wheels – 2
Castor Wheels – 1
Motors – 2
IR Modules – 2
Breadboard – 1
H-Bridge IC L293D – 1
Motor Diver IC ULN2003– 1
Wire Cutter – 1
Power Supply – 1
Hook-up Wires