# MIT Robocon Tech Team

MIT Tech Team (Robocon), Pune, India is one of India’s ABU Robocon Teams and the official robotics club of MIT-WPU. It is a team of students from different fields of the MIT WPU Faculty of Engineering and Technology, known for its consistent performance in the Indian National Robocon.

## History

It was founded in 2007 by MIT-Pune, now MIT-WPU. The team was established under the guidance of Prof. Ms. S.H. Kulkarni, Prof. Dr. Saket Yeolekar, and Prof. Dr. Vishwanath Karad, who also played a crucial role in mentoring the team. It started its legacy in 2008 when MIT hosted the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Robocon competition and became the Indian National Winner. The Robotics Innovation Lab is one of the initiatives taken by the institute to help students get hands-on experience in the field of robotics. The team competes annually in several competitions, the most prominent of which is ABU ROBOCON.
Through the Years
| Year | Theme | Theme | Achievements |
| 2024 | ‘Harvest Day' (Vietnam) | ‘Harvest Day' (Vietnam) | Second runner-up in Indian National Robocon |
| 2023 | 'Casting Flowers over Angkor Wat' (Cambodia) | 'Casting Flowers over Angkor Wat' (Cambodia) | First runner-up in Indian National Robocon |
| 2022 | 'Lagori' (India) | 'Lagori' (India) | IHSC Award and Helping Hand Award at Indian National Robocon (IIT Delhi) |
| 2020 | 'Robo Rugby 7s' (India) | Winner of Indian National Robocon | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award | Winner of Indian National Robocon | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award |
| 2018 | 'Ném Còn' (Vietnam) | Finalist and first runner-up in Indin National Robocon (Pune) | Finalist and first runner-up in Indin National Robocon (Pune) |
| 2017 | 'Asobi, the Landing Disc' | First runner-up at Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Best aesthetic award | 2nd runner-up in Mathworks Modelling awards | First runner-up at Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Best aesthetic award | 2nd runner-up in Mathworks Modelling awards |
| 2016 | 'Chai-Yo, Clean Energy Recharging the World' | National Rank 4 in Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Best Idea award | Fastest Pole climbing robot | National Rank 4 in Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Best Idea award | Fastest Pole climbing robot |
| 2014 | 'A Salute to Parenthood' (India) | Second Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Second Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (Pune) |
| 2013 | 'The Green Planet' (Vietnam) | Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Highest aggregate score in ABU Robocon (Vietnam) | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award | Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Highest aggregate score in ABU Robocon (Vietnam) | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award |
| 2012 | 'Peng On Dai Gat' (Hong Kong) | Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Award for securing 5th rank at international ABU Robocon | Fastest job completion robot | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award | Winner of Indian National Robocon (Pune) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Award for securing 5th rank at international ABU Robocon | Fastest job completion robot | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial Award |
| 2011 | 'Krathong: Lighting Happiness with Friendship' (Thailand) | Indian Semi-finalist (Pune) | Indian Semi-finalist (Pune) |
| 2010 | 'Robo-Pharaohs Build Pyramids' (Egypt) | Winner of Indian National Robocon | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Best Innovation award | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial award | Winner of Indian National Robocon | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Best Innovation award | Prof. Balakrishna Memorial award |
| 2008 | 'Govinda' (India) | Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (India) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Misumi Sponsors Award | Runner-up in Indian National Robocon (India) | Represented India at International ABU Robocon | Misumi Sponsors Award |
Departments
Dynamics:  Designing, manufacturing, fabrication, the mechanical structure of robots, building of actuators and motors, and using SolidWorks (3D designing and simulation software).
Circuits: Building electronic circuits, microcontrollers and their peripherals, power systems, embedded systems, MCUs, and custom boards, operation with programming in C and C++.
Controls: It includes ROS/ROS2 (Robot Operating System) used for the simulation of robots, CV i.e. computer vision for object/color detection, gazebo which is a 3D robot simulation environment used for testing and validating robotic algorithms and systems, and Programming languages like Python and C++.
Non-Tech (Management): Event management, marketing, sponsorship, finance, web development, graphic designing, video editing, and content writing.