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Figure 12. The entire team of volunteers, participants, and faculty of the College of Engineering, Chengannur, at Robothon 2.0.

Region 10
The College of Engineering
Student Branch Chapter,
Chengannur
Robothon 2.0, with its core theme being
"Robotics for Humanity," was all about
using technology to allow people to
expand their capabilities, diminish their
weaknesses, and let them perform at
their best. This robotics hackathon
advent was propitiously organized with
a mass participation of approximately
51 attendees (Figure 12). A month prior
to the prime function, a set of preliminary events called "Robojuncture" took
place. These events included a series of
technical talks (on topics such as solar
simulation, power grids, etc.), robotics
workshops (Raspberry Pi, Diptrace,
etc.), a project exhibition, and technical
debates (Word War). These events were

all organized to refresh the attendees on
the current developments in the robotics field. Day one of Robothon 2.0 commenced with a preliminary session by
Satheesh Babu (founding chair, Internet
Society India Trivandrum Chapter) on
the fundamentals of robotics, its applications, and recent technological
advancements. This was followed by a
brief talk and a demo on three-dimensional printing (Figure 13) given by
Shaji P. (managing director of Foreir
Incubation Technologies). Each talk
was followed by a question and answer
session for the audience.
The 24-h robotic hackathon kicked
off on 19 February 2016 and spanned a
three-day period. A total of 14 teams
from various colleges across the Kerala
region participated, wherein they were
expected to build a fully functional
robot from scratch, including develop-

Figure 13. A hands-on three-dimensional printing session.

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ing its design, fabricating the machine,
programming it, and conducting a presentation (Figure 14). Participants were
provided with technical assistance from
a team of mentors, the ECIANS-a
robotics-based venture headed by Akhil
R. On day two, the event began early at
dawn, and by the end of the day, the
teams had completed sketching, designing, fabricating, and algorithm testing
for their functional bot. Relief and icebreaking sessions were conducted in the
form of a treasure hunt and gaming
zone. Accolades were given on day
three, and each team was assessed
on the basis of their bot's function,
compactness, relevance, and the scrutiny levels set by the proactive team
of mentors.
After the presentations were complete, a session was given by Lentin
Joseph to inspire the robotics aspirants.

Figure 14. A participant working diligently during the
hackathon.



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