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gridbots summer workshop is meant for the students of all discipline from engineering backgrounds and for those who are looking for summer internships/industrial training in robotics or embedded domain.

An exhaustive 2 week theoretical coverage of applied robotics concepts followed by do-it-yourself practical lab sessions for hands on experience on the topics covered is provided, Which empowers the student with an insightful understanding of the concepts both in terms of theory and practical.

Workshop Venue: Gridbots Office Ahmedabad



Topics Covered

  • Robot Mechanics
  • A detailed study of dynamics for a robot, design consideration, structure analysis ,steering mechanisms, grippers and arms for a robot will be covered.

  • Electrical Systems
  • Study of various electrical components like D.C. Motors, Stepper Motors, Servo motors, D.C. power supplies, Batteries (Ni-CD, Ni-MH, Li-ion, Li-po), Relays etc. will be covered.

  • Robot Electronics
  • Electronic components for robots like comparators, A/D, D/A converters, RF systems, IR systems ,encoders/decoders will be covered.

  • Sensors Technology
  • Various kinds of sensors, Sensor interfacing, selecting a proper sensor, error compensation etc. will be covered in this session.

  • Autonomous Robots
  • Autonomous Systems, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence concepts, working with multiple sensor system, Swarm robotics, AGV’s etc.

  • Unmanned Terrestrial / Aerial Vehicles
  • Design consideration for unmanned robotic vehicle and devices, remote sensing, UAV’s etc will be covered in this section.

  • Microcontrollers and their programming
  • Knowing existing micro controllers and their architecture.Programming AMTEGA-16 in 'C' and transferring programs to microcontroller via PC.

    Working with various ports of micro and using ADC, USART and other peripheral devices on ATMEGA-16.

  • Image Processing
  • Image formats,Image Processing in spatial and frequency domain,Image processing for robots,Webcam interfacing and Video handling.




    Take Home Kit Contents


    · Robot Chassis material - As robot will be designed and developed on the spot

    · High resolution webcam

    · Computer to Robot control cable + Software

    · 2 x 6V D.C. Geared Motors

    · 2 x Wheels +1 Castor

    · 6V Battery pack with holder

    · 2 Channel H Bridge Motor Driver

    · 2 x IR Obtacle avoidance modules

    · 4 x Push keys with 1 General Purpose P.C.B. to control bot manually.

    · All other required material to make the bot.

    · ATMEGA16 based robotic controller board with L293D Driver/A-D ports/PC Connectivity header - built during workshop

    · ISP programmer built during workshop.




    Projects undertaken



    · Starting with L.E.D. blinking using micro controller.

    · Reading switches and sensors

    · Driving D.C. motors/steppers/servos/relays

    · ADC and PWM programming

    · COM port interfacing with P.C.

    · Realtime color detection .

    · Ball following for robots.

    · IR Obstace Sensors,Light Sensors,Temperature sensor,Bump Sensors Interfacing

    · Building a ISP programmer board to transfer the program from PC to microcontroller.

    · and much more .....




    Note:

    Ø Workshop Fee is INR 5,000/- for individual participants (Single Kit will be provided).

    Ø Workshop Fee is INR 13,000/- for a group of 3 participants ( Single Kit will be provided)

    Ø Practical Sessions will Comprise of 60-70% workshop time.

    Ø Certificates will be awarded after the completion of workshop.

    Ø Duration of workshops will be 2 working weeks[ In case you have 30/45/60 days industrial training contact us.]



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