My first Robotics stint, at Team KJSCE Robocon

As I became a sophomore, I joined the only robotics club at my alma mater, Team KJSCE Robocon (TKR). They participate in ABU Asia-Pacific Robotics contest based on themes of varied gameplay every year. Here is a presentation I prepared for marketing and sponsorship in my junior year, 2016, which summarizes what TKR is all about.

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2015-2016 - Robocon Theme 'Chai-Yo'

Ideated, soldered, and tested error-free circuits like motor-drivers, line-following LED arrays, sensors, power distribution for embedded systems like motor controllers, line followers, and inertial and proximity sensors for multiple robots.

Final designs were turned into PCB using Eagle CAD and vendor manufacturing. Also participated in mechanical assembly, brainstorming, and SolidWorks design.

Learned account management, bill reimbursement, raising invoices, cash management, and above all, teamwork.

Encoder coupled with a flex coupling on an omni-wheel drive

Our Prototype 4-wheel drive completely assembled. We ended up making a 3-wheel drive as shown next

Our Autonomous (center) and Manual Robots for Robocon 2016 Theme 'Chai-Yo'

Our 2016 Team!

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2016-2017 - Robocon Theme 'Appare'

As the Head Administrator of my robotics team, I ran the operations 40 hours/week of a 23-membered team which included chairing weekly meetings, designing, soldering, and testing PCBs with sensors and actuators, designing electro-mechanical systems, tracking work progress of each department, managing accounts and inventory of technical material, performing marketing, and acquiring sponsorships.

Building chassis for our robot's drive. We are filing away the sharp edges :D

Brainstorming on designing the chassis and assembly on SolidWorks with Mechanical team

Me, cutting L-columns used in mounting. The sparks feel ticklish

Disc-throwing manual robot!

Our 2017 Team! (I'm the right-most guy)

After this, I worked in a mentor capacity until graduation in 2018.