Nexus 2009: An Event by IIT Bombay

Nexus as the name suggests is an event with series of connections. A truly National Event with its preliminary rounds being held in five zones namely north, east, central, west, south in collaboration with the eminent institutes of the location. The final round will be conducted by the epicenter IIT Bombay itself.

Nexus is an initiative taken up by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay for encouraging robotics at the grass root level in India. The event being organised under the Nexus in all the zones is CommQuest. CommQuest is conceptualized around Wireless Communication between Robots. The problem statement for the event is simple, i.e. Make an autonomous machine which traverses a grid to reach the destination which is communicated to it wirelessly by a computer. And the prize money for this is Rs. 10,000. Visit the link for details, hints & tips.

http://www.techfest.org/initiatives/nexus/commquest/

The event along with a competition is also hosting a workshop for students conceptualized around Wireless Communication between Robots. The participants will learn about emerging technologies like Wireless Communication, Swarm Robotics and Microcontroller Programming in this workshop. Attending this workshop will drive your instinct to deliver in the domain of robotics and wireless communication.

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NIT Rourkela) has been chosen to host the Nexus event for the East Zone. The schedule has been published on the event website. http://www.techfest.org/initiatives/nexus. The students should actively take part as it is a unique opportunity to display their skills with home advantage and win some accolades.

Important Links

Nexus Website: http://www.techfest.org/initiatives/nexus/

CommQuest: http://www.techfest.org/initiatives/nexus/commquest/

Workshop Link: http://www.techfest.org/initiatives/nexus/workshop/