The 1st Robotics Club meeting was held on September 4th, 2009. The meeting was met with a very good response of robotics enthusiasts. The meeting was also attended by our senior faculty members, who guided us with their precious ideas.
One of our senior Mr. Vencatesh S. also demonstrated a new software called 'Proteus'. This is a very useful software as far an engineer is considered.
Finally the meeting concluded with the members discussing about the action plan of the robotics club for this term.
Probably the most fundamental question ever asked by any individual who have known something about Robotics. Now lets analyze what Robots exactly are.......
If you think robots are mainly the stuff of space movies, think again. Right now, all over the world, robots are on the move. They’re painting cars at Ford plants, assembling Milano cookies for Pepperidge Farms, walking into live volcanoes, driving trains in Paris, and defusing bombs in Northern Ireland. As they grow tougher, nimbler, and smarter, today’s robots are doing more and more things we can’t –or don’t want to–do.
According to Wikipedia..... "A robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial agent. In practice, it is usually an electro-mechanical machine which is guided by computer or electronic programming, and is thus able to do tasks on its own. Another common characteristic is that by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own."
What many robots have in common is that they perform tasks that are too dull, dirty, delicate or dangerous for people. Usually, we also expect them to be autonomous, that is, to work using their own sensors and intelligence, without the constant need for a human to control them. Looked at this way, a radio controlled aero plane is not a robot, nor are the radio controlled combat robots that appear on television. However, there is no clear dividing line between fully autonomous robots and human-controlled machines. For example, the robots that perform space missions on planets like Mars may get instructions from humans on Earth, but since it can take about ten minutes for messages to get back and forth, the robot has to be autonomous during that time.
It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to our very Robotics Club in Goa Engineering College. This Robotics Club begins a new stage in evolving as a whole club. The original thought was to create a platform for young members to improve their skills and knowledge in the field of Robotics.
Throughout the time, we always trying our best to improve and expand our knowledge in the field of robotics. Robotics Club now welcomes all interested members from every faculty and we are enthusiastic to share our knowledge with all of you. Apart from that, we will provide guidance and resources as well as keeping you all updated with news, competitions and events which we will be held throughout India. There’s also a forum for those enthusiastic members to discuss about their robots, online games and resources for their research and inventions. Once more, on behave of the Robotics Club committee, I cordially welcome you. Have fun and enjoy!
