jan-feb 2009 events

Vertical Limit
Defy all laws of gravity by scaling a vertical metal wall towards freedom. Be God, let your creations scale new hights, quite literally our very own Mount K2 in a tryst with the 'Vertical Limit'.

Newton says that apples fall down, but we say our bots climb up...

1. Problem Statement

Make a manually controlled machine that climbs a wall made of magnetic material and then reaches the flag in minimum possible time.

Prizes worth INR 20,000 to be won.

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Kshitij hosts a galaxy of events aimed at boosting the technological and managerial skills inherent in today´s youth and providing them with an opportunity to showcase their innovative ideas and thoughts. The events in Kshitij cover almost every thinkable domain in the field of technology and management.These form the heart and soul of the festival and seek to provide a common platform for the best brains to interact and nurture their seedling ideas transforming them into giant trees of innovation and progress. The events serve to inculcate the spirit of innovative thinking amongst the finest technical and managerial brains in the country. We hope that our endeavor will play a significant part in putting the deserving minds of the nation and the world on an ever rising and never ending growth curve.

Website : http://ktj.in/#c4ca4238a0b923820dcc509a6f75849b
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IIT Kanpur from February 12th to 15th, 2009 Ever wondered what if we human can teleport ourselves into the future, what would the post-Human generation look like, can the fantasy world of irobots ever become a reality,

Can robot ever overpower the human dominance and develop their own culture, maintain their own community?

Well, this year RoboGames witnesses Robots developing their own culture. We here at Techkrit09 invites the best minds to compete, create Bots, achieve the pinnacle of its growth, imagination and creativity because what we need is not powerful but the right idea.

This year Robo Games @Techkriti09 takes whole new dimension including various manual and autonomous events involving robots in the search of fire, fighting for existence, solving puzzling mazes.

So see you there battling at the Robo Games arena.

Website : http://www.techkriti.org/#/competitions-robogames/

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Robovigyan

With the advent of the age of circuits, robovigyan captures its essence in its fullest, varied challenges ranging from 'simply' folowing a line to dunking their way to the podium. The events guarantee an awesome display of skill innovation and techie grit.

Website : http://www.pragyan.org/09/home/events/robovigyan/

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This year Nexus will be held at four strategic centers, spanning throughout the country's length and breadth, namely Thapar University Patiala, SGSITS Indore, IIT Bombay and IIIT Hyderabad. The Nexus program also comprises of workshops to be held at these and many more centers throughout the country making it a truly national event.Get your grey cells working and build an efficient bot which is powered by nothing but light

View the Photoroller (Nexus Round) problem statement

View the Photovore (Final Round) problem statement

Website :http://techfest.org/

In a world that has witnessed a fairy world transformation, the role of science and technology in altering human lives can never be overemphasized. Like Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the human intellect knows no barriers and Techkriti 2009 explores the power of the mind to the very limit.
http://www.techkriti.org/#/index

The central idea of Techkriti'09 is to come up with ideas that change the course of human history - "transforming thoughts" are indeed the holy grail of innovations. Techkriti is also about transforming thoughts into reality; practicality and feasibility have been the elixir of existence. Techkriti 2008 had it all - competitions that tingled your grey cells, talks by Nobel laureates and also an immense amount of fun and frolic. Techkriti 2009 sets out to go one step further; it promises to provide an even better platform for emerging talent to fulfil their dreams.

So come over to IIT Kanpur from February 12th to 15th, 2009 and be part of a metamorphosis that is sure to blow you away...