Robotics Research Centre

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Robotics is a vast interdisciplinary area, a chasm that spans through the disciplines of mechanical, electronics and embedded systems, computer science and even cognitive science. It involves innovative mechanism design with a combination of actuators/motors providing for a novel locomotion behavior, sensors and interfaces for information gathering and algorithms that aptly actuate the motors based on the interpretation of sensors. Based on the sensing modalities, the coordination strategies and the kind of algorithms used we classify our research into the following subareas, namely Mobile Robotics, Multi-Robot Systems, Robot Mechanisms and Control and Robot Vision. The center is well quipped with state of the art robot platforms and sensors and has been publishing in top international conferences like ICRA, IROS, IJCAI, AAMAS.

Subareas

1. Mobile Robotics
2. Robot Vision
3. Multi-Robots
4. Robot Mechanisms

Teaching Programmes (associated with Robotics Research Center)

Under-graduate Programmes

1. B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
2. B.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Post-graduate Programmes

1. M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
2. MS in Computer Science and Engineering
3. MS in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Major Funded Projects

1. “Digital Terrain Modeling using Single Laser Systems”, 2008–2009 (2008-2009) (CVRDE, AVADI, India)
2. Design, Fabrication and Deployment of Snake Robots for Outdoor Applications (2009-2011) ((ER&IPR), DRDO)
3. Development and Implementation of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) Algorithms for Truly Autonomous Mobile Robots (2008-2011) (BRNS, DAE, Government of India)
4. Predictable performance algorithms for a multi sensor/multi robotics surveillance system (2005-2009) (Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India)
5. Development of Algorithms for Mobile Robot Navigation (2006-2007) (CAIR, DRDO)
6. Design and Development of a Ubiquitous Mobile Robot (CMU-West)
7. Autonomous Navigation for Algorithms for Outdoor Navigation (2010-2011) (CAIR-DRDO Bangalore)
8. Virtual Labs - Mobile Robotics (2010-2012) (MHRD)
9. Vision Based Algorithms for Outdoor Navigation (2011-2014) (Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi)
10. Vision Based Localization and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for Mobile Robots (2012-2014) (Department of Atomic Energy, BRNS, BARC, Mumbai)
11. Independent Motion Detection/Segmentation for Moving Monocular Cameras (2012-2012) (Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Private Limited, Tamilnadu)
12. Intigrated Indoor Navigation System (2013-2014) (UURMI Systems Pvt Ltd)
13. Singularity-free Reactionless Manipulation of a Satellite Mounted Dual Arm (2013-2016) (Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), GoI)
14. Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) (2013-2018) (Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI)
15. RCS Framework Exploration and Implementation (2014-2014) (Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Private Limited, Tamilnadu (RNT&BCIPL))
16. Solution in the Mahindra Rise Driverless Car Challenge (2014-2017) ( M/s. UURMI Systems, Hyderabad)
17. Localization and Navigation in GPS Denied Environments (2015-2017) (Research & Development Establishment (Engineers), DRDO)
18. Feasibility Study and Concept Prototyping of Compliant Multi Module Robot Surveillance (2015-2016) (Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) DRDO)

Achievements

Others

1. Microsoft Young Researcher Award was awarded to K Madhava Krishna for the year 2008

Faculty

1. Madhava Krishna (Head)
2. Abhishek Sarkar

Past Faculty

1. Suril Shah

Lecturers/Research Lecturers

1. Vijay Eathakota

Students

1. Kumar Bipin
2. Vishakh Duggal
3. Nahas Pareekutty
4. Sayantan Datta
5. Hari Teja Kalidindi
6. Shah Utsav Dipakkumar
7. Mithun P

Past Students

1. Prem Bhargav V
2. Aditya Gattupalli
3. Rahul Kumar Namdev
4. Laxit Gavashinde
5. Piyush Mukhija
6. Sri Ranjan
7. Karthik Desingh
8. Aayush Dewan
9. Suryansh Nigam
10. Arun Kumar
11. Sartaj Singh