e-Yantra Robotics — IIT Bombay
e-Yantra Robotics Club
Chameli Devi Group of Institutions — e-Yantra Lab Set-up Initiative (eLSI)
About e-Yantra Robotics Club
e-Yantra Project is an initiative by IIT Bombay that aims to create the next generation of embedded systems engineers with a practical outlook to help provide practical solutions to some of the real-world problems. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) sponsors E-Yantra under the National Mission for ICT in Education (NMEICT) program. IIT Bombay envisages the 'e-Yantra' platform to harness the intellectual talent of young India to create utility based robotic applications for usage across variety of applications such as: agriculture, manufacturing, defense, home, city maintenance and services industries. The overall mission is to grow a rich eco-system of ideas and applications that can propel India's growth curve and productivity through intelligent funneling of robotics in daily living built upon an existing pool of knowledge developed by students working on such projects at engineering colleges in the area of embedded systems. Chameli Devi Group of Institutions has taken an initiative to setup e-Yantra Robotics Lab under e-Yantra Lab Set-up Initiative (eLSI) by IIT Bombay. CDGI e-Yantra Robotics Lab trains the students in embedded systems and micro-controller programming by engaging them through the Project Based Learning (PBL) mode.
Benefits of e-Yantra Robotics Lab to Students
Awareness of embedded systems, robotics technology and mechatronics
It provides platform to design, develop, program and test of robots to various applications.
Students can participate in national and international robotics competitions.
Improve BE projects with help of e-Yantra open source community.
Exposure to job opportunities in robotics.
Encourage to use robots to solve real life problems.
Inauguration of eYantra at CDGI on 18-12-2018
Inauguration of E-Yantra Robotics Lab on 18 Dec 2018 by Director Sir Dr. Joy Banerjee, Dean Sir Dr. K.S. Jairaj and DIR head Prof. K. Srikant.
e-Yantra Lab Establishments & Funding
| Sr. No. | Equipment | Qty | Amount (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FireBird V 2560 | 4 | 78,352 |
| 2 | Spark V Robot | 5 | 25,960 |
| 3 | Fire Bird V P89V51RD2 adapter card | 4 | 17,464 |
| 4 | Fire Bird V LPC2148 adapter card | 4 | 17,464 |
| 5 | P89V51RD2 Development Board | 2 | 2,000 |
| 6 | Raspberry-Pi 3 | 1 | 3,422 |
| 7 | Micro SD card (16 GB) | 1 | 600 |
| 8 | USB Adapter 2A | 1 | 300 |
| 9 | NRF24L01 | 2 | 1,000 |
| 10 | Zigbee Modules 100m range | 6 | 9,204 |
| 11 | Zigbee Modules Adapter | 6 | 12,744 |
| 12 | Metal-gear Servo Motors | 10 | 10,620 |
| 13 | Servo Motor Based Gripper kit for the Fire Bird V robot | 2 | 6,136 |
| 14 | Sharp GP2Y0A21YK0F infrared range sensor (10cm to 80cm) | 5 | 3,835 |
| 15 | Shipping charges (by Air) | — | 10,000 |
| Total | 1,99,101 | ||
Activities From IIT Bombay
2-Day Workshop
Team members attended a two-day workshop on "Introduction to Robotics" conducted by IIT Bombay at CDGI, Indore.
e-Yantra Robotics Competition (eYRC)
Engages students using Project Based Learning (PBL) to implement a solution to a real world problem. Robots, accessories, training material, and rulebook are given to teams selected for participation, free of cost.
e-Yantra TBT (eYTBT)
Engages teachers through a hands-on project implementation exercise with exciting prizes and certificates. This year CDGI scored second position in TBT 2019.
e-Yantra Robotic Club Activities
e-Yantra Ideas Competition (eYIC)
Solicits ideas from teams from eLSI family of colleges to encourage innovative projects and sustained use of the Robotics labs set up through eLSI.
eYantra Team from CDGI Trains 90 Students
Students from CS, IT, EC and ME branches conducted 2-day workshops where participants received training for using the Firebird V Robot.
