RoboTutor Workshop Organized by WIE Affinity Group, IEEE Bangladesh Section

On June 2, 2016, a Robotics Workshop organized by WIE, BUET branch was held at ECE Building, BUET. It was moderated by honorable founder of the WIE Affinity Group, IEEE Bangladesh Section- Dr. Celia Shahnaz, R10 WIE Coordinator.

Figure: Group photo of participants with instructors and WIE volunteer members.

The main goal of this workshop was to give brief information about how to implement PID algorithm for making a perfect Line Follower Robot (LFR). The event included a one-day workshop divided in two sessions. The workshop covered various aspects of Robotics- basics of Arduino, understanding the Line Follower and making the Line Follower Robot.

Figure: Participants are busy in making robot

Figure: Participants are running their self-made line follower robots

Training was instructed by Shimanto Chowdhury, Nael Mizanur Rahman & Shariful Islam Foysal- members of the team "AC~DC Labs" who were the 1st Runner-up at iARC-2015, Champion of Formula R v2.0 and winners of various local robotics competition.

Many members of WIE, BUET volunteered the program at different stages. Total 18 students from various universities-BUET, AIUB, BRAC and DCC eagerly joined this workshop- among them 14 were active members of IEEE, rest were non-IEEE members.

All the participants were provided with Full Line Follower Robotics kit that included Arduino, Sensor array, motors, motor driver, chassis & connectors. The first session covered the basic introduction – where participants could derive elementary knowledge of robotic operation. In the second and final session they developed and run their own line follower robots using given set of software and kit tools under the guidance of the instructors.

Figure: Participants with complete robots

Figure: Dr. Celia Shahnaz Madam with instructors and WIE members

At the ending of this successful program, all the participants received electric certificates of participation and most importantly, inspiration for future to roam about in the world of robotics with great enthusiasm!