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Who will win this year?
From our first event in 2007, the TRiCKS championship has grown to a national level, inspiring and exciting competitors all over India. Encouraging originality and invention through competitive learning, TRiCKS is an exhilarating event for all involved. At the annual contest held at IIT Bombay, participants are challenged to develop robots that can answer mind and concept testing problem statements, while collaborating in teams and pushing the boundaries of what they thought possible.
Not only does TRiCKS complement our educational programs, it offers an excellent platform for young roboteers, who have the opportunity to meet enthusiasts from other schools and cities.
TRiCKS 2010 winners traveled to NASA in Orlando, Florida.
Anudruth Manjunath from Bengaluru took the honours in the Autonomous Challenge : Safe Rider.
Anudruth is from Delhi Public School, South Bengaluru and was mentored by Shaikh Laeeq.
Anjal Parikh from Mumbai Won the Manual Challenge : Green Dream.
The first runner-up in the autonomous category went to the team of Shiv Panjwani, Karl Karbhari and Varun Mehta, while the second runner-up went to a team from O.P. Jindal School, Haryana comprising Mayank Hooda, Ajay Singh and Akhil Kumar
The first runner-up in the manual category went to Prem Zaveri, while second runner-up went to Rohit Goyal.
For the special categories the winners were:
Rithwik Sanyal and Ananda Sangli for Best Presentation (Autonomous Category)
Hemin Joshi, Kush Goliya and Rohit Kasbekar for Best Design (Autonomous Category)
Jay Gadre for Best Concept (Autonomous Category)
Anoop Sonar and Disha Date for Best Presentation (Manual Category)
Ananda Sangli, Vishnu Sangli and Rithwik Sathyan for Best Design (Manual Category)
Anjal Parikh for Best Concept (Manual Category)
Congratulations to the Winners
Winners of TRiCKS2009
Autonomous Category
1st Position:- Jay Gadre (Jamnabai Narsee )
2nd Position:- Arnav Tariwala, Yash Savani, Soham Sankaran (Jamnabai Narsee)
Manual Category
1st Position:- Sandesh Manik ( Kendra Vidhalaya, IIT )
2nd Position:- Anish Bhurke, Omkar Janksalkar ( Varthak Polytechnique )
Winners of TRiCKS 2008
1st Prize: Jay Gadre (Class 7) and Soham Bhatnagar (Class 7), Jamnabai Narse school
2nd Prize: Merwyl Vaz (Class 12), Thakur college
3rd Prize: Gaurav Parida (Class 9), Gokuldham high school
Best Algorithm: Deep Shah (FYJC), Sohrab Mistri (FYJC), G. N. Khalsa and Chandni Pradhan (FYJC), D G Ruparel
Most Aesthetic Robot:
Best Design: Anchit Navelkar (Class 9) and Prithvi Hegde (Class 9), Lokhandwala foundation school
Most Indigenous Design: Saket Vishwasrao (FYJC), Patkar college
Winners of TRiCKS 2007
1st Prize: Vishesh Bhojani
2nd Prize: Viraj Malkar,
3rd Prize: Gopalkrishna Narayan Prabhu
Conference for Principles : Pedagogy for 21st Century Schools
Speakers
Ms. Leena Ashar : Founder and Chairperson, Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd
Prof. C. Amarnath : Ex Dean, IIT Bombay
Ms. Joy Townsend : Co-Founder, Director and CEO of Destiny Education
Dr. Shekhar Seshadri : Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, NIMHANS
Dr. Vijayam Ravi : Chairman and Managing Director, Academy for Global Education Services Pvt. Ltd
Venue : IRCC Auditorium, SJM SOM Building, IIT Bombay
Dates : January 22nd, 2011
Time : 9:30AM to 1:00PM
"Rules and problem statements for TRiCKS 2012 to be uploaded soon"
Challenges of the last TRiCKS:
Safe Rider
We know how upset drivers get when they are driving down the crowded lanes. A wave of frustration spreads when even one reckless driver jumps the signal or overtakes from the wrong side. Is it possible to remove the human touch of unreliability by making responsible robot drivers? Let's give it a try. The theme of the competition revolves around the robot following the traffic rules while navigating the city. So from now on let's follow the traffic rules proudly with the anthem Want to enjoy life fully, Follow rules, and drive carefully. The task for our robot will be basically to follow certain simulated traffic rules. The robot is expected to follow the signal convention, honking while overtaking, Safely driving when on a flyover, and parking safely.
The problem statement has been updated on 18-Jan 2011
Age Group : Up to Std. 12th or Diploma 2nd Year
Last Date of Registration: 12th Jan 11
Green Dream
Live the green dream! There is no plan B
The city is getting dirtier day by day, puddles and garbage on my way! Will a robot make it better? Both of us will help Mother Nature As citizens, we often complain about the dirt and unhygienic areas spread across the city. Then we forget and move on, until we find another dirty corner. What do we do to change this scene? 'Not littering' is a first step, but is it enough? If we don't want to get our hands dirty, why don't we build machines that will do the dirty work for us? The theme of the completion revolves around how possibly a remote controlled robot can make a city clean. Go Green will be the anthem for us and robot will be our hero (the Savior!!!). Objective of the robot is to perform various tasks while its way to the finish line like Sweeping the road, Dumping the waste material into a trash bin while separating degradable and non-degradable materials, Roaming around the city to search for pan stains and cleaning it, sprinkling water to plants etc and at the end the journey with a big BANG!
The problem statement has been updated on 18-Jan 2011
Age Group : Up to Std. 7th
Last Date of Registration: 12th Jan 11Conference for Principals : Pedagogy for 21st Century Schools
Testimonials
"The way the software and the concepts of robotics were explained and used was indeed very helpful. It allowed us to build our robots faster."
-Varun Naval (Dhirubhai Ambani School)
