Robotix (competition)

Robotix is an annual robotics and programming event organised by the Technology Robotix Society at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur).^[1] It is held during Kshitij, the institute's annual techno-management festival. Participation is open to college students.^[2] The event allows contestants to showcase their talents in the fields of mechanical robotics, autonomous robotics, and programming.

Robotix

Sport	Robotics-related games
Founder	Technology Robotix Society, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
First season	2001
No. of teams	1,000+[citation needed]
Country	India
Venue(s)	Kshitij (festival), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Official website	www.robotix.in

History

Robotix started in 2001 as an in-house event for IIT Kharagpur students. Beginning with eight teams the event has grown to include over 1000 participants.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Robotix celebrated its tenth edition with an array of challenging problem statements. Robotix 2011 conducted a water surface event, R.A.F.T.(Robotic Aided Flood Transportation) in which over 250 teams participated.^{[citation needed]}

Events

Events during Robotix are conducted under three categories: manual, autonomous, and programming/online.^{[citation needed]} In the manual events, participants handle the robot using a remote control. In the autonomous events, the robots act independently; participants are not allowed to control them during their run. In the programming events, participants are given a problem statement and submit code to solve it; competitors are also allowed to submit their solutions online.