The Wall-E workshop focuses on the concepts of line-following and self-balancing, using ESP32, a powerful micro-controller with features like inbuilt Wi-Fi support and BLE, with extensive application in several domains like IoT, RF, etc. The workshop entails various essential concepts such as PID Control, Embedded Communication Protocols, PWM, Filters, RTOS, etc. and gives its attendees (first-year students) a general idea about the world of robotics and embedded hardware. Following are some of the highlights:
- The custom-made SRA Development Board & ESP32
- ESP-IDF, the official IoT Development Framework by Espressif
- Motor Control with PWM and PID
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope and the Complimentary Filter
- Communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C)
The MARIO workshop (3-DOF Manipulator on ROS-based IO) is workshop by SRA, wherein freshers design and implement a robotic manipulator using intricate concepts of forward and inverse kinematics, with Robot Operating System (ROS). ROS is an industrial-based software which has application in colossal domains. Following are some of the highlights:
- ROS File System and Commands
- ROS Publisher and Subscriber
- ROS Simulation - RViz and Gazebo
- Forward and Inverse Kinematics
- Servo Control
