A peer learning session on “Robotics and Arduino” was organized by the Department of Computer Science under TechTrendz Club for the FY B.Voc.(ST) students on 31st August 2023. Mr. Khushal Naik, student of FY B.Voc.(ST) conducted the enriching session that started with the Introduction to Robotics and its purpose. Videos of some real-life projects like home automation, smart dustbin and automatic plant irrigation system that were designed using Arduino were shown to the audience.
Khushal also explained the basics of electrical connections, the inputs and outputs, sensors and digital signals in robotics, followed by the introduction to the Arduino micro-controller and Arduino circuit board. Furthermore, he introduced and demonstrated an Online simulator “tinkercad” used in designing circuits for robots.
The session progressed as Khushal coded for the Arduino using the Arduino IDE. He enthralled the audience with his live demos using circuits, and demonstrated the working of a land rover, which was built and programmed by him, that would change directions upon detecting obstacles in its path.
Towards the end of the session, Khushal listed some websites like Arduino Project Hub and arduino.cc that helped him understand and learn about Arduino and Robotics.
A total of 30 students attended the session.
