Upcoming Robotics Competitions in College Fests, Events in September 2026.

🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
💻 Software Development – Web | Mobile | Desktop
☁️ Cloud | Edge | Green Computing
🔐 Embedded Security & Bioinformatics
🔗 Digital Twins & FinTech
⚙️ Cyber-Physical Systems
🌐 Internet of Everything
🥽 AR/VR Development
🧠 Computational Neuroscience
🤖 Robotics & Automation

💡 Competition Tracks:

🔹 Hackathon Track:
Participants will develop innovative solutions to real-world problems using emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Software Technologies.


🎁 Registration Benefits:

* Participation Certificate
* Hackathon Participant Kit
* Mentorship and Technical Guidance
* Networking Opportunities with Other Participants
* Exciting Prizes and Recognition for Winners

🏆 Prizes:

🥇 1st Prize: ₹10,000 + Internship Opportunity with a potential stipend/package of ₹3–6 LPA
🥈 2nd Prize: ₹5,000
🥉 3rd Prize: ₹3,000

🍽️ Hospitality:

* Lunch will be provided to all registered participants.
* 3 refreshments and 1 lunch will be provided throughout the hackathon.

🤝 Industry / Event Partners:  UpgradeNow AI Technologies


📞 Student Coordinators:

1. Sathish M – 9677412394
2. Jasper Mahizhnan D – 7603852787
3. Ranjith S – 9790682400


📍 Venue: ESEC Convention Center

Who can attend

• Engineering College Students
• Arts & Science College Students
• Polytechnic Students

EVENTS
🔧 WORKSHOPS
1. SILICON 2 GDS
Cadence-based RTL-to-GDSII / VLSI design workflow workshop.
2. EMBEDDED SYSTEM
Hands-on embedded systems workshop using STM32F103C8T6, covering concepts such as GPIO, timers/counters, ADC, DAC and PWM.
3. VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION
Hands-on LabVIEW-based virtual instrumentation workshop.
Workshop participation: Individual
⚡ TECHNICAL EVENTS
1. TECHPAPER
Technical paper presentation competition.
Team size: 3 participants
Slides: 8
Presentation: 5 + 2 minutes
2. EVOLVEX
Technical innovation/event challenge.
3. TRACKTRON
Line-following Robotics challenge.
Team size: 2–3 participants
Maximum robot dimensions: 25 × 25 × 20 cm
Runs: 1
🎯 NON-TECHNICAL EVENTS
1. MEMIX CREATION
Creative meme-generation challenge.
Team size: 1–3 participants
2. PROMPTIFY — AI IMAGE GENERATION
AI-powered image-generation challenge.
Individual participation
Duration: 45–60 minutes
3. MIND MAZE — SPIN & SOLVE
Individual puzzle and problem-solving challenge.
10 spins
1 puzzle
Maximum duration: 3 minutes
No electronic devices permitted
4. DETECTIVE 404
A mystery / investigation-based non-technical challenge.

THEMES:
1) VLSI & Embedded Systems.
2) Health care & Bio-Medical Signal Processing.
3) Assistive Technology for differently abled.
4) Smart Campus.
5) Agricultural Engineering.
6) Robotics & Automation.

Themes of the AI Project
AI and Machine Learning: Explore intelligent systems that learn from data, recognize patterns, and make accurate predictions for real-world applications.
Agentic AI & Autonomous Systems: Develop AI agents capable of reasoning, decision-making, and autonomous task execution.
Natural Language Processing: Build intelligent applications that understand, process, and generate human language.
Computer Vision and Image Processing: Design systems that analyze images and videos for object detection, recognition, and visual intelligence.
Robotics and Automation: Create robotic and automated solutions that improve industrial productivity and everyday life.
Data Science & Analytics: Extract valuable insights from data using analytics, visualization, and predictive modeling.
Real World Impact and Innovations: Present AI projects addressing healthcare, agriculture, education, AI innovations, smart cities, sustainability, cybersecurity, and social challenges.