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SUMMARY:ROBOSIST 2026
LOCATION:Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology\, Chennai
DESCRIPTION:<p>ROBOSIST 2026 – National-Level Robotics &amp\; AI Hackatho
 n<br />\n<br />\nEvent Overview<br />\n<br />\nROBOSIST 2026 is a National
 -Level Robotics &amp\; AI Hackathon organized by the Department of Mechatr
 onics Engineering\, School of Mechanical Engineering\, Sathyabama Institut
 e of Science and Technology.<br />\n<br />\nThe hackathon provides student
 s with an opportunity to develop innovative solutions to real-world proble
 ms using Robotics\, Artificial Intelligence\, Automation\, IoT\, Embedded 
 Systems\, Digital Twins\, and Mechanical Engineering.<br />\n<br />\nParti
 cipants will work in teams\, develop an innovative solution or prototype\,
  and present their idea and technical implementation before an expert judg
 ing panel.<br />\n<br />\nEvent Details<br />\n<br />\nEvent Name: ROBOSIS
 T 2026<br />\nEvent Type: National-Level Robotics &amp\; AI Hackathon<br /
 >\nOrganized By: Department of Mechatronics Engineering<br />\nSchool: Sch
 ool of Mechanical Engineering<br />\nInstitution: Sathyabama Institute of 
 Science and Technology<br />\nEvent Date: 20 August 2026<br />\nTime: 9:30
  AM – 4:30 PM<br />\nRegistration Deadline: 15 August 2026<br />\nRegist
 ration Fee: ₹200 per team<br />\nTeam Size: 3–5 members<br />\nEligibi
 lity: Students from recognized educational institutions<br />\nMode: Round
  1 – Online\; Round 2 – Offline/On-Campus<br />\nVenue: Sathyabama Ins
 titute of Science and Technology\, Chennai<br />\n<br />\nThemes<br />\n<b
 r />\n1. AI-Powered Battery Intelligence<br />\n<br />\nDevelop intelligen
 t solutions for battery monitoring\, prediction\, management\, and safety.
 <br />\n<br />\nPossible areas:<br />\n<br />\n- Battery Health Prediction
 <br />\n- Smart BMS<br />\n- EV Battery Monitoring<br />\n- Battery Temper
 ature Prediction<br />\n- Battery Life Estimation<br />\n<br />\n2. Smart 
 Logistics &amp\; Warehouse Automation<br />\n<br />\nDevelop intelligent s
 ystems for automated material handling\, logistics\, inventory\, and wareh
 ouse operations.<br />\n<br />\nPossible areas:<br />\n<br />\n- Autonomou
 s Mobile Robots<br />\n- Smart Conveyor Sorting<br />\n- Warehouse Invento
 ry Robots<br />\n- AI-Based Package Sorting<br />\n- RFID-Based Inventory 
 Management<br />\n<br />\n3. AI-Powered Autonomous Safety &amp\; Digital T
 win<br />\n<br />\nDevelop AI-based systems for safety monitoring\, fault 
 detection\, predictive maintenance\, and digital-twin applications.<br />\
 n<br />\nPossible areas:<br />\n<br />\n- Machine Safety Monitoring<br />\
 n- Predictive Maintenance<br />\n- Machine Digital Twins<br />\n- Worker S
 afety Monitoring<br />\n- AI-Based Fault Detection<br />\n<br />\n4. Indus
 try 5.0 – Human–AI Collaboration<br />\n<br />\nDevelop technologies t
 hat enable humans and AI-powered systems to work together safely and effic
 iently.<br />\n<br />\nPossible areas:<br />\n<br />\n- Collaborative Robo
 ts<br />\n- AI Assistants for Operators<br />\n- Smart Manufacturing Dashb
 oards<br />\n- Gesture-Controlled Robots<br />\n- AI Decision-Support Syst
 ems<br />\n<br />\n5. Search &amp\; Rescue Robotics<br />\n<br />\nDevelop
  robotic and AI-based solutions for locating\, assisting\, and rescuing pe
 ople in hazardous or difficult environments.<br />\n<br />\nPossible areas
 :<br />\n<br />\n- Search &amp\; Rescue Robots<br />\n- Disaster Response 
 Robots<br />\n- Autonomous Exploration Robots<br />\n- Human Detection Sys
 tems<br />\n- Hazardous-Environment Monitoring<br />\n<br />\nRound 1 – 
 Online Idea Submission<br />\n<br />\nTeams must submit their project idea
  online before the registration deadline.<br />\n<br />\nThe submission sh
 ould include:<br />\n<br />\n- Problem Statement<br />\n- Proposed Solutio
 n<br />\n- Selected Theme<br />\n- Technology Used<br />\n- Working Princi
 ple<br />\n- Expected Outcome<br />\n- Applications<br />\n<br />\nThe sub
 mitted ideas will be evaluated by the judging panel. Selected teams will q
 ualify for Round 2.<br />\n<br />\nRound 2 – Final Hackathon<br />\n<br 
 />\nShortlisted teams will participate in the final round at Sathyabama In
 stitute of Science and Technology.<br />\n<br />\nTeams will be expected t
 o:<br />\n<br />\n- Demonstrate their prototype\, model\, or simulation.<b
 r />\n- Explain the working principle.<br />\n- Present the technical impl
 ementation.<br />\n- Explain applications and benefits.<br />\n- Answer qu
 estions from the judges.<br />\n<br />\nTeams are encouraged to develop a 
 working prototype wherever possible.<br />\n<br />\nEvaluation Criteria<br
  />\n<br />\nProjects will be evaluated based on:<br />\n<br />\n- Innovat
 ion and Originality<br />\n- Technical Excellence<br />\n- Feasibility<br 
 />\n- Real-World Application<br />\n- Social/Industrial Impact<br />\n- Pr
 ototype/Implementation Quality<br />\n- Presentation and Communication<br 
 />\n- Teamwork<br />\n<br />\nRules &amp\; Regulations<br />\n<br />\n- Op
 en to students from recognized educational institutions.<br />\n- Each tea
 m must consist of 3 to 5 members.<br />\n- Each team must nominate one Tea
 m Leader.<br />\n- Projects must be original.<br />\n- Plagiarism or copyi
 ng of existing projects may result in immediate disqualification.<br />\n-
  Projects must align with one of the official hackathon themes.<br />\n- P
 articipants must follow safety and ethical standards.<br />\n- Teams must 
 submit the required information within the specified deadline.<br />\n- Pa
 rticipants must adhere to the allotted presentation and demonstration time
 .<br />\n- Judges' decision will be final.<br />\n- Registration fee of 
 ₹200 per team is non-refundable.<br />\n<br />\nPrizes<br />\n<br />\n1s
 t Prize – ₹5\,000<br />\n2nd Prize – ₹3\,000<br />\n3rd Prize – 
 ₹2\,000<br />\n<br />\nWhat Participants Gain<br />\n<br />\nParticipant
 s get an opportunity to:<br />\n<br />\n- Solve real-world engineering pro
 blems.<br />\n- Build robotics and AI prototypes.<br />\n- Apply IoT and e
 mbedded technologies.<br />\n- Improve technical and presentation skills.<
 br />\n- Work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.<br />\n- Interac
 t with experts and fellow innovators.<br />\n- Showcase their innovation a
 t a national-level technical event.<br />\n<br />\nRegistration<br />\n<br
  />\nRegistration Deadline: 15 August 2026<br />\n<br />\nRegistration Fee
 : ₹200 per team<br />\n<br />\nRegistration Link:<br />\nhttps://robosis
 t-2026-snowy.vercel.app/<br />\n<br />\nStudent Coordinators<br />\n<br />
 \nVengadesan – 4th Year<br />\n8508080563<br />\n<br />\nGokulbharath K 
 – 4th Year<br />\n+91 93133 79373<br />\n<br />\nSreehari TSB – 4th Ye
 ar<br />\n+91 93634 83599<br />\n<br />\nRichard Benny R – 3rd Year<br /
 >\n+91 94459 01870<br />\n<br />\nPrasanna – 2nd Year<br />\n+91 89391 3
 3792<br />\n<br />\nShort Description for KnowAFest<br />\n<br />\nROBOSIS
 T 2026 is a National-Level Robotics &amp\; AI Hackathon organized by the D
 epartment of Mechatronics Engineering\, Sathyabama Institute of Science an
 d Technology. The event challenges students to develop innovative real-wor
 ld solutions using Robotics\, AI\, Automation\, IoT\, Embedded Systems\, D
 igital Twins\, and related technologies. The hackathon features five theme
 s: AI-Powered Battery Intelligence\, Smart Logistics &amp\; Warehouse Auto
 mation\, AI-Powered Autonomous Safety &amp\; Digital Twin\, Industry 5.0 
 – Human-AI Collaboration\, and Search &amp\; Rescue Robotics. Selected t
 eams will participate in a final prototype demonstration and presentation.
  Exciting cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.<br />\n<br /
 >\nKey Information<br />\n<br />\nDate: 20 August 2026<br />\nRegistration
  Deadline: 15 August 2026<br />\nTeam Size: 3–5<br />\nFee: ₹200/team<
 br />\nPrize Pool: ₹10\,000<br />\nLevel: National<br />\nCategory: Robo
 tics / Artificial Intelligence / Automation / IoT / Mechatronics<br />\nOr
 ganized By: Department of Mechatronics Engineering\, Sathyabama Institute 
 of Science and Technology</p>
URL:https://www.knowafest.com/robosist-2026
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