Event highlights Scarlet Recap Event 03 · Fall 2026

Event 03 · The Scarlet Recap, Fall 2026

Robotics and Drone Workshop

Thursday 8 – Friday 9 October 2026

Illinois Tech Mumbai · Hosted by the Robotics Club

Two days in the lab with the Robotics Club: a robot that sees, a look inside a drone, and an arm that copies yours.

Days
2
Teams
Groups of 4
Day 1
Object detection robot
Day 2
Drones and a robotic arm

point at the mat and watch it stop for you

Day1

A robot that sees what is in front of it

Thursday, 8 October

The Robotics Club hosted a two-day journey into the world of robotics. On the first day, the students focused on assembling an object detection robot using an ultrasonic sensor, two DC motors and an ESP32 microcontroller.

[Photo: teams assembling their robots]

Students worked in groups of four, with each team building its own robot and writing code for the microcontroller. The guest instructor shared and explained the code step by step on the big screen, so that every group understood what it was building.

[Photo: the guest instructor explaining the code on the big screen]

Watching their own creations come to life made for a satisfying end to the day.

[Photo: a finished robot on the move]

What each team built

The object detection robot

  • Ultrasonic sensor × 1
  • DC motors × 2
  • ESP32 microcontroller × 1
  • Builders per team 4
  1. PingThe sensor sends out a burst of sound too high to hear.
  2. EchoIt bounces back off whatever is ahead, and the time it took gives the distance.
  3. DecideToo close? The microcontroller stops the motors and turns away.
Day2

Drones, and an arm that copies yours

Friday, 9 October

The second day kicked off with a drone workshop, giving students a look at how drones actually work.

The highlight of the day was the robotic arm, which came in two versions, one built with servo motors and another with stepper motors. Both these versions used the laptop’s camera to follow the movement of a student’s arm.

Move your pointer (or finger) over the grid and the arm follows. Servos glide to the angle; steppers click there in small fixed steps. No camera needed here.

The arm had been pre-assembled by the guest instructor, who first showed a video of it, and then everyone gathered near the big screen to try it for themselves.

[Photo: students trying the robotic arm]

The day wound down with a group photo, where everyone showed off their robots with a big smile.

[Photo: the group photo, robots and all]

In conclusion, the two-day workshop offered an immersive, and ultimate hands-on experience in robotics, that left students with skills and curiosity to carry forward.

In pictures

The two days, frame by frame.

[Photo: the workshop at its busiest]
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Heard in the lab

What people said about the two days.

[A short, honest line from a student about the workshop.]
[Name], [Program] [Year]
[A line from the Robotics Club or the guest instructor.]
[Name], [Role]

build something that moves

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