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Our Projects

Explore the cutting-edge robotic systems built by students under the mentorship of Robotics Club IITK.

Planetary Exploration

Rover

A rover is an autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle designed to traverse extraterrestrial terrain. Equipped with specialized sensors and robust suspension, it explores planetary surfaces, collects vital geological samples, and searches for biological presence

ROSElectronicsRockerbogieDifferential
Rover
Legged Robotics

Quadruped Robot

A bio-inspired four-legged robot designed to mimic animal-like walking gaits for stable locomotion. It implements Inverse Kinematics to coordinate its 12-DOF servo joints, allowing the platform to navigate uneven terrain by lifting and placing each leg while maintaining constant static balance via real-time remote mapping.

Inverse KinematicsGait PlanningPID12-DOF Servo ControlWireless RC
Quadruped Robot
Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous Navigation Robot

An intelligent mobile robot platform built to navigate indoor and outdoor environments without human intervention. Using a 2D LiDAR scanner paired with wheel encoders and an IMU, the bot performs sensor fusion to map unknown spaces, localize its precise position, and compute real-time collision-free paths around dynamic obstacles.

LiDARSensor FusionMapping & LocalizationPath PlanningIMU & Encoders
Autonomous Navigation Robot
Robotic Arms & Manipulators

DUM E (Robotic Manipulator)

A 4-DOF desktop robotic arm equipped with a mechanical gripper designed to execute smooth pick-and-place and manipulation tasks. Integrated with a computer vision pipeline, the system tracks real-time human hand gestures and depth profiles, utilizing Inverse Kinematics and PID control to translate user movements into precise, physical actuator trajectories.

Computer VisionGesture DetectionInverse KinematicsPID ControlManipulator Design
DUM E (Robotic Manipulator)
Computer Vision & Actuation

Goalkeeper Robot

An elite reactive robotic system engineered to track, predict, and physically intercept fast-moving projectiles in real-time. It pairs low-latency OpenCV tracking with predictive trajectory filtration models, calculating the precise intercept point on the fly to drive high-speed digital servos for instantaneous defensive blocking.

OpenCVTrajectory PredictionPID ControlTeensyDigital Servos
Goalkeeper Robot
Legged Robotics

Hexapod (6-legged robot)

A hexapod is a six-legged robot using biomimetic walking gaits for superior stability. Unlike wheeled rovers, it employs Inverse Kinematics to navigate extreme, uneven terrain by lifting and placing each leg, ensuring constant static balance.

ControllerPIDInverse KinematicsServo
Hexapod (6-legged robot)
Chess Playing Robot

Mechanical Turk

The Mechanical Turk at the IITK Robotics Club is an autonomous chess-playing robot. It uses Computer Vision to detect opponent moves, a chess engine for strategy, and a 2-DOF robotic arm with an electromagnet to physically move the pieces.

Mechanical DesignComputer VisionInverse Kinematics
Mechanical Turk
Playing Robot

Ball Balancing Bot

A Ball Balancing Bot is a dynamically stable robot that maintains its center of gravity over a single spherical wheel. Using omni-wheels and high-speed IMU feedback, it performs continuous micro-adjustments to remain upright, offering 360-degree maneuverability in tight spaces.

Control TheoryIMUPIDOmni-wheels
Ball Balancing Bot
Stairs climbing bot

StepXplorer

StepXplorer is an autonomous stair-climbing robot at the IITK Robotics Club. It uses ultrasonic sensors for distance-based stair detection and stepper motors for high-precision motion control, ensuring stable ascent and real-time failure recovery during vertical transitions.

BNO055Utlrasonic SensorsPIDStepper MotorsMega 2560
StepXplorer
Self Balancing Robot

GyroBot

A Gyrobot is a self-balancing robot that maintains its upright posture using gyroscopic precession. Unlike common two-wheeled balancers, it often uses an internal high-speed flywheel to generate a corrective torque, allowing it to remain stable even when completely stationary.

BNO055IMUPIDLQRTeensy
GyroBot