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SUMMARY:IOT and Robotics-ROS | 2 Days Workshop At IIT Madras Research Park
LOCATION:IIT Madras Research Park
DESCRIPTION:Tech Workshop Series 2026 with Globally Recognized Certificati
 on by Techobytes Technologies.2-Day Workshop Pass Includes:2 Days Hands-on
  training with Experts\, practical demonstrations\, certification\, and lu
 nch during the workshop.Content will be covered from basic to advance leve
 l.AI-IOT-ROBOTICS-ROSDuration: 2 Days (14-16 HRS)Eligibility: Can be joine
 d by B.TECH\, B.E\, GRADUATE\, POST GRADUATE\, COLLEGE STUDENTS\, SCHOOL S
 TUDENTS and who all are interested in this domain and want to explore the 
 latest Technologies.Workshop Objective & Final Project GoalBuild an AI-pow
 ered object-following robot that: - Uses ESP8266 for communication- Receiv
 es commands from a laptop- Uses IoT protocols for communication- Uses Open
 CV + MediaPipe + YOLO for vision - Uses ROS for software architecture- Det
 ects and follows an object- Avoids obstacles- Stops near the target object
 DAY 1 – Electronics\, Robot Building & IoTSession 1 : Introduction to El
 ectronics & Embedded Systems Theory- What is a microcontroller?- Arduino a
 rchitecture- Input vs Output- Digital signals- Sensors and actuators- Unde
 rstanding voltage\, current and GPIOActivity 1 : Digital Input & OutputPro
 grams:- LED Blink- Multiple LED patterns- Push Button Input- LED controlle
 d using buttonLearning Outcome:- Understand Digital Read() - Understand Di
 gital Write()Session 2 : Serial Communication Theory- What is UART?- Seria
 l Monitor- Data transmission basicsActivity 2- Read user input from Serial
  Monitor- Control LEDs using serial commands - Create simple command inter
 faceLearning Outcome: Human-to-Microcontroller communicationSession 3 : Ro
 bot Building WorkshopHardware Assembly- Chassis assembly- Motor driver int
 egration- Wheel mounting- Power connections- ESP8266/Arduino integrationAc
 tivity 3 : Robot Movement Programming Programs:- Forward- Backward- Left- 
 Right - StopLearning Outcome:- Create a fully functional mobile robotSessi
 on 4 : IoT FundamentalsTheory- What is IoT?- Client-Server Architecture- L
 ocal vs Internet Communication - TCP vs UDP—----------------------------
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 ----------------------Session 5 : WiFi & Access Point ModeTheory- Station 
 Mode- Access Point Mode - Network basicsActivity 4- Configure ESP8266 as A
 ccess Point - Connect laptop/mobile—------------------------------------
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 --------------Session 6 : HTTP CommunicationTheory- Requests and Responses
  - GET and POST- REST ConceptsActivity 5- Send commands to ESP8266 using b
 rowser - Control robot through HTTPSession 7 : MQTT CommunicationTheory- P
 ublish/Subscribe Model - Broker Architecture- Real-time communicationActiv
 ity 6- Publish messages- Subscribe to robot commands - Remote robot contro
 lSession 8 : UDP Communication Theory- Low-latency communication- Use case
 s in roboticsActivity 7- Send movement commands using UDPDay 1 Deliverable
  Students will have:✓ Functional robot✓ Serial communication ✓ WiFi 
 connectivity✓ HTTP control✓ MQTT control✓ UDP communication—------
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 --------------------------------------------DAY 2 – AI Vision & ROSSessi
 on 1 : Introduction to Computer Vision Theory- What is OpenCV?- Image proc
 essing basics- Camera fundamentalsSession 2 : OpenCV ActivitiesActivity 1-
  Webcam access - Image capture- Drawing shapes - Color detectionSession 3 
 : MediaPipeTheory- Landmark detection- Human pose estimationActivity 2- Ha
 nd tracking- Body tracking- Gesture recognitionSession 4 : YOLO Object Det
 ectionTheory- AI Object Detection - Bounding boxes- Confidence scoresActiv
 ity 3- Detect everyday objects - Real-time object tracking—-------------
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 -------------------------------------ROS FundamentalsSession 5 : ROS Overv
 iew Topics:- What is ROS?- Why ROS?- ROS Architecture- Nodes and communica
 tionSession 6 : Environment SetupActivity- WSL Installation- ROS Installat
 ion- Workspace CreationLearning Outcome:- Create first ROS workspace—---
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 -----------------------------------------------Session 7 : ROS TopicsTheor
 y- Publisher- SubscriberActivity- Create Publisher Node- Create Subscriber
  Node - Exchange messages—----------------------------------------------
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 ----Session 8 : ROS MessagesActivity- Standard Messages - Custom Messages
 —-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------Session 9 : ROS Servi
 cesTheory- Request/Response communicationActivity- Service Server- Service
  Client—----------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------------Session 10 : R
 OS Launch FilesActivity- Create Launch Files- Start multiple nodes togethe
 r—----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------------Session 11 : Docker 
 for ROSActivity- ROS Containers- Running ROS inside Docker—-------------
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 -------------------------------------Final Project : AI-Powered Object Fol
 lowing Robot Components Used- ESP8266- Robot Chassis- OpenCV- MediaPipe- Y
 OLO- ROS- MQTT/HTTP CommunicationProject Flow1. Camera captures video2. YO
 LO detects object3. ROS node processes detection4. ROS publishes movement 
 commands5. IoT communication sends commands to ESP8266 6. Robot moves towa
 rd object7. Obstacle avoidance logic prevents collision8. Robot stops near
  target___________________________________________________________________
 _________Deliverables✓ Object detection✓ Object tracking✓ ROS commun
 ication✓ ESP8266 integration✓ Robot movement✓ Obstacle avoidance✓ 
 End-to-end AI robotic system—-------------------------------------------
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 -------Workshop OutcomeBy the end of Day 2\, students will have learned:- 
 Electronics Fundamentals - Arduino Programming- Serial Communication- Robo
 t Building- HTTP- MQTT- UDP- OpenCV- MediaPipe - YOLO- ROS Topics- ROS Ser
 vices- ROS Messages- ROS Launch Files- Docker Basics- AI-Powered Robotics 
 IntegrationFinal Achievement:Build a complete AI-enabled autonomous robot 
 from scratch.\n\nBoletos: https://www.district.in/events/iot-roboticsros-2
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