National-level competition held for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)

ALIGARH  : The team NIRMA-AUV secured first place in the third season of the national-level competition for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), AMUROVc 3.0, organized by the student section of the Marine Technology Society Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (MTS AUV), Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, on November 9-10, 2024, in collaboration with the IEEE Student Branch, the Marine Technology Society India Section and IEEE-OES student branch.

The team Uqaab won second place, while the team DTU-AUV took third place. The winning teams were felicitated with a trophy and Rs. 25,000, Rs. 15,000, and Rs. 10,000, respectively, in cash.

Prof. Sajjad Athar, Coordinator of the Innovation Council and University Incubation Centre (ICUIC), welcomed the participants and guests and presented a detailed report on the ICUIC’s activities.

Prof. M.M. Sufyan Beg, Principal of ZHCET, provided a brief report on the college’s achievements and praised the participants’ efforts in showcasing their technical expertise and innovative solutions to issues in underwater robotics, with an emphasis on STEM education and industry exposure.

Prof. Saleem Anwar Khan, Counselor, MTS AUV-ZHCET student section presented an overview of the AMUROV competition. He said that the third season of the AMUROVc event aimed at providing engineering students with hands-on experience in underwater robotics, addressing real-world challenges encountered in aquatic environments.

He said that four teams participated in the competition, including Team DTU-AUV from Delhi Technological University, Team NIRMA-AUV from Nirma University, Team TECH BIT from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, and Team Uqaab from AMU. The event consisted of multiple stages, each designed to test the technical skills, manoeuvrability, and problem-solving abilities of the participants’ ROVs.

He further added that a panel of judges from the industry, including Mr. Siddhant Bajpai, Founder, Andromeida, Mr. Thomas Kuruvila, Robotics Engineer, Mr. Manu, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Andromeida, and Mr Shubham Singh, Research and Development Specialist at Addverb Technologies judged the competition, and shared insights into their engineering process and innovations.

Dr. Saad Bin Arif, the Branch Counselor of IEEE STB, extended a vote of thanks.