Robotic team receiving 13 awards in 2 years is preparing for 8 new projects

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), along with the Technology Transfer Office (TTO), conducts a lot of work in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics coding. The team which has been continuing its activities since 2015, has received 13 awards in 2 years. Providing information about the work carried out the Vice Rector of IGU and TTO Officer Prof. Dr. Ali Okatan said: “As TTO, we are realizing the work in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics, which are the fastest growing areas of our time. Our work on the construction and development of robots working using artificial intelligence continues at a great pace”.
 
“WE BECAME A ROLE MODEL”

Stating that in order to help students develop themselves in this field, a Robotic Team was founded in 2014, Prof. Dr. Okatan said: “We encourage and support our students in robot competitions and robotic systems. Our MERSUS robotic team showed great success in competitions and in the work that it has done was an exemplary role model for high schools and colleges in Turkey”.

THEY BECOME A CHAMPION IN 13 COMPETITIONS IN TURKEY

Noting that: “Robots prepared for the category of robots from the production to assembly is built entirely on the basis of engineering and carefully created” Prof. Dr. Okatan continued as follows:

Starting with the Robot Wars category realized in our country in 2014 with our advanced robot design in 2017 participating in many national competitions taking championships in 13 different robot competition we get to the highest level in Turkey. Our team winning International MEB robot competition in 2017 in Human Aircraft has proven itself in the most prestigious competition of Turkey. In 2017, we took part in the international robotics competition Robochallange held in Romania and took World’s 3rd place in the ‘Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Category’ and 4th in the “Line Following Category”.

Underlining that they are the only team representing Turkey in international competitions in the category of robot battles since the end of 2017 Prof. Dr. Okatan said: “In 2017, we participated in the International Bitva Robotov robot wars organized in Russia and in 2018 we participated in the international King Of Bots robot wars competition in China”.

PROJECT PROPOSAL THAT WORTH 1 MILLION 26 THOUSAND TURKISH LIRAS SUBMITTED

Prof. Dr. Okatan noted that they are working for 8 different projects to be organized this year and ended his speech as follows:

“Within the TTO we made a project application with the budget of 1 million 26 thousand 598 liras as IGU Robotic Application and Research Center to the Research Infrastructure Support Program Launched in 2018 by the TR Presidency Strategy and Budget Directorate. We also made presentations of these projects. We expect the results to come out. This year we continue our studies on the flying car project; Design of autonomous speed control software for brushless motors; Calculation analysis of distance calculated from signals received in wireless communication by ANN (Artificial Neural Network); Autonomous flight stabbing hexacopter with automatic spraying/irrigation system creation; Production of food pulp pressing machine according to the desired shape; Electric fan-powered air-to-ground rocket design; fuzzy logic based autonomous automation system projects based on research in the field of biomimetic and plant cultivation”.