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Home Automation Module Prototype

An economical Infra-Red based home automation module, for wireless control of electrical appliances using a very cheap TV/DVD player remote controller. The prototyped version uses arduino uno as microcontroller, three transistors and relays for switching three 230V/15W bulbs, IR TSOP receiver (1738), old VCR remote controller and some passive components.

List Of Indian Web Stores for Robotics/Electronics Parts

Here is a list of Indian web stores for all kinds of robotics and electronics parts.Stuffs ranges from dev boards to passive components,cables,motor shields,sensors,connectors and much more.The prices varies greatly among different shops,so it's always wise to refer as many shops before a heavy purchase.

• http://researchdesignlab.com/
• http://www.nex-robotics.com
• http://www.onlinetps.com/shop
• http://positronindia.in/
• http://www.robokits.co.in
• http://robotronindia.com
• http://www.sunrom.com
• http://www.robosoftsystems.co.in/roboshop
• http://www.simplelabs.co.in
• http://www.rhydolabz.com
• http://www.tenettech.com
• http://kitsnspares.com
• http://in.element14.com
• http://www.embeddedmarket.com
• http://www.digikey.in
• http://www.ventor.co.in
• http://in.mouser.com
• http://edubotix.in/roboshop.html
• http://in.rsdelivers.com
• http://www.vegarobokit.com
• http://shop.sumeetinstruments.com
• http://www.nskelectronics.com/home.html
• http://discovertechcom.com
• http://www.campuscomponent.com/category
• http://www.technido.com/store
• http://store.extremeelectronics.co.in
• http://probots.co.in

The list may be incomplete,but has listed almost all the popular web stores in India. If you find this article useful,feel free to share it in any forums or social networking sites

Just a Lamp ..or ??

With Processing, Arduino, and OpenCV.
Pinokio is an exploration into the expressive and behavioural potentials of robotic computing. Customized computer code and electronic circuit design imbues Pinokio with the ability to be aware of its environment, especially people, and to expresses a dynamic range of behaviour. As it negotiates its world, we the human audience can see that Lamp shares many traits possessed by animals, generating a range of emotional sympathies. In the end we may ask: Is Pinokio only a lamp? – a useful machine? Perhaps we should put the book aside and meet a new friend.

For more info pinokio-lamp.com

Projects in Image Processing By RIG

Robotic Arm was followed by a bunch of projects in Image processing like Gesture recognition, Object tracking using Open CV and Arduino.
Track RIG Developments @ http://www.youtube.com/user/RIGNITC

Robotic Manipulator By RIG

The video shows a repaired and upgraded a 5-degree of freedom Robotic Manipulator with  Servo grippers, Mobile base, Line following and Speech based movement by the Robotics Interest Group (RIG) functioning in my college.This was one of the major initial works done by the Group.
RIG You tube Channel : RIG @ NITC
RIG FB Page : fb.com/rignitc

India NEED'S YOU

Yes, she is calling us....India is calling us.The reason for today's perpetual state of poverty, corruption, famines, social evils; I believe is the ignorance of her call...her call for a CHANGE....The fact is, it's our own actions, knowing or unknowingly-one-way or the other, the reason for everything that is happening NOW in India.

       Her urge for a change is reflected in every bleak corners of our nation.If India needs a change, then it is our approaches that must change, it's our thinking that must change,it's our dreams & goals that must change, it's our attitude that needs a change.....WE OUR SELF MUST CHANGE. Change is very crucial,It brings NEW thoughts and new thoughts leads to innovative actions.A successful ACTION is an outcome of different viewpoints, different angles of thought,that works for a unified AIM.
Yes, India needs a change...and we are hear to do that...because if we don't ...WHO WILL??? 
But HOW?

Extreme Supermoon

SUPERMOON
Credits : JPL/NASA

The term supermoon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979, defined as

A new or full moon which occurs with the Moon at or near (within 90% of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit . In short, Earth, Moon and Sun are all in a line, with Moon in its nearest approach to Earth. The technical term for this phenomenon is a perigee - syzygy wich is shortened to "supermoon"!!

            Well March 19 2011 has witnessed one of the "ExtremeSuperMoon" phenomenon..... which is repeating itself after an interval of 18 yrs..

A Line Of Thought

Science and religion have been two fighting powers trying to explain the universe... But let me ask you friends, what if life was much more complicated than we all think it is... What if the universe is not such easy a thing to explain after all... For we still dunno where it begins or where it ends... Long ago when science hadnt yet flourished we humans thought that the Earth was all there was... Just a belief... But then we expanded our horizons to the concept of the universe... Something which consists everything...But what if even this is just a belief...