Kidobotikz's Robopalooza: KRG Day 2

When can an event be called an extravaganza? Could it be when organizers spend months of planning, weeks of preparations and a fat wad of money to organize an event? Could it be on the basis of footfalls at an event? Not quite. An event can unequivocally declared an extravaganza when the crowd turns up in hordes and then refuses to leave. The crowd which falls in love with the atmosphere of the event is left wanting for more. This is the defining moment for any event when it no longer is an event but becomes a tradition, one that cannot afford to not happen regularly. At the end of the proceedings of the August Edition of KRG, it can be safely said that KRG is no longer just an event but a tradition.

The second and final day of KRG commenced with an intense state of euphoria with a swelling in participation since yesterday’s events. With the energy and excitement pouring in over from yesterday, the action commenced from where we left yesterday. The first event for today, which took place at arena 3, was Temple Run (Seniors) wherein the senior students of Kidobotikz took part in the android game-inspired event. The main focus of this event was on building and designing robots which were capable of pushing themselves through a path that was ridden with obstacles. The obstacles which ranged from an elevated ramp to a teeterboard was one of the tougher events that students take part in. Robots of various dimensions, which were custom designed to be able to tackle the unexpected obstacles on the pathway, elicited quite a loud cheer from the audience with both parents and students going gaga over the suspense built into the event. Not many robots were able to successfully complete the entire lap, thereby assuring that victory was hard-earned. 

Back in Arena 2, another interesting event was happening which was a crowd favourite. The junior and senior versions of the Balloon Burster was in the happening today and it turned out to be quite a fun event. “A last man standing”-kinda event, it involved robots which had balloons tethered to their rears while long pointed nails fixed to the front. Like a knight involved in jousting, each participant had to shield his own balloon from being pierced while trying to pierce the balloon of the opponent. This event, which had single elimination format,was a rather rapid one with many matches being played out in less than 60 seconds. The juniors event of this game was won by Shraddha while the seniors was won by Rohit Kumar. 

Interestingly, there was one event which had put everyone in a spot of bother. The line follower event which had circuitous black paths was so tough that not one participant could win the event. The final robot which took part in this event was the only one which was able to complete the lap. Not surprisingly, Vidyasagar who had designed this robot was declared the winner of this event. Impressively, Vidyasagar had also managed to bag two more events into his kitty. After winning 3 of the events- namely Line Follower, Temple Run seniors; Vidyasagar was declared the overall champion. 

The prize distribution ceremony which happened after the close of all the games was a solemn affair. Dr. Ravikumar, Director of Center for Entrepreneurship Development, Anna University, had graciously agreed to preside over the occasion as Chief Guest and give away the prizes. Dr. Ravikumar, who was acquainted with the our directors Pranavan and Sneha, had quite a few words of praise for both of them and the organization of Kidobotikz. He opined that the methodologies adopted by Kidobotikz to promote robotics based education for students had the potential to better the standards of education in our country and such efforts were well warranted.  PSBB KK Nagar won the overall shield.

Team Kidobotikz is happy to have conducted a two day KRG for the first time and is proud to declare that the two day event was a runaway success. We at Kidobotikz promise to bring back the next edition of KRG in a grander form and with much pomp. 

Happy Roboting ! ! 

Good Night ! !