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IITB student
success at ASME - Team on its way to Chicago.
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A team
of four IITB undergraduate students have won the zonal level
ASME competition and are proceeding to Chicago to
participate in the world finals on Nov. 5, 2006. The
contests calls for the design of a machine to cast a lure
(bait) using a "fishing pole" and hit a "fish" placed
randomly on a carpeted floor and retract the lure for the
next throw. Each team has to cast the lure five times. The
score is based on the accuracy of landing and the ability to
reel in a 1500 gm "fish" (yet another sand bag) after the
fifth throw. The machine is to be operated remotely - and
there are restrictions on its size, power and number of
motors etc. |
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(L-R)Anand,Apeksha,Rutika,Rishabh,Amarnath
- along with their machine |
The four
students are Ms. Rutika (EE) , Ms. Apeksha (Met. Mat Sc.), Rishabh
(ME) and Anand (ME) who are presently in their II year having
participated in the zonal level while in their I year! Additionally
this is the first time that (a) students of I year have won the
zonals, and (b) girl students are part of the team. IITB has won the
ASME zonal level competition several times and all past winners have
been very successful in their careers - many moved to top notch
universities or industries.
The team is on
its way to Chicago on 3 Nov. Prof. C. Amarnath is accompanying the
team as the faculty mentor.
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