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Robotics Society · IIT Madras BS Degree Program

Yantra
ROBOTICS

Build · Innovate · Automate

The premier student robotics society of IIT Madras BS. We design, build, and deploy real machines combat bots, autonomous systems, AI vision platforms, and more.

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Club Overview
Active · 2026
1200+
Members
40+
Projects
20+
Workshops
2+
Competitions
⚡ Embedded
👁 Vision
🧠 AI / ML
⚙ Mechanical
📡 IoT
yantra@iitm-bs:~$ robot.init()
✓ sensors.online
✓ systems.nominal
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About Yantra

Engineering the future,
setting a benchmark everytime.

Yantra is the Robotics Society of the IIT Madras BS Degree Program a community of builders, coders, designers, and tinkerers united by one goal: making real things.

Whether you start with zero experience or you've already built robots, Yantra accelerates your journey through projects, workshops, and competitions.

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Embedded
MCUs, RTOS, PCB
👁
Vision
YOLO, OpenCV
🧠
AI / ML
RL, planning
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Mechanical
CAD, 3D print
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IoT
MQTT, BLE
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Research
Papers, R&D
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Our Collaborators

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Indian Army

Defense robotics research and autonomous systems development

DefenseR&D
IIT Kanpur

Joint research projects in AI and autonomous navigation systems

ResearchAI
Techkriti IITK

Annual tech festival collaboration for robotics showcase

EventsShowcase
Paradox

Robotics Competition and showcase of project.

EventsCompetition
HIVE IITK

Research and development

ResearchTechnology
IIT Madras

Academic partnership for robotics curriculum and research

AcademicResearch
Career Opportunities

Internships via Yantra

Ayush Sharma
AI/ML Programming Intern
HIVE IITK
AIMLPython
Vivek Rawat
Robotics & Electronics Intern
HIVE IITK and Indian Army
RoboticsElectronics
Aruthra
Robotics & Electronics Intern
HIVE IITK
RoboticsEmbedded
Ayush Singh
Electronics Engineering Intern
HIVE IITK
ElectronicsPCB
Akhilesh Bhagat
Electronics & AI/ML Intern
HIVE IITK and Indian Army
ElectronicsAIML
Kratika Jain
Music Technology Intern
HIVE IITK
Music TechHCI
Research Excellence

Papers in Conferences

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Gravitone: Space-Time Sonification Interface
Kratika Jain, Allwin Williams, Akhilesh Kumar Bhagat, et al.
NIME 2025 (New Interfaces for Musical Expression)
✓ Accepted 2025

Novel musical instrument using data sonification techniques inspired by space-time mesh models.

Music TechSonificationHCI
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Swaringz: Haptic Musical Performance System
Sumit Kumar, Soubhagya K Dev, Lakshmi Srinath, et al.
UIST 2025 (ACM Symposium on User Interface Software)
✓ Accepted 2025

Ergonomics-based instrument with haptic feedback enhancing intuitive musical interaction.

HapticsMusicUIST
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Assistive HCI Frameworks for Motor-Impaired Users
Prakriti Mukherjee, Lakshmi Srinath, Kratika Jain, et al.
CHI 2026 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing)
✓ Accepted 2026

Research on accessible interfaces leveraging eye-gaze, gesture, and adaptive control systems.

AccessibilityHCICHI
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GraviTone: A Tangible Musical Interface using Gravity Well
Kratika Jain*, Allwin Williams, Akhilesh Kumar Bhagat, Sukanth K, Arunav Rajesh, Prashant Pal, Krishanan Chandran, Rajashekhar V S, Anandu Ramesh, Gowdham Prabhakar
India HCI 2024 (ID 227)
✓ Poster 2024

Tangible musical interface using gravity well for sound and music creation

Music TechTangible UIGravity
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Swarings: Exploring Expressive Freedom through Ring-Based Musical Interaction
Sumit Kumar, Soubhagya K Dev*, Lakshmi Srinath, Ashish Kumar, Kratika Jain, Akhilesh K Bhagat, Prakriti Mukherjee, Vivek Rawat, Gowdham Prabhakar
India HCI 2024 (ID 228)
✓ Poster 2024

Ring-based musical interaction system for expressive musical performance

MusicWearableRing
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The Tabla Glove: An Accompanist for Musical Training and Exploration
Prakriti Mukherjee*, Lakshmi Srinath, Kratika Jain, Akhilesh Kumar Bhagat, Sumit Kumar, Soubhagya K Dev, Vivek Rawat, Ashish Kumar, Gowdham Prabhakar
India HCI 2024 (ID 229)
✓ Poster 2024

Smart glove system for tabla training and musical exploration

TablaGloveTraining
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Upcoming Events

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18
Mar
▶ Workshop
Embedded Systems Workshop
GPIO, UART & FreeRTOS hands-on · Prof. Viveka K R
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05
Apr
▶ Hackathon
Robotics Hackathon 2026
24-hour build · ₹10k prize · Teams of 2–4
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22
Apr
▶ Guest Lecture
AI in Modern Robotics
Foundation models meet real robots · Free entry
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