Academic courses

Schedule: Fall 2021 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Facilitators: Tanvir Khorajiya, Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In a situation of natural disasters and calamities, thousands of people strive for a supply of food,
water, or power. This course will tasks students to design and make unmanned emergency
resupply Hovercraft through an iterative design process that can traverse many mediums to
deliver lifesaving aid to those in need.

OBJECTIVE
The objective will be to design and make a hovercraft at Maker Bhavan using its resources such
as 3d printing, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, power tools etc. Hovercraft should be able
to traverse the physical obstacle ground course, and also be able to pick up, carry and deliver
the payload in a defined time.

Schedule: Spring 2021 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Facilitators: Tanvir Khorajiya, Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The CNC based Foam cutter is one of the fastest 3d prototyping techniques to create 3d geometrical shapes for the new product. The CNC router is used for cutting wood, acrylic and plastic material in 2D/3D shape, However, there is a unique application of CNC Foam cutter, which can cut foam sheets in 2D/3D shapes. Currently, in the market available CNC foam
cutters are of a high cost and bulky in size. This course has given a challenging task to students to design and develop benchtop/desktop size CNC foam cutters using Arduino boards.

OBJECTIVE
The objective of the Project Course was to design and develop Arduino based CNC Foam Cutter at Maker Bhavan using its resources such as Electronics Prototyping, Power Tools, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, etc. It should be able to cut the foam sheets using a hot wire, or a special type of resistance wire which gets really hot when current flows through it. The machine should be operated by GCODE, which could be generated from 2D or 3D design. The hot wire melts or vaporizes the foam when passing through it and so the user can precisely and easily get any shape he/she want.

Schedule: Fall 2022 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Facilitators: Tanvir Khorajiya, Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

During this course, students has been challenged to design and make PTRCV (Payload Towing Remote Controlled Vehicle- a remote-controlled vehicle that can tow heavy-duty payload. The vehicle size constraint was not to exceed the size of 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 feet. The payload weight could be 15kg or more, the vehicle should be able to tow the payload from one location
to another. Students were tasked to go through an iterative design process of vehicle design which has a towing capacity of different kinds of payload, with different weights and volumes.

The potential application of such vehicles can be in warehouses of supply-chain and delivery corporations, and payload movement during natural calamities. The goal of the project was to make this vehicle from scratch, including design, prototyping and final fabrication. 

OBJECTIVE
The goal of the project is to make this vehicle from scratch, including design, prototyping and final fabrication. It is envisaged that in doing this entirely hands-on project, students will acquire skills related to CAD, 3d printing, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, use of power tools, etc. The project course challenge  was also open to building Robot Swarm (Collectively lesser in size than 1.5×1.5×1.5 feet) which are be able to displace or tug or tow the payload weighing 15kg or more.

Schedule: Spring 2023 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Facilitators: Tanvir Khorajiya, Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

During this course, students designed and made a portable wind mill that can atleast produce
power of 12V DC, upto 100 Watt. The wind mill potentially can charge the laptop and mobile
phones. The wind mill is portable, so that it can be packed, moved together, and can be
operated at desired location. The wind mill system size limit constraint was not to exceed 3 x 2 x 2 feet, when
under packed condition. The size can be larger when it has been unpacked and under operation. Students has gone through an iterative design process of wind mill system design.

The potential application of such a system can be in school/college/office campuses, gardens and public
places or at remote locations during traveling.

OBJECTIVE
The goal of the project was to make the system from scratch, including design, prototyping and
final fabrication. It was envisaged that in doing this entirely hands-on project, students would acquire
skills related to CAD, 3d printing, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, use of power tools, etc.

Schedule: Fall 2023 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Instructor: Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

During this course, students will design and make an SRCV – Submerged Remote-Controlled Vehicle. The vehicle size should not exceed 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 feet. SRCV should go below the water

surface minimum at 6 feet from water surface Students will go through an iterative design process of vehicle design which has a deep water exploration capacity. The potential application of such vehicles can be in deep water exploration, Hydrographic surveys, Scientific sampling and mapping, and data collection for various Research.

The potential application of such a system can be to explore underwater ecology, surveillance, cleaning, etc.

OBJECTIVE
The goal of the project was to explore underwater drone systems for various applications and to make such system from scratch, including design, prototyping and final fabrication. It was envisaged that in doing this entirely hands-on project, students would acquire skills related to CAD, 3d printing, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, use of power tools, etc.

Schedule: Fall 2023 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Instructor: Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

During this course, students will design and make a benchtop Pick and Place Robotic Arm that can pick and place a minimum of 100 grams of object at a time. The arm should be portable so

that it can be packed, moved at places, and can be operated at desired locations. Students will go through an iterative design process of Robotic system design. The potential application of such a system can be in Quality inspection, inventory management, tooling, and factory setting on a larger scale.

The potential application of such a system can be Smart Inventory Management, Lean Manufacturing Industry, etc.

OBJECTIVE
The goal of the project is to explore robotics system using hands-on learning method, which actually helped students to make Pick and Place Robotic Arm from scratch, including design, prototyping, and final fabrication. It is envisaged that in doing this entirely hands-on project, students will acquire skills related to CAD, 3d printing, laser cutting, electronics prototyping, use of power tools, etc.

Schedule: Spring 2024 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Instructor: Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on designing and building a Micromouse with a maximum size of 15 cm X 15 cm, which is capable of navigating and solving a maze autonomously. There are no restrictions on

the height of the robot. Each team will be provided with a maze problem to resolve at the end of the semester. The micromouse robot should demonstrate autonomous navigation, obstacle

avoidance, data collection, and communication capabilities. Students will engage in an iterative design process for the robot, covering aspects of robotics, programming, and autonomous navigation algorithm design.

OBJECTIVE

The goal of the project is to explore small, autonomous robotics system that can solve maze or puzzle to find and reach to the center using shortest patch. It involves to design a compact but efficient small robot using hands-on learning method.

Schedule: Fall 2024 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Instructor: Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on designing and building an Autonomous Space Rover with maximum size of (Rover Alone) 1 m X 1 m X 0.8 m, which is capable of navigating and performing tasks in extraterrestrial environments. The rover should demonstrate autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, data collection, and communication capabilities.

OBJECTIVE

Students will engage in an iterative design process for the rover, covering aspects of robotics, programming, and space exploration. The potential applications of such a rover include planetary exploration, data collection on celestial bodies, obstacle avoidance and support for future space missions. 

The project involves hands-on experience with CAD, 3D printing, electronics prototyping, programming, and autonomous system integration. Students will gain insights into space rover design principles and considerations for operating in challenging environments.

Schedule: Fall 2024 | 14 Weeks | Full semester | 4 Credits

● Prerequisite: Open to All [Interest for making, digital fabrication and creativity]
● Interdisciplinary project
● Instructor: Aniruddh Mali

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course focuses on designing and building a desktop/benchtop size animatronic physical robot using ChatGPT, which is capable of interact/communicate verbally with humans. The MakerBot should able to mount on any desk or table and move/blink its eyes, rotate and physically track user’s face via webcam with communication capabilities. It should able to deliver information/details related to Maker Bhavan and its various initiatives, activities at IITGN. It should equip with moving eyes, rotating table with interactive display having maximum size of 15-inch size.

OBJECTIVE

Students will engage in an iterative design process for MakerBot, covering aspects of robotics, programming, and ChatGPT. The potential applications of such a MakerBot to integrate ChatGPT as Information Kiosk, Educational Robot Assistant, Personal Assistant, etc.