RAS Ex.Board meeting 3

Robotics & Automation Society Meeting

PV3

Attendees:  RAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Location:  IEEE OFFICE

Date: 06 October 2025

Start: 1:04 pm (4 minutes late)

End: 2:38 pm

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NOTES & DECISIONS

PESxPELS Bits for Bots 2.0
  • Proposed projects include:
    • Charging station for different types of batteries
    • Rotating solar panels that follow the sun
  • There was a mention of a satellite project collab with the CS chapter within another iteration of Bits for Bots

IAS Bits for Bots 1.0 update

 

  • The teams are:

  • Line Follower Robot: 7 groups of 5

  • All-Terrain Robot: 1  group of 5

  • Autonomous Robot:  the EuroBot team

  • The team fee is 60dt so the individual participation fee is 12dt. The lunches of the event only cover 3 participants per team so we’ll make the price of participation 15dt so we collect the extra 3dt/participant and buy the remaining lunches the day of.

  • Keep track of the bus request from admin, we unofficially have it but we’ll have to coordinate with Aerobotix to make sure we do.

  • Send the request for an overnight stay at uni the day before ENSI ROBOCUP with the list of names.

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    ENSI ROBOCUP
    • The teams are:
      • Line Follower Robot: 7 groups of 5
      • All-Terrain Robot: 1  group of 5
      • Autonomous Robot:  the EuroBot team
    • The team fee is 60dt so the individual participation fee is 12dt. The lunches of the event only cover 3 participants per team so we’ll make the price of participation 15dt so we collect the extra 3dt/participant and buy the remaining lunches the day of.
    • Keep track of the bus request from admin, we unofficially have it but we’ll have to coordinate with Aerobotix to make sure we do.
    • Send the request for an overnight stay at uni the day before ENSI ROBOCUP with the list of names.

    Upcoming Workshops

    • Saturday workshop:

    • “Code your first line follower” animated by Adem Daly and Edam Hbaieb

    • Send the classroom 243  request to hold the workshop

    • Mohamed Baccouche will prepare the coffee break due to lack of possible sponsors

  • Potential workshop in time and resource management the Wednesday after TSYP weekend.

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    NXP
    • The Project Manager form for NXP  should be ready by the 12th of this month.

    Team Building

    • Something fun, casual, interactive, game-based and socially engaging.

    New General Guidelines
    • Workshop form link, from now on, to always  be posted in the INSAT RAS facebook group and not through our social media pages
    • Being present in the IEEE HQ
    • More varied and frequent stories on our socials.
    • We agreed on a weekly meeting every Monday starting at 1:15 pm