BRACU Duburi, a crew from Brac College, has secured the second total place in RoboSub 2023, a global pupil competitor hosted by the nonprofit group RoboNation. Along with changing into the primary runners-up, the Bangladeshi crew additionally obtained an Ingenuity Particular Award on this competitor, which is also called the Judges Greatest Staff Award.
RoboSub is deemed one of many largest pupil competitions for autonomous underwater automobiles (AUVs). Groups from worldwide compete in varied challenges and sophisticated duties utilizing experimental AUVs to copy real-world underwater exploration, seafloor mapping, and sonar localization. RoboSub 2023 consisted of over 34 worldwide groups from nations equivalent to Singapore, India, Canada, and the US. The Nationwide College of Singapore secured first place and the College of Alberta achieved third place total on this yr’s competitors.
Brac University’s team wins RoboSub 2023 runner-up with BRACU Duburi 4.0 AUV
In the course of the RoboSub 2023 finals held on August 6 in San Diego, California, US, the Bangladeshi crew received the primary runners-up place with their autonomous underwater car BRACU Duburi 4.0. In accordance with the crew, the BRACU Duburi AUV is able to autonomous underwater navigation in addition to knowledge assortment powered by machine studying. The car can then analyze the collected knowledge to conduct rescue missions and supply options for water and air pollution discounts.
The crew of BRACU Duburi for this yr’s RoboSub competitors consisted of around 50 pupil members, with A. T. M. Masum Billah Mishu as crew, lead and Md Mahfujul Haque as vice-team lead. S.M Minoor Karim, Nazmul Haque Omi, Shaownak Md Ibne Shahriar Talukder, Partho Protim Sarker Pleasure, Samia Abdullah, and Umama Tasnuva Aziz participated because the subteam leads. Mahdi Uddin Ahmed, Soumik Hasan Shranto, Md. Musfique Billah and Md Shazzad Hossain Chowdhury had been contributing members.
Alongside the scholars, Dr Md. Khalilur Rahman, Professor, CSE Division, Brac College, was the crew advisor. Sayantan Roy Arko and Md Nayem Hossain Saikat, two analysis assistants from Brac College, had been co-advisors.
“The sensation can’t be expressed with phrases. After numerous sleepless nights, this was a dream we’re seeing in actuality,” says Md Mahfujul Haque, vice-team lead of BRACU Duburi. In accordance with him, having the ability to surpass Ivy League universities such because the College of Alberta and Cornell College on this competitors implies that Bangladesh can really compete head-to-head with main international universities.