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11 Jun 2009

Humanoid AcYut from BITS Pilani has its date with RoboGames 2009

By PRLOG | 11th June, 2009

The first humanoid from India spear headed by BITS Pilani which is one among the top ranking universities in India today and its ...

16 Jun 2009

Indian team wins bronze at 2009 RoboGames

By Rediff | 16th June, 2009

The AcYut-II robot, designed by a team of four young Indian students from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani), India...

22 Jun 2009

BITS Pilani students bring laurels at Robogames held in San Francisco

By The Hindu | 22nd June, 2009

Robots designed by students from BITS, Pilani, have won medals at the prestigious Robogames held in Fort Mason, San Francisco, USA...

11 Dec 2009

Soccer, Dance, Kung Fu.. AcYut does - Meet India's first humanoid robot

By Digit | 11th December, 2009

It all started when the team of undergraduate students built a prototype biped with scrap aluminium and motors lying in the Robotics lab at BITS-Pilani...

Dec 2009

AcYut - India's First Humanoid

By Sandpaper | Winter 2009

Students of BITS-Pilani have developed India's first humanoid, AcYut, which has earned international fame after winning the bronze medal...

24 Oct 2010

Rule of Humanoid Robots at Tathva

By The Hindu | 24th October, 2010

Tathva-10, the techno-management festival on the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-C), will conclude on the campus here on Sunday. The three-day event, which started on Thursday, featured a humanoid...

29 Apr 2011

Humanoid robot grabs eyeballs

By MidDay | 29th April 2011

A group of five BITS Pilani students showcase a machine capable of semi-artificial intelligence at the two-day DRDO exhibition in city. A 'humanoid' robot developed by a group of five BITs Pilani students grabbed eyeballs at the inaugural day...

26 Apr 2011

Humanoid from BITS Pilani wins accolades abroad

By The Hindu | 26th April, 2011

Humanoid AcYut 4, developed by students of BITS Pilani, has won prizes at Robocup Iran 2011 and Robogames 2011. The Robocup was held in Tehran...

8 Jun 2011

Humanoid developed by BITS Pilani team wins international honour

By The Hindu | 8th June, 2011

Continuing its winning streak, AcYut 4, the humanoid developed by students of BITS Pilani has won prizes at both Robocup Iran 2011 and Robogames...

24 Jul 2013

In the Robotic League

By Hindustan Times | 24th July, 2013

This isn’t the usual World Cup soccer match where teams from one country play another. This one is special because loud applause replaces wide smiles when the bumbling robot trounces his opponent...

Mar 2014

The Future Stars

By IndiaToday | March, 2014

Two standout projects from BITS, Pilani have caught everyone's attention...
Derived from the Sanskrit word achyut which means one who is imperishable, AcYut is India's first...