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DESCRIPTION:The BRAIN &amp; BOTS Workshop\, conducted by the IEEE Computational
  Intelligence Society (CIS) and Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) at B
 IT Durg\, was a highly engaging and hands-on learning experience for stude
 nts\, held on 07th October 2025. The workshop aimed to introduce participa
 nts to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, Machine Learning
  (ML)\, and Robotics\, while providing practical exposure to real-world ap
 plications and emerging technologies.\n\nThe workshop was structured into 
 two interactive sessions. The first session focused on AI and Machine Lear
 ning\, beginning with an overview of AI\, essential skills\, and coding en
 vironments such as VS Code\, Google Colab\, and Jupyter Notebook. Students
  explored Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) using Python libraries including
  Numpy\, Pandas\, Matplotlib\, and Seaborn\, and learned the basics of ML 
 workflows through hands-on experiments. Online resources were also shared 
 to encourage continued learning.\n\nThe second session focused on Robotics
 \, covering principles\, real-life applications\, and career pathways. Par
 ticipants learned how robots sense\, think\, and act\, with examples from 
 smart assistants and surgical bots to autonomous vehicles and industrial a
 utomation. The session featured a live bot showcase\, demonstrating line-f
 ollowing\, obstacle-avoidance\, and remote-controlled robots. Industry sta
 ndards like ROS (Robot Operating System) and hardware requirements for AI-
 driven robotics projects were also discussed\, highlighting pathways to ad
 vanced robotics applications.\n\nHighlights of the Event:\n\n- Fundamental
 s of AI and Machine Learning\, including Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) a
 nd hands-on experiments.\n- Insights into Robotics\, real-world applicatio
 ns\, and career pathways.\n- Practical exposure to coding environments (VS
  Code\, Google Colab\, Jupyter)\, and a live bot showcase.\n- Understandin
 g ROS\, embedded AI\, and future opportunities in intelligent robotics and
  interdisciplinary projects.\n\nStudents left the workshop with hands-on e
 xperience\, practical knowledge\, and the inspiration to actively contribu
 te to the rapidly evolving fields of AI and robotics.\n\nRoom: B-109\, Bld
 g: B-Block\, Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg\, Bhilai House\, Durg\, C
 hhattisgarh\, Durg\, Chhattisgarh\, India\, 491001
LOCATION:Room: B-109\, Bldg: B-Block\, Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg\
 , Bhilai House\, Durg\, Chhattisgarh\, Durg\, Chhattisgarh\, India\, 49100
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ORGANIZER:ieeesb@bitdurg.ac.in
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SUMMARY:Brain &amp; Bots: IEEE Day 2025 Workshop
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/509193
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 nducted by the &lt;strong data-start=&quot;185&quot; data-end=&quot;234&quot;&gt;IEEE Computational 
 Intelligence Society (CIS)&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong data-start=&quot;239&quot; data-end=
 &quot;280&quot;&gt;Robotics and Automation Society (RAS)&lt;/strong&gt; at BIT Durg\, was a h
 ighly engaging and hands-on learning experience for students\, held on &lt;st
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 hop aimed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of &lt;strong data-st
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 ata-start=&quot;496&quot; data-end=&quot;521&quot;&gt;Machine Learning (ML)&lt;/strong&gt;\, and &lt;stron
 g data-start=&quot;527&quot; data-end=&quot;539&quot;&gt;Robotics&lt;/strong&gt;\, while providing prac
 tical exposure to real-world applications and emerging technologies.&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p data-start=&quot;633&quot; data-end=&quot;1143&quot;&gt;The workshop was structured into two i
 nteractive sessions. The first session focused on &lt;strong data-start=&quot;721&quot;
  data-end=&quot;748&quot;&gt;AI and Machine Learning&lt;/strong&gt;\, beginning with an overv
 iew of AI\, essential skills\, and coding environments such as VS Code\, G
 oogle Colab\, and Jupyter Notebook. Students explored &lt;strong data-start=&quot;
 897&quot; data-end=&quot;932&quot;&gt;Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)&lt;/strong&gt; using Python 
 libraries including Numpy\, Pandas\, Matplotlib\, and Seaborn\, and learne
 d the basics of ML workflows through hands-on experiments. Online resource
 s were also shared to encourage continued learning.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;11
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 ink\, and act\, with examples from smart assistants and surgical bots to a
 utonomous vehicles and industrial automation. The session featured a &lt;stro
 ng data-start=&quot;1437&quot; data-end=&quot;1458&quot;&gt;live bot showcase&lt;/strong&gt;\, demonstr
 ating line-following\, obstacle-avoidance\, and remote-controlled robots. 
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 ot Operating System)&lt;/strong&gt; and hardware requirements for AI-driven robo
 tics projects were also discussed\, highlighting pathways to advanced robo
 tics applications.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1858&quot; data-end=&quot;2173&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highl
 ights of the Event:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li data-start=&quot;151&quot; data-end=&quot;288
 &quot;&gt;Fundamentals of &lt;strong data-start=&quot;167&quot; data-end=&quot;194&quot;&gt;AI and Machine L
 earning&lt;/strong&gt;\, including Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) and hands-on 
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 ions\, and career pathways.&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li data-start=&quot;369&quot; data-end=&quot;514&quot;&gt;Prac
 tical exposure to &lt;strong data-start=&quot;391&quot; data-end=&quot;447&quot;&gt;coding environme
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 art=&quot;1858&quot; data-end=&quot;2173&quot;&gt;Students left the workshop with hands-on experi
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