July 07, 2019
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
TECHGIG CODE GLADIATORS 2019 RPA HACKATHON"
The Bot
Fabricators Team from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore won the
first runner-up position and cash prize worth Rs. 1.25 lakhs at the TechGig
Code Gladiator 2019 Robotic Process Automation 24 hour Hackathon held during
21-22 June 2019 powered by Jio and theme sponsored by UiPath at JioTalks,
Mumbai. This event had over 2000 participants grouped into more than 75 teams.
The hackathon comprised of three rounds and close to 20 teams were shortlisted
for the final stage based on their ranking in the scoreboard.
The
prototype "Intelligent Toll plaza for highways" was developed under the theme
Robotic Process Automation in our day-to-day life. This prototype was developed
in UiPath platform and notifies miscreant(s) details using number plate images
captured. Using this detail the stolen vehicle and fine imposed are notified to
the concerned people via SMS and the same updated in the relevant websites of
authorities.
The team
from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore comprised of Final year
BTech(IT) students: Bhavesh Gupta and Karthik Prabhu. They were mentored by Dr.
Preethi Harris, Associate Professor of Information Technology. The project
developed at the end of 24 hours was demonstrated in front of panel members
that included Directors and HRs of RelianceJio, Techgig, UiPath, Robert Bosch
etc.
The winners were congratulated by the Management of SNR Charitable trust and Principal, Dr. N.R Alamelu, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore.