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IIT Delhi Robotics Festival - Tryst 2026

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Long Post Alert!  IIT Delhi Tryst 2026   https://tryst-iitdelhi.org  I had the opportunity to visit IIT Delhi for the Annual Robotics festival TRYST 2026, and didn't miss it even though it was right in the middle of my final exams. A few days' break in the exam schedule due to Holi helped as well. Though I only had a 3-hour window, I got the vibe: the participants, the energy, the displays, the seminars, and the competitions. I liked the following:  1. The ISRO Exhibition, with models of Chandrayaan-3 (1:15), GSLV Mk III (1:20) and PSLV (1:20). Chandrayaan-3 had achieved India's historic soft landing on the Moon's South Pole on August 23, 2023, making India the first nation to do so and the fourth country overall to land on the Moon. The mission successfully deployed the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, completing all its scientific objectives, and demonstrating India's advanced space capabilities. The GSLV Mk III, now redesignated as LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3), i...
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Biomechanics: The Physics of Human Movement

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Update: completion of my Udemy course 'Biomechanics: The Physics of Human Movement'. The course covered the following:  1. Basic terminology of Biomechanics 2. Physics Concepts: Mechanics  3. Statics of the Human Body 4. The Skeletal System 5. Stability and Resistance of the Human Body  6. The Muscular System 7. Kinematics & Kinetics of Human Movement 8. Motion Analysis
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Robotic Hand Assist for Rehab - Part 1

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With the Biomechanics course completed, I moved on to a new project. In this and the next few blogs, I will discuss the same. The project is ‘Robotic Hand Assist for Rehabilitation’ for rehabilitation through robotic actuation using computer vision. The idea behind the project is to build a robotic hand-assist, which identifies objects using computer vision and helps a human hand pick and hold the object. This can help patients recovering from nerve damage affecting their hand movement. The robotic device can be strapped on the human hand using velcro, and has the following components - 1. A 3D printed human hand-like structure with velcro 2. A microcontroller 3. A camera for enabling computer vision 4. A servo motor with strings attached for enabling movement 5. Machine Learning component - a CV library Further details on the project in the next few blog posts...
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Muscles in the human body

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Here is the muscle map of human body. Credit: Udemy Course ' Biomechanics: The Physics Of Human Movement' by 'Emil Cordes' 
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Bones in the human body

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Here is the bone map of human body. Credit: Udemy Course ' Biomechanics: The Physics Of Human Movement' by 'Emil Cordes' 
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Joints: Enablers of human movement

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Joints in the human body can be Uniaxial, Biaxial or Triaxial.  Uniaxial joints provide a single degree of rotational freedom. Hinge joints  (elbows, fingers) &  pivot joints (ulna & spoke, cervical vertebra) are uniaxial joints. Biaxial joints provide  two degrees of rotational or translational freedom .  Saddle joints (thumb), Plane joints (ankles, ribs) & condyloid joints (wrist) are biaxial. Triaxial joints provide all  three degrees of rotational freedom. Ball and socket joints (hip, shoulder) are triaxial. Credit: Udemy Course ' Biomechanics: The Physics Of Human Movement' by 'Emil Cordes' 
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Bone Types in Human Body

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There are five types of bones in the human body Long tubular bones, example Femur Flat bones, example Sternum Short bones, example Lateral cuneiform, Intermediate cuneiform, Medial cuneiform Irregular bones, example Vertebra Sesamoid bones, example Patella Credit: Udemy Course 'Biomechanics: The Physics Of Human Movement' by Emil Cordes'
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