IIT Bombay Techfest: 26th edition of Techfest will be held from 16 to 18 December 2022

IIT Bombay Techfest: 26th edition of Techfest will be held from 16 to 18 December 2022

IIT Bombay's Annual science and technology festival, Techfest is all set to come back offline after two long years of the pandemic. Over the years, the event has set new standards by raising the bar for excellence every year. Adhering to this the 26th edition of Techfest will be conducted from December 16 to 18, 2022 discovering some unprecedented technological wonders. After the Pandemic, when the technically rigorous minds were rusting their urge to witness the technological innovations and front-running ideas, where the whole world was frozen under the sleeves due to the pandemic, Techfest, IIT Bombay which had an annual footfall of over 1,75,000 and pan-Indian reach across 2500+ colleges is gearing up to break the ice with the 26th edition of ‘Techfest- A Submerged Sojourn: A fusion of Underwater life and Technology’. Here are the highlights of IIT Bombay's Annual science and technology festival. Techfest, IIT Bombay will provide you accommodation inside IIT Bombay's campus from the 14th to the 19th of December 2022 for Techfest at very affordable prices. Besides accommodation, you'll get a lot of other perks of residing inside the campus of IIT Bombay and attending various events which will make your stay memorable forever.

JIO - 5G Launch 

Techfest in association with Jio will be launching the 5G network for consumer testing in India making IIT Bombay the first 5G-field Institute and Mumbai the first city with 5G consumer operating network in India. With this launch, India will become the 11th country in the world to have a 5G network alongside others being China, the USA, and South Korea.

Drone race and light show

This year, for the first time in the event's history, Techfest plans on organising a drone show where hundreds of drones will create a choreography on December 18. Techfest will light up the skies of Mumbai with a magnificent Drone Light Show. Hundreds of drones will come together to create a captivating experience for all attendees, with dazzling choreography and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A perfect fusion of art and technology, enlightening the sky and minds of all. The drone show will take place for the first time in the history of Techfest at IIT Bombay campus on December 18, against the dramatic backdrop of the Mumbai skyline and Arabian sea. Techfest, for the first time, is conducting Techfest Drone Racing League. Being one of the most elite extravaganza events of Night Drone Racing, witness the drones slicing through the air with absolute speed on December 16, at the gymkhana grounds of IIT Bombay, to win prizes worth Rs 1 lakh. 

EDM Night

Techfest will be hosting MADDIX as the Headliner for the EDM Night, the producer of world-famous remixes like Prophecy, Smash the Beat, and Bella Ciao. MADDIX, a DJ as the headliner for the night. The final of the 26th Techfest will be held at the gymkhana grounds of IIT Bombay on December 18.

Lectures

The programme will be attended by the president of Finland,  G Satheesh Reddy; International Olympic committee, member, Octavian Morariu; Spacetime Foundation, CEO and co-founder, Masayasu Ishida and ISRO, Tarja Halonen; the former Indian railway minister, Suresh Prabhu; co-founder of google maps, Lars Rasmussen; NASA, HEO, associate administrator, Kathryn Lueders; the former chairman of DRDO, director, liquid propulsion system centre, V Narayan.

Exhibitions at IIT-B Techfest

The exhibition will be displaying innovations in the field of Technology such as 

1. BrahMos- world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile.

2. ISRO - Indian space research organisation.

3. Raptor ETH Zurich - a drone for quickly picking objects of any geometry.

4. INDRO - the tallest humanoid robot built in India.

5. Formula E M8 electro Gen2.

6. Unitree GO1- world's first intelligence bionic quadruped robot.

7. SpaceHopper ETH Zurich - a small scale legged robot for low-gravity space exploration. 

BrahMos missile, drones to be on display at Techfest

Techfest is proud to announce the next exhibit for the 26th Edition of Techfest, IIT Bombay - The BrahMos missile. BrahMos was notably the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world at the time of introduction. It is a joint venture between the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroyeniya, who together have formed BrahMos Aerospace. BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.BRAHMOS is a universal long range supersonic cruise missile system that can be launched from land, sea and air. BRAHMOS has been jointly developed by DRDO, India, and NPOM, Russia. The system has been designed with two variants for Anti-Ship and Land-Attack roles. he missile is powered by a solid propellant boost motor with a liquid-fueled ramjet sustainer motor. The ship and ground-launched version is 8.2 m in length, has a body diameter of 0.67 m, carries a 300 kg payload, and has a launch weight of 3,000 kg; the air-launched version is 8.0 m in length, has a diameter of 0.67 m, carries a 200 kg payload, and has a launch weight of 2,200 to 2,500 kg. All versions have four clipped tip delta wings at mid-body, with four small delta control fins at the rear. The BrahMos carries either a 200 or 300 kg high explosive semi-armor-piercing warhead or a 250 kg submunitions warhead.

BRAHMOS Weapon Systems has been inducted and is operational with the Indian Navy (IN) as well as the Indian Army (IA). The missile cruised at supersonic speed for its maximum range, following a modified optimal trajectory for enhanced efficiency and improved performance. The missile featuring a modified control system was fine-tuned to achieve an enhanced capability. It’s likely the test was related to extending the range of the BrahMos beyond 500 km.

BrahMos Missile was successfully test fired from ITR, Chandipur today. The mission validated many new indigenous systems successfully demonstrating enhanced capabilities. #MakeinIndia@DefenceMinIndia@BrahmosMissile@SpokespersonMoD#AtmaNirbharBharat pic.twitter.com/bHS7t24gSd

— DRDO (@DRDO_India) January 20, 2022

BrahMos Development

In 1998, a joint venture was set up between the Indian Defense Ministry’s Defense Research and Development Organization and Russia’s Mashinostroyeniye Company. The two entities formed a company now known as Brahmos AerospaceThe BrahMos, which derives its name from the Brahmaputra and Moscow rivers in India and Russia, is based on the earlier Russian design for the SS-N-26 (3M55 Oniks/Yakhont/Bastion) cruise missile.

Specifications

The BrahMos has a range of between 300-500 km depending on which variant and launch platform is used. T It can be launched from a vertical launch system, a ramp launcher, or alternatively from the air. The BrahMos PJ-10 is distinguished by its reported supersonic speed of between Mach 2.0-2.8, depending on the cruising altitude used. In addition to making it difficult to intercept, this speed also imparts a greater strike power.

BrahMos Hypersonic Variant

In addition to the supersonic version of the Brahmos, India and Russia are also collaborating on a hypersonic version of the missile. Reports suggest that the Brahmos-II will be powered by a scramjet engine rather than the ramjet version.

Service History

7 Variants sold internationally only have a range of 290 km to fall under the 300 km restrictions in the MTCR.In 2016, India agreed to sell Vietnam the Brahmos missile after gaining acceptance into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

BrahMos at a Glance

ORIGINATED FROM - Russia, India

POSSESSED BY - Russia, India, Vietnam

LENGTH - 8.0-8.2 m

DIAMETER - 0.67 m

LAUNCH WEIGHT - 2,200-3,000 kg

PAYLOAD - 200-300 kg

PROPULSION - Liquid-fueled ramjet

RANGE - 300-500 km, 290 km export version

STATUS - Operational

ALTERNATE NAME - PJ-10

CLASS - Supersonic Cruise Missile

BASING - Ground-launched, Air-launched, Sub-launched, Ship-launched

WARHEAD - HE, submunitions

Details of the 26th edition of Techfest are as follows:

Dates: 16th – 18th of December 2022

Venue: IIT Bombay, Powai

Website - www.techfest.org