Line Follower

Overview Sense. Follow. Race. Conquer. Line Follower is a two-round Robotics and Embedded Systems competition of Addovedi 2026 (NIT Arunachal Pradesh), organised by the ECE Society. Teams build an autonomous line-following robot from a fixed set of provided components, so it's a fair test of skill, not budget. Held on campus, 28-30 October 2026. Guidelines Eligibility: college students, valid student ID required. Team size: 1 to 3 members. Inter-college / inter-specialization: allowed. Open to all branches. Problem statement: 1. Build a robot that follows a printed line track on its own. Rounds: 2. Qualifying round, then a best-of-two competitive round. Track: printed black line, 20 mm wide, on a white background. Round 2 track is more challenging. Hardware: only components provided by the ECE Society. Registration: sign up on the Addovedi website, register for Line Follower to get your Team ID, then register on Unstop with the Team ID + the leader's Addovedi ID. Registration fee: Rs. 50 per member (each team member pays Rs. 50). Prize pool: Rs. 20,000 (including goodies). Rules Only ECE Society components. No extra or more powerful motors, sensors, controllers or batteries. No touching, moving or guiding the robot once the run starts. In Round 2, if the robot loses the line, it restarts from the last checkpoint. A re-run is possible only for track or timing system faults, not for robot problems. Cheating or interference = immediate disqualification. Judges' and organising committee's decisions are final. Rules may be modified for fair conduct and will be announced before implementation.