Techfest’s tenth annual festival of technology and robotics kicks off tomorrow in Mumbai (tonight if you are there, and not here in the US).

Mumbai Newsline has a small article on what participants can expect:

The festival in its tenth edition is based on the ideology of bringing the latest in science and technology from around the globe,” said Techfest coordinator and second year IITB civil engineering student Siddhartha Gondal.

The festival which was formally inaugurated on Thursday at IITB saw a brief preview of “Future Living: Vision 2020”, jointly commissioned by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the British Council. This six part TV series will be aired on Discovery Channel in March 2007.

Keeping its theme in mind, the biggest draw of the festival this year is “Technoholix” or “Techfest at Dark”. “The events of each day will culminate into Technoholix where the latest technology is coupled with entertainment. The basic idea is to show that even technology can be fun,” said Technoholix manager and third year IITB civil engineering student Rajat Sharma.

Our own Mr. Robotics gets a mention as well:

It kick starts with “Robowars” being staged for the first time in India by the Robotic Fighting League, US, which conducts the International Robo Olympics. Robots weighing 30-60 pounds will literally tear each other apart, in a specially built steel cage, to be controlled by remotes.

Super groovy in person, my friends.

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