It’s Friday evening and the weekend is finally here. Although for a lucky few students they’ve already enjoyed a holiday today thanks to a long weekend. With it being Varalakshmi Vratam today and with the Independence day on Monday, it is a four day long weekend for most schools in the city. Most kids would’ve have already packed up their bags and left the city to beat the heat. Back at Kidobotikz, post 4 days of empty classrooms, we are finally here at business end of Kidobotikz’s week. Despite it being a long weekend, Kids are here preparing for another important weekend- the weekend of KRG. Students are flocking here to get their projects ready for Kidobotikz. These young gentlemen are here working towards building cool projects and powerful robots for KRG. I look around the room and find a lot of familiar faces- these guys spend an inordinate amount of time at the makerspace of Kidobotikz. They are usually here as soon as the school is over and spend their time on robotics well until it’s dark. It’s not something we mind, because we always love when our students are with their robots. Meanwhile, I spot one guy who I have never noticed before. He is involved in a discussion with his mentor. The two of them had probably been brainstorming on some idea when I interrupted their conversation.

Hey Ashvath! Why don’t you temme a bit about yourself and your path to Kidobotikz?

I am C.V. Ashvath. I study in class 8 of Vani Vidyalaya, KK Nagar. Back here at Kidobotikz, I am doing my Expert level. I came to know of Kidobotikz when they conducted a robotics summer camp at my school. At the end of the summer camp they gave us the brochures of Kidobotikz. I looked up the address, visited the center, fell in love with it and joined here. I was infact looking for a place to learn robotics and that Kidobotikz was a godsend.

That is interesting. So, you were aware of robotics even before joining here? How did that happen?

I have always had a penchant for things that are creative. I just love inventions and want to invent things that are both simple yet ingenious. Robotics is a field which has been known for its ingenuity. Hence, I wanted to learn robotics.

Interesting! So, are you participating in the August Edition of KRG ?

Yes, I am going to participate in KRG’s 9th edition. This will be my 3rd KRG. I am quite excited about participating in the event. I am getting my projects ready in eager anticipation for the event. I am developing a project for the “Clean India”-theme as well as a separate line tracer robot.

Could you explain to me about your project?

My team mates and I are working on a project for the “Clean India” theme. The project is a Intelligent Solid Waste Management system. The project involves us building an Intelligent dustbin that would make the life of municipal workers easy.

Interesting! Could you explain a bit more about your project?

We are going to embed level sensors in each dustbin and connect them to a GSM module. That way, every time a dustbin is filled, the notification for the same reaches the central collection agency. This reduces the daily effort these people have to go through to get every dumpster checked. Also, it helps the public as the dustbins never overflow and cause nuisance. This is a win-win for both sides and makes the whole process efficient.

Impressive! Your idea is amazing. Moving on, what do you plan to do with the knowledge that you learnt here?

I actually intend to do robotics in my higher studies. While, I am still not sure which college I wanna enroll myself in, I just intend to join in any college where I can pursue a full-fledged robotics course.

Kidobotikz is a leading EdTech startup offering Robotics Courses for students. Moving from a Robotics training Institute which conducted Robotics classes to a “Learn Robotics Online”, Kidobotikz today has 4 levels of Kits which offer Robotics for Kids. If the question on your mind is “How to learn robotics”, then the answer is Kidobotikz.