Maker of the Month : Gautam Venkataramani


Hey there !

We are here to announce the “Maker of the Month” for August'18 edition. We are back with this month’s cool projects, after a lot of video watching and combing through entries, we are finally here at the moment of truth. It's always hard when it comes to evaluating such innovative and interesting projects. 

 So, who is the “Maker” of this month??

 Gautam Venkataramani  Wins the title of “Maker of the Month” for this month.

Gautam from Kilpauk(Chennai) Makerlab has completed three levels, he made a Voice Controlled Robot in the Advance level which is one of the unique project submitted to us!! Himself, Ruban and Sidharth from Kilpauk Makerlab teamed up to built the Sumo-Race combined robot and won first prize in Robo War at PES University in Bengaluru .  He also participated in the science exhibition and built a smart-glass. In that project, he used the Ultrasonic sensor and 2 OLEDs to display the time and distance. He won Second Prize in that science competition.

He is a bright and enthusiastic student who wants everything to be done right away. At the end of the day, he will achieve his target. He always comes up with a lot of innovative ideas. Let's have a look at some of his project videos. 


 

Here are the 4 easiest steps to be followed if you wish to win the award:

Step 1: Be active on the SPRW app - SPRW conducts various contests via its app and facebook pages. Regularly check the SPRW app and the SP Robotics facebook page for all conducted contests and events.

Step 2: Build a robot just in case. Well, this is the fun part. Just build robots according to the criteria specified in the problem statement. Well, you are also welcome to display your creativity in terms of the features or components used in the robots. If you make maximum use of the components from your kits, you get special brownie points during the selection process.

Step 3: Shoot the Robot- with a camera!Well, your robot needs to be evaluated by us for you to win. So, take a video of the robot and its features and compile them into a short crisp video. Since it is going to be a monthly event, you are supposed to stick to the deadline. Oh yes, we almost forgot! Share the video with us. Just ensure that the videos shot in a well-lit environment for the robot to appear in its resplendent form!

Step 4: Patience earns goodwill!This is the hard part. We know you will be bristling with excitement after submitting the video. We also appreciate that you will be eager to know how you fared. But, you gotta wait until we screen through all the submissions and finally declare you the winner! 

Happy Roboting !!!






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