BERHAMPUR: A group of young and budding technocrats of the Silk city are trying to promote robotics as a hobby among youngsters. The ten-member group calls itself ‘Dream Waves’. They organised a three-day robotics camp in the Silk city. It was to conclude on June 18 night. But enthusiasm of the participants compelled the organisers to extend the camp for another two days, said leader of Dream Waves M.Vasant.
‘Robotics’ or the designing of robots is fast picking up as a hobby among youth of the city pursuing technical education. But this group wanted the school students to get interested in this futuristic hobby through this camp.
The response was quite enthusiastic. Some 140 students, including 50 girls, from class VII to higher secondary classes took part in the camp. The participants of the camp had to undergo theory classes related to fundamentals of electronics and robotics. But the main thrust was on practical construction of working models of robots.
The efficacies of robots prepared in the camp were put to test through different competitions . The robots constructed by youngsters competed with each other in four different competitions.
In the Robota section the agility, manoeuvrability and problem solving skill of robots were tested on a track full of hurdles. They also constructed some aqua-robots.
These robots were raced in the Aqua Boating competition. But the most exciting competition was Robot Warriors contest where robots with active limb movement capacity fought to defeat each other.
For most participants it was an exciting camp. They felt basic skills of modern electronics that they learnt during the camp would help them in dealing with electronic gadgets that they work with at their homes. Guides of the camp like S.Vaibhav, A. Ashok, S. Suraj said the participants would develop knack of modern technology among them through this camp.
The Hindu
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