By Sushmita Ananth | Social Media Coordinator
In 2013, Akshara Foundation with support from the Lego Foundation, set up a robotics lab in a government school, in Bangalore.
It’s overwhelming to see how the children have progressed from not being able to turn ON and turn OFF the computers to gaining the expertise in building Robots and programming it using computers.
Just over 2 years later, in February 2016, these geniuses from the Seva Bharath Trust, made us all proud. Fighting against all odds, they were recently placed First in the ‘Dance’ category of the Robocup Junior National level Robotics competition and fourth among 39 teams in the First Lego League 2015 national competition, earlier this year.
They now have the opportunity to represent INDIA at the International level of the Robocup Junior competition.
And their achievements haven’t gone unnoticed. They have driven Local and national media into a frenzy with their accomplishments!
All the links to the media coverage they have received so far are right at the bottom.
But these young geniuses remain unfazed with all the limelight on them. They are busy prepping for the next step, their next competition in Germany. They walk in to the lab every day, roll up their sleeves and immediately get to work on bettering the E-bot Max.
Akshara Foundation had registered on two crowdfunding sites (one for donors in india and one for our supporters outside of India).
We are floored by the support that's poured in from every corner. Within a couple of months, we have managed to collectively raise the amount required to send our robotics champs to the international level competition of Robocup Junior.
And while they are busy ensuring the coolest robot stays perfectly coordinated, we have been busy getting their paperwork in order. As of now, work on their passports and visas is still in progress, but we hope to complete it at the earliest, as time’s running out!
We also need help with their boarding and lodging in Germany and are looking into it.
And while they are in Germany, we are also trying to get them to visit a local school there, so they get to interact with the children there, and get an idea of how things work.
All this goes to prove that given an opportunity, anyone can reach for the stars.
As a small tribute to these WHIZ KIDS, we have created a video that highlights them at their creative best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcx46hw97zw
Watch it, enjoy it and help us spread the word as we wish them all the very best for the month ahead.
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Meet the team behind the coolest robot in India – the Master Minds.
From left to right: The Instinctive One (Ameenuddin), The Collaborator (Balachandra), The Mechanic (Aravinda Reddy), The Thinker (Lawrence), The Silent Programmer (Ramesh) and The Challenger (Ramakrishna).
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