Affordable inputs of easy access translate into robotic gadgets at Little KITEs
Kochi / May 15, 2023
Kochi, May 15: Small springs were all what Pranav Rajesh of Thiruvananthapuram needed to come up for a robotic palm attached with sensors. The school student arranged the inputs from common pens that would need just a press to open.
In any case, all his peer participants at the two-day state camp have relied on the robotic kits the government gives under its ‘Little KITEs’ programme. Not surprisingly, there is a professional touch to the items on display at the May 15-15 two-day state camp at the premises of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kalamassery, 20 km north of the city.
For instance, Jeslet Joby of Mala town in Thrissur district has devised spectacles that help the visually-challenged sense obstacles from a certain distance. This can also be used through a wireless system.
From up north, Sreenand K. of Kasaragod has introduced a robot that will sprinkle pesticides. The gadget, with a fire-dousing system that can turn 360 degrees attached to it, also provides a facility enabling collection of information related to agriculture.
Ahmed Rasheed of Malappuram district has invented a small machine that senses the measure of insulin in blood and supplies the metabolism-aiding hormone. The idea is to help diabetics who are on the rise in the state, he points out.
Aghosh K.R. of hilly Wayanad has come up with an animation movie that narrates the story of a tusker named Arikomban that has been keeping people of Kerala on the edge. The plot revolves around the elephant of Periyar Tiger Reserve consistently returning to Chinnakanal in Idukki district. It is a compilation of four select animation films.
Kerala Infrastructure & Technology for Education (KITE) Chief Executive Officer K. Anvar Sadath said the children have used affordable objects of easy access for their products at the exhibition under the camp, which was inaugurated by Minister for Education and Labour Shri V. Sivankutty. “Little KITEs will give the participants a clear idea about the function of the KSUM and help them with expert advice,” Sadath added.
KSUM is the nodal agency of the Kerala government for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state.
