A brightly light hall. As silent as the seabed. The invigilator has been keeping track of the dials of his watch for over a couple of minutes now. At the strike of 11:30 AM, he goes “You have one and a half hours remaining”. A bespectacled youngster tries to pick up pace of his writing by scribbling faster on his answer sheets. Why yes, it’s exam time at Kidobotikz! Coinciding with the season of school re-openings is the annual graduation exam for the kids of Kidobotikz. Their months of training and fiddling with their robotic kits and preparation materials are finally being put to test in this 3 hour long ritual.
A quick look at the questions reveals something truly mystifying.
“ Explain the electronic concept behind speed control of a DC Geared Motor using a Microcontroller (that does not support analog output)
OR
Explain the 2 stroke or 4 stroke engine in detail with the diagram. State the most advantageous system out of the two”
These are questions that would generally put a sophomore in an engineering college out of his comfort and leave him scratching his head. But much to the astonishment of this author, a 13-old high school kid has already begun and is halfway through his answer. Truly mystifying!
Exams here at Kidobotikz are a serious business. While the kids who attend these classes may be 6th to 10th graders, the things that they learn really makes one doubt their age. Students join the course with weird unguided dreams, but as they meander their way through levels of Beginner, Advanced, and Expert, they end up at the Graduate stage that makes even an engineering graduate question his/her own competency. Not to mention that these kids are also adept at the processes of circuit drawing, coding, debugging, engineering drawings as these are a part of their curriculum here at Kidobotikz. Credit be given to both the kids and the faculties. For it is the faculties who ensure that these concepts, which are usually tough knots, are taught at the levels of kids who still are yet to leave school.
This indeed is the age of learning!
Happy Roboting !
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