Sunday, 31 July 2016

Geek Speak: Raghav Ram

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If there is one thing that is unpredictable about Kids, it is the fact that can act a lot more adult can you can imagine. It goes for the language they use, the tantrums they throw and more importantly the things they build. The most unlikely of concepts can be imagined by kids. And when they come...

Single-motor bots crawl, swim and climb with a wiggle and a wave

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Over the years, we've seen a number of robots inspired by the animals kingdom – from jumpers and crawlers to swimmers and fliers. Inspired by the movement of snakes, an Israeli research team has now developed a bot that's said to be the first in the world to produce pure wave motion using a single...

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Geek Speak: Sendhan

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“Distance means so little when passion means so much”. Words like these stand the test of time. What’s all the more impressive is the fact these aren’t false. Several instances that we come across in our daily lives reiterate these facts. It’s the weekend and students are back here at Kidobotikz as...

Massage-giving robot rubs people the right way

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As our population continues to get older, physiotherapists are going to be needed more than ever. It was with this in mind that Emma – or Expert Manipulative Massage Automation – was created. The one-armed robot is designed to help physiotherapists handle an increasing workload, by conducting...

Friday, 29 July 2016

Geek Speak: Suryaprakash

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In this pressure cooker-esque world of education and competition, it is a never ending battle between fun and scholastics for children. The ever increasing burden of the curriculum always tends to knock the timeslot of play out of children’s routines. Sometimes even hobby and passions get caught in...

Lockheed Martin's Spider bot skims blimps to plug holes

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Lockheed Martin's Hybrid Airship is one beast of a heavy hauler. Naturally, maintaining a vehicle almost as long as a football field takes a lot of man hours, but the company has a new little helper on deck. Its Spider robot combs the surface of the aircraft on the lookout for tiny holes before...

Thursday, 28 July 2016

The alternative box to the "Idiot Box" ! !

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Parents always tend to enjoy the seemingly endless energy displayed by their Kids. They cannot stop brooding over the charming mischief that kids indulge in when they are not at school or when they are not playing outside. However, there’s a fine line between charming mischief and downright notoriety....

Solar powered Suli brings light to backpacks, bikes and bottles

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A simple, versatile light powered by the sun, the Chilean-born Suli brings light to everyone from outdoor lovers to those living off the electrical grid. It meets that diversity of needs by screwing onto a bottle to create a simple lamp, mounting to a bicycle to serve as a safety light, hanging...

Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Kidobotikz kits: A Gateway to STEM learning

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Over the course of the past decade, the demand for STEM learning in the country has gained commendable traction. STEM, which is an abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math is a form of learning wherein all the aforementioned subjects are converged into a single practical-oriented...

Tuesday, 26 July 2016

Walkera’s new superzoom camera drone can spot you a mile away

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Walkera has beefed up its prosumer level flagship camera drone with two killer new features. The Voyager 4 has a gimbal-stabilized, 360-degree camera with a 16x optical zoom lens capable of a maximum 1500mm focal length. Plus, with both the drone and the controller connected to 4G wireless internet,...

The need for an inclusive educational curriculum

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What is the best way of undergoing Education? This is a question that is as old as mankind itself. Centuries of learning and understanding concepts have helped us humans evolve as a species, but does just comparing our proficiency with that of our ancestors sufficient? No. That would only partly answer...

Monday, 25 July 2016

Drone helps Airbus fly through aircraft inspection

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Understandably, drones aren't usually welcome around airplanes owing to the risk they pose, but Airbus is making an exception to that rule. The aerospace firm has been testing and demonstrating how drones can be used for quality inspection before planes are delivered to customers. Previously,...

Sunday, 24 July 2016

Geek speak: Vidhyasagar

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“The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence” said Maria Montessori once. Of course, she knew much better than anybody about the value of practical learning and the positive impact it can have on the development of children. However, we at Kidobotikz take a sense of pride when we realize that...

Saturday, 23 July 2016

Geek Speak: Roshan and Riyaz Sadiq

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The coldness of Sibling rivalry is one which could put even national teams to shame on the level bitterness that ensues between two competing siblings. With the age of smartphone technology maturing and reaching the hands of younger citizens, the rivalry is just spilling over into the virtual...