Geek Speak: Akash

It’s a small weekend for Kidobotikz considering the fact that the makerspace will be on holiday tomorrow for Gandhi Jayanthi. But, Kidobotikzians are more than making up for it with putting in extra hours today. Students are here in droves to take up their robotics lessons in the earnest. With us...

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ESLOV: The amazing IoT Invention Kit from Arduino

For years, the open-source philosophy of Arduino has been the inspiration to robots, drones, medical and space research, interactive art, musical instruments, 3D printers, and so much more. Now, Arduino is on a mission to radically simplify the way you build smart devices. They've introduced  ESLOV,...

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Geek Speak: Abishek Shankar

Terms like “Robotics Hobbyists” are becoming ubiquitous today. With the advent of informal learning or rather unconventional learning platforms, more and more students are trying out their hands at the hitherto unchartered areas of robotics and electronics. Nowhere is this change more pronounced than...

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First self-driving vehicle produced for Volvo's public trial

The first car built to take part in Volvo's Drive Me trial has rolled off the production line in Torslanda, Sweden. Described by Volvo as "the world's most ambitious and advanced public autonomous driving experiment," Drive Me will see real people using fully autonomous cars on public roads. Although...

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Redefine hospitality with some inspired gadgets!

Do you get shy when guests come calling? Is your neighbour constantly goading about the new gadget he/she imported?  How about getting them all impressed and mystified every time they land on your doorstep? Well, the easy way would be to innovate something cool that pulls...

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Grasping drone brings new meaning to "armed aircraft"

It's no secret that flying drones are becoming increasingly useful, with most of their applications tending to involve either obtaining aerial video footage, or being loaded up with cargo by human ground crews. Imagine, however, if they could grab things. While we've already seen experimental "armed"...

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Formal Vs. Informal learning: Which side should one lean upon?

What is the best way of undergoing Education? This is a question that is as old as mankind itself. Well, if one has to think there are two major ways of educating one’s self. The first would be the ubiquitous formal education. This would be enrolling oneself to the various existing institutions...

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