Wonder Kids

8220;Assigned as a part of our project in St John8217;s High School, our mentor Parminder Malik helped us create it,8221; smiles Srijan, as he shows us the programming techniques on the laptop and tells us that their team won the runner-up prize in the primary school category. Made with LEGO Mindstorms kit, 8220;this has touch and light sensors, sound sensor and ultrasonic sensor,8221; Aditya tells us that from deciding the number of motors required for the robot to connecting the input and output devices, they have done it all. 8220;The 32-bit command center is used in a manner to give maximum utility,8221; they chorus displaying the use of drag-and-drop interface and configuring the objects.

The robot took the boys about two months to reach its final completion. 8220;We did not sleep for many nights,8221; say these engineers in the making, as they talk about the about 32 options they had thought of and created. 8220;After conceptualization, we took into consideration all the terrains that it can go on and the constraints,8221; says Aditya, as he astonishes all with his calculations and reasoning. But for them, it8217;s just about having fun. 8220;While last year we only participated in the World Robot Olympiad held in Taiwan, this year we will win it too.8221; Whoever said youngsters these days are uselessly whiling away time on gaming and computers, needs to meet them!