Already 9,000 kits have been provided under the five-year-old Little Kites which trains students in animation, cyber security, Malayalam computing, hardware and electronics (Representational image).
The Kerala government has already distributed 9,000 kits under the five-year-old Little Kites, which trains students in animation, cyber security, Malayalam computing, hardware and electronics.
State Education and Labor Minister V. Sivankutty on Monday said the Kerala government will distribute 12,000 robotic kits to school students under the government’s Little Kites scheme, which provides intensive training in five areas.
“Already 9,000 kits have been provided under the five-year-old Little Kites which trains students in animation, cyber security, Malayalam computing, hardware and electronics. Soon, we will distribute 3,000 more kits,” said Sivankutty after inaugurating a two-day Little Kites state camp at the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) near here.
“Once the program achieves its target of providing awareness to 12 lakh students across the country in robotics technology, Little Kites will make Kerala the top state in this mission. Organizing this camp in KSUM campus has special significance. For this it gives an opportunity to earn an idea about the future employment opportunities and job culture. Sharing your experience adds value to the camp,” he said. There are 130 participants in the camp, while the exhibition showcased products by students from all 14 districts of the state.
At the camp was Jeslet Joby from Mala town in Thrissur district, who has designed glasses that help the visually impaired to perceive obstacles from a certain distance. It can also be used through wireless systems. Kasargod’s K Srinand has come up with a robot that will spray pesticides. The gadget, with a fire sprinkler system attached to it that can rotate 360 degrees, also enables the collection of information related to agriculture.
Ahmed Rasheed of Malappuram district has invented a tiny machine that senses the amount of insulin in the blood and supplies the metabolism-supporting hormone. He informed that the idea is to help the diabetic patients who are increasing rapidly in the state. Aghosh KR from hilly Wayanad has come up with an animation film that tells the story of a tusker named Arikomban, who keeps the people of Kerala on edge.
The plot revolves around the frequent return of an elephant from the Periyar Tiger Reserve to Chinnakanal in Idukki district. This is a compilation of four selected animation films. The camp, which ends on Tuesday, also includes products such as sensor-enabled walking sticks, automatic parking systems, Bluetooth wheelchairs and automatic railway-gates. KSUM is the nodal agency of the Government of Kerala for entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state.
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