Chandigarh: Robot for differently abled among PEC students’ creations

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The multipurpose robot for the differently abled was an endeavour of five students of the electronics and communication engineering department under the guidance of Dr Neena Gupta and Arun Kumar. It has been established for the benefit of differently-abled persons. A robotic arm is attached to a trolley. It can be operated with a remote and a camera helps the user to navigate the remote.

The robotic arm is capable of picking up things as heavy as 1.5 kg which it then puts onto an attached tray over the trolley. This tray can then be lifted up to a height of 1.5 feet using a remote. Eshaan Gupta, a team member of developing the multipurpose robot said, “This model was designed keeping the differently abled in mind. It reduces their workload and makes them more self-sufficient.”

The team of students developed an automatic, shuttling metro. It was a miniature that worked on the basic working employed to a metro train where in the model could detect a barrier and and stop automatically. Also, the doors of the model operate automatically, keeping a count of the people that enter and exit.

Deepanshu Kashyap, a student of St Xavier’s school, said, “The smart home project is among the best designed projects as it ensures home safety. It also decreases the workload that the owners has to undertake.” This model consists of an apparatus which has cameras and light switches. The lights of the various rooms can be monitored by a smartphone. Also, the cameras have motion censors that display the activities captured by the cameras onto the smartphone screen.

Certain teams combined social welfare along with technological growth and designed projects which ensured growth of the society. One such model was the Agricultural Automation, designed by the students of the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department. This apparatus has gadgetry attached to the soil which informs the farmer about its moisture, temperature and nutrient content. The information is transmitted via messages which the farmer receives on his phone. Also, essential farm work like irrigation can be monitored by the farmer through his phone, canceling out the need of his physical presence.

Vishesh, a member of the organising committee, said, “The Agricultural Automation Model has been designed keeping the farmers in mind. This model will keep them informed regarding the state of the farms. It will also send a message in case of any emergency such as a fire.”
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