As with all developing countries, students of Sri Lanka are not exposed to the latest technologies. Students are usually exposed to programming (mostly on paper) in age 16 if only they chose an optional subject: ICT. To introduce the wonders of microprocessors and to unleash the limitless possibilities by untapping the creativity in our students, my team decided to conduct arduino robotics workshops around Sri Lanka.
From August 2017 to December 2017, our team organized and conducted six workshops for over 160 students from over 20 schools. Following is the slideshow I prepared for my presentation for students who are absolute beginners for programming and robotics.
The students were very enthusiastic. Being absolute beginners to programming, they quickly learnt to code within a matter of hours and started modified the for loop and while loops to do whatever they want by the end.
We faced several difficulties during the workshops:
- No funds were provided, we spent our own money on travel and our refreshments
- We couldn't obtain electronic items (breadboards, jumpers, arduino boards). We collected our own items and our friend's items.
- I took my own robot (which I built for evaluation for a module) to all the workshops for demonstration. It was mishandled and broken in half in the 4th workshop.
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| First workshop in Kanthale |
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| Second workshop in Dambulla for over 40 students |
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| Third workshop in Matale for over 30 students |
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| Fourth Workshop in Galewela |
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| Final Workshop in University of Moratuwa |
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| My robot (Gollum) broken in half during 4th workshop |
Following is a slideshow I created for a nationwide exhibition to explain PID concepts for newbies.
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