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Robot making festival going on in Cumilla

Cumilla Correspondent

Published:25 Feb 2022, 11:45 AM

Robot making festival going on in Cumilla


Robot making festival is going on in Cumilla now. The festival is organized by Cumilla Robotics and Programming Club. The training of 120 students is going on in the lab of Comilla Collectorate School and College. Besides, hands-on training is going on in the lab of district administration.

Visiting the two labs, it is seen that the students are participating in the training by grouping in the lab of Collectorate School and College. The joy of happiness created in their eyes. Trainer They are listening attentively to the lecture of Jewel Nath, a student of Cumilla University. The lab has students from 5th to 10th class. There are madrasa students. Outside, the guardians are roaming around. Visiting the lab of the district administration, it can be seen that the body print of the robot is running on the 3D printer. Students are working with sensors with instructors.

Assistant Commissioner Kaniz Fatema, Officer-in-Charge of ICT Branch of the district administration, said Comilla Robotics and Programming Club was established by Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Kamrul Hasan. The first three-day workshop was conducted with more than 700 students from 16 educational institutions in Comilla city. Long-term training is being given to 120 students selected from him. Besides, training will be arranged in every upazila on the initiative of Cumilla Robotics and Programming Club.

Mahmuda bin Mohsin, a 10th class student of Cumilla High School, said, `I can learn a lot in training. This is a new experience. I hope I can do something good through this workshop’.

Like Mahmudar, happy 8th class student of Cumilla Alia Madrasa Md. Imam Hossain.

A parent named Shirin Akhter said, `My daughter Jinat Akhter is in 10th grade. He has been interested in technology since childhood. She is very happy to come to this workshop’.

Sanjit Mandal, head of the coaching team, said, `I am acting as the coach of 5 students of Comilla University. We are working with 120 students. Lots of interest from students. I hope good results will come from them’.

Nargis Akhter, principal of Comilla Collectorate School and College, said many students were inclined towards misuse of technology. Such effective training will get them back on track. They will be able to use the time through training.

Cumilla Victoria Government College Principal. Abu Jafar Khan said, this is an exceptional initiative of the district administration. Which will benefit the students. Like the district administration, we will also arrange technology based training for the students.

Cumilla Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, President of Cumilla Robotics and Programming Club, said, `We are working to create skilled innovators to meet the challenges of Hon'ble Prime Minister's 41 years of developed Bangladesh and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Cumilla Robotics and Programming Club has been formed in this regard. Workshops are going on with the students of the city. These activities will also be extended to the upazila. Robotics and programming competitions will be organized at the national level with 100 students. The five winners will be given laptops. Besides, a robot will be made with them. It is planned to be inaugurated on March 17. It will be set up in the district administration. The robot will work on the search desk’.

Students have made three significant robots in Cumilla before. Students of Cumilla University have done two. That is Cena and Buberi. One was done by the students of the private Britannia University. That is Mia-1.