Congress workers silently protest against the Supreme Court allegedly diluting the Schedule caste and Schedule tribes Act and against the leakage of CBSE exams at congress Bhawan in Ludhiana. Tribune photo Himanshu Mahajan.
Naina Mishra
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, April 9
Inspired by Sophia, the world’s first humanoid robot citizen, Ludhiana-based engineering students have designed a prototype humanoid robot which will work in the conditions unenviable for humans in industries.
The project team of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNDEC) comprises Gurkamal Singh, Dapinder Singh, Amanpal Singh and Khushpreet Singh.
Shivani Abrol, under whom the students of GNDEC students completed the project, said, “Humanoid robots, especially with artificial intelligence algorithms, could be useful for future dangerous or distant space exploration missions, without having the need to return to the Earth once the mission is completed.”
The body of HIRA (Humanoid Integrated Circuit Robotic Assembly) is made from waste material. The three typical features of HIRA are balanced walking, voice recognition and sensing the obstacles.
Abrol adds, “It is a prototype and can be manufactured in full working model for any industry. Industrial robots operate in secluded environments strictly separated from humans. They perform a limited number of clearly defined repetitive tasks.”
In this project, the humanoid robot has been designed to follow commands like walking. It starts walking and only stops when it commanded to do so. The instruction of walking and turning has been programmed with the help of Arduino programming language.
The purpose of this project was to build a humanoid robot which could be controlled using voice commands. HIRA will be controlled using voice commands like – move forward, turn right, turn left and stop. The ultrasonic sensors installed can sense diverse obstructions and threats.
A humanoid robot holds high importance as they are designed to perform all tasks of a human being in a more precise manner.
Speaking of further developments, Khushpreet Kaur, another team member, said, “We drew inspiration from Sophia, which is the world’s first humanoid robot. The humanoid robot can further be developed into wireless control with bluetooth module.”
The model will be presented in the Young Innovators competition conducted by a media group.
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