A 17-year-old Kano teenager, Isah Auwal-Barde, who invented a robot, has expressed hope to produce more robots that would help Nigeria to address the security challenges bewildering the country.
Auwal-Barde said this in an interview with newsmen in Kano on Saturday.
“I want to be a robotics engineer so that I can be producing robots that can be used in addressing security challenges bedevilling the country,” he said.
The teenager invented the robot which works with a robotic exoskeleton remote control.
Exoskeleton remote control is a system of controlling a robot by the person operating it through demonstration with parts of his body.
Auwal-Barde, who said he grew up with a passion for creativity, graduated from Government Secondary School (GSS), Sabuwar-Kofa, Kano State in 2021.
He obtained seven credits in science subjects in the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
According to him, the invention was a culmination of his two years’ input.
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“It took me two years to invent the robot using local materials like DC motors, copper wires, pipes, corrugated cardboard as well as metal, among others, and the robot works with electricity.
He appreciated his father for supporting his project, adding that he hoped to get a scholarship that will enable him to become a robotics engineer.
“Now, I want to get a scholarship to further my education abroad to fulfil my dream of becoming a robotics engineer,” he said.
The teenager further stated that his prowess in robotics engineering attracted a delegation from the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) to visit him.
Auwal-Barde said the delegation promised to secure admission for him to one of the Nigerian universities to study computer engineering.
Speaking, the father of the future robotics engineer said: “Whenever our electricity or electronics had faults, he was the one to repair them.
“I have been giving him words of encouragement and telling him that he will become a robotics engineer in future.”
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