Robotics & AI programme held in Pungro

ADC Pungro, Abhinav Shivam along with the participants and teachers at the National Mathematics Day observed at EBRC hall, Pungro on March 2. (DIPR Photo)

Kiphire, March 4 (MExN): The Nagaland Science and Technology Council in coordination with Innovation Hub Nagaland Science Centre Dimapur conducted the second phase of the ‘School level awareness program on Robotics & Artificial Intelligence’ under the theme ‘Catch them Young’ on March 2 under Kiphire district. 

For Pungro block the Robotics & AI training and distribution was kicked off along with celebration of National Mathematics Day on March 2 with the special guest Abhinav Shivam, ADC Pungro, who gave away two robotic kits each along with certificates to all the participating schools. The special guest stressed on tracking and garnering potential students who can capitalize on the opportunity given to Kiphire being the aspirational district. He also urged the teachers to pay attention to students and assist them in whichever way possible citing that students are the future of Nagaland.

The training is intended to create among teachers and students at school level on the latest Robotics & AI technology with aim to take education technology to a new level, atleast two teachers and four students from each school were trained to assemble and code 'arduino robots' .

The first phase of the robotics training was conducted in November 2019.