With a primary goal of creating a networking space for the programming community of Sri Lanka, hSenid Mobile Solutions (hMS), together with Effective Solutions (Pvt) Ltd., recently conducted an event on robotics and programmable cars. The event titled “MiCar- Your own programmable car” was to encourage young programmers to participate and share their experiences about this new-age technology.
With technology evolving at faster speeds, robots and AI are enhancing productivity, safety and efficiency across industries, including transportation. And while robotics creates new opportunities, there is a huge need for specialized skills for a new generation of engineers who will be required to leverage the power of robotics in innovative and beneficial ways.
Therefore, hSenid Mobile Solutions and Effective Solutions organized this event to build a strong robotics programming community within Sri Lanka which can match up to international standards. “We wish to do this by getting the youth engaged in programming and coding events of this nature which would result in creating healthy competition between these participants, which would ultimately better the programming standards in the country as a whole,” said Mr. Dinesh Saparamadu, CEO of hSenid Mobile Solutions.
Moreover, the organisers informed that they would be arranging a competition during early 2018, which is open for any programmable car apart from MiCar.
Mr. Saparamadu gave the welcome address and briefed the participants regarding the MiCar event and its future plans. Mr. Janith Kodithuwakku, the developer behind creating the MiCar device conducted a few demonstrations of the various functions the robotic car is able to perform and answered questions the attendees had with regards to the device.
hSenid Mobile Solutions is a multi-national Telco Software Solutions provider with a focus on platforms converging Telco APIs, Analytics and Signaling. Effective Solutions is a software and automation product development company founded by two electronic and telecommunication undergraduates from the University of Moratuwa.
MiCar is a micro-controllable robotic car that can be programmed by its users with ease. The distinctive feature to other existing products is the usage of light/photo transistors to capture the path instead of following the conventional practice of using capacitors. This is developed entirely in Sri Lanka and was launched to the public at this event. The participants got the opportunity to learn about how this device works, its multiple functions and provided them with hands-on programming opportunities using the MiCar development tool kit. They were also shown a number of demonstrations of what MiCar can do, such as signal detection, line following, operating via Bluetooth, etc.