hSenid Mobile Solutions (hMS) and Effective Solutions (Pvt) Ltd., recently conducted an event on robotics and programmable cars to create a networking space for the programming community of Sri Lanka.
The event titled ‘MiCar - Your own programmable car’ was to encourage young programmers to participate and share their experiences about this new-age technology.
CEO of hSenid Mobile Solutions, Dinesh Saparamadu said with technology evolving faster, 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 need to leverage the power of robotics in innovative and beneficial ways.
“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 participants, which would ultimately better the programming standards in the country as a whole,” he said.
The organisers said they would arrange a competition early next year, which will be open for any programmable car apart from MiCar.
Janith Kodithuwakku, the developer behind the MiCar device, conducted a few demonstrations of the various functions the robotic car performs 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 of the University of Moratuwa.
MiCar is a micro-controllable robotic car that can be programmed by its users with ease.
The distinctive feature compared to other existing products is the use 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 things a MiCar can do, such as signal detection, line following and operating via Bluetooth.