Why is this tween a wonderkid?
Rohan Agrawal builds robots — no, not models or prototypes, but devices that actually work. Most kids his age might spend their summers playing video games or cricket, but this 12-year-old genius worked away at an internship, making robots from scratch.
He spent the last few months at OLogic, in Sunnyvale, California, a company known for designing robots for Google and Disney. Agrawal built a fantastic device, capable of autonomously delivering bags of potato chips all around the office, reported Mashable.
Rohan started studying coding when he was barely four years old, and by age five, built his first basic website. When he was 10, he joined the group, Hacker Dojo, where he worked with a team whose goal was to build robots for under $500: a big challenge, due to the expensive nature of parts in hardware.
Later on, while at OLogic, Agrawal built a robot inspired by the roomba, the Apple-made navigation device used for vacuuming. Built to deliver snacks around the office, the machine works through a programme called SLAM, which stands for Simultaneous Location and Mapping. It lets sensors on the device create maps that avoid obstacles.
Now Agarwal is back to his mini studio at home, and in the future he wants a robot that can cook so he can make snacks. The sky’s the limit for this prodigy!
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