A 17-year-old boy who created a remote-controlled robot has been awarded a scholarship to a university and plans to study computer engineering.
A brilliant 17-year-old Nigerian boy, Isah Auwal Barde has won a scholarship to study Computer Engineering after building a functional remote-controlled robot using cardboard papers from scraps.
Pulseokay earlier reported that Isah Auwal who hailed from Kano, Northern Nigeria just concluded his secondary school education with high hope of advancing his knowledge. Shortly after the exceptional story of Isah Auwal gained attention, he was awarded an undergraduate scholarship to Baze University.
Isah Auwal created a robot that is controlled by a robotic exoskeleton remote control, which is a device that responds to the user’s movements. He claims that it took him two years to create the robot utilizing local resources, including metal, corrugated cardboard, copper wires, pipes, and DC motors.
“I use things that are easy to obtain, like cartons, pen covers, bottles, and things that I purchase from the market, like DC motors,” Isah told the BBC.
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“Out of all the materials I use for my design, di DC motors are the most expensive; each of the six used in the robot costs only N500.”
“After designing the robot, I focused on how to make it move rather than remain motionless, so I started developing the exoskeleton, which now allows the robot to move.”
“At the moment, the robot can mimic everything I do. For example, if I move my hand up, it will likewise move its hand up, and vice versa,” Isah continued.
Isha Auwal, however, stated that he wants to study robotics engineering in order to help Nigeria address its security issues. However, the Nigerian government has given him a scholarship for a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering.
He stated that he intends to create larger and more advanced robots, and that his current accomplishment is only the beginning. He stated, “This is just the beginning; my goal is to create an artificial intelligence robot that can operate itself without a remote control.”
