Apparently You Can Recycled Materials Make Robot

Recyclables it can also be used as a robot. Even the students at the University Computer (UNIKOM) Bandung This not only makes robots of unused items, but make it as independent entrepreneurs establish Local Technology Bandung (Lo-Tech). They conduct training to create a robot that emergency recyclable materials for elementary students to high school / vocational school.

Lo-Tech Program was initiated by a lecturer Unikom, Agus

Mulyana and now consists of 12 students who manage Lo-Tech and the average is a student majoring in Mechanical rugged. According to Agus, the name of Lo-Tech apart from the interpretation of local technology, can also be interpreted as a typical food of West Java, which is made from vegetable materials which lotek. This is consistent with the green theme of creative technology. Lo-Tech wanted to take advantage of used goods that have become something useful.

"Robot of the materials used are definitely environmentally friendly. As there is line follower robot made from mouse (mouse) computer and there is also a former beverage bottles as well as the dynamo of children's toys or CD room that could be made into a robot beetle," he said in Bandung Unikom Campus Measure Dipati road.

The establishment of the Lo-Tech also received support from the Directorate General of Higher Education (Directorate General of Higher Education) as a program that is intended for the general was awarded as the winner of young entrepreneurs from one political party in May to July. Moreover won the 2012 Entrepreneur Student Program activities organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

"Lo-Thaech Program is an offer to prospective trainees who are interested in the training to make a simple robot," he said.

Training to be had, among others Education Training Kit Electronics, Microcontroller, Robotics and Education Kit for students who carry 20 or a mouse can drink 50 bottles of training and can be a single robot. The tutors are also students, one of which Hadi Kusuma (22). He said providing training to students who are interested in robot training.

"For example, for elementary, anyone who is interested can join the training. Can be here on campus or at home Unikom respectively. While the robot is sold there that cost Rp 75 thousand, Rp 100 thousand, to the most expensive around Rp 1.4 million for types of lego, but the local version, "he said.

Hadi added, with activities such as this, other than to transfer knowledge, as well get used to reuse items that are not used anymore. "As the old type of mouse that now many discarded. This could be a robot and can be a learning tool of primary school students," he said. (yahoo.com)