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Does it mean, can innova�on be taught in a classroom or home? According Dr.
Prashanth P. Gowda, Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist says, ‘Innova�on
can’t be taught but one can train mind and lay founda�on to be innova�ve. It needs
a free mind, free of fear, free of stress, free to think, the way a child want. At �mes,
there is a need of push to get that focus about what the child would do.’
As much knowledge was looked up handful years ago but now what one does and
how is it done counts to collaborate. Now children demand an ecosystem of em-
powerment as creators with teachers and parents.
Innova�ve projects such as agro-robo prototyped by few batch of students using
QtPi Robo�cs kit have evolved and is an answer to the approach: problem-to-solu-
�on and solu�on-to-problem. An agro-robo which has a moisture sensor to check
the moisture value in the soil. Based on the characteris�cs of soil and quan�ty of
water for individual crop growth, it can be op�mized. This could be a boon to agrar-
ian economy. Addi�onal the same robot could be used for �ling, sowing, watering
and sprinkling fer�lizers.
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Changing paradigm in the way food is and will be grown or delivery of goods, the
way we connect to others, spend money etc., STEM is evolving and transforming
individuals lives. A trend that is going to be ‘Robo�cs for All’ to drive the future.
Understanding the intrinsic mo�va�on of child one is allowing it to be more innova-
�ve. The key factor lies in innova�on. Showing and allowing the child to develop
ways to solve exis�ng problems makes STEAM exci�ng. As we understand that chil-
dren can quiz the problem, note the observa�ons, discuss with mentors or use the
other resources to forecast the predic�on that seem solvable. Such process adds
skills like analysis,
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