TABLE OF CONTENT

Message from Team CircuitBreakers Robotics 1 Our Impact 2 Achievements 3 Conducted Sessions 4 Partners 4 Introduction STEM Education 5 Robotics 6 IoT 6 Course Little Engineer 7 Why? 7 Gift Pack 8 Course Outline 9 Course Deliverables 10 CB Executives 11 Contact Information 13 MESSAGE FROM TEAM CIRCUITBREAKERS ROBOTICS

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) literacy has been recognized as a significant skill that every school student should acquire because it serves as the fertile ground where innovative solu- tions to tackle real world challenges are driven. Proficiency in STEM im- proves creativity, empowers critical thinking skills, develops communi- cation skills and increases team collaboration.

We as a team believe that the school students must be exposed to a STEM environment for them to be the best version of future technology and industry leaders. The “Little Engineer” program is launched with the intention to increase STEM literacy among students.

Science Technology Engineering Mathematics

1 OUR IMPACT

CircuitBreakers Robotics is a startup based on EduTech and Robotics industry in Sri Lanka. We are a team of more than 20 passionate individuals who are striving to empower robotics ed- ucation in Sri Lanka by teaching robotics to the youth and pro- viding them with the necessary services related to robotics. We have more than 3 years of experience in the field of robotics and participated in more than 10 robotics competitions in both local and international levels. CircuitBreakers Robotics has con- ducted 20 workshops and reached more than 2000 students is- landwide. Our community dedicated to robotics has more than 1700 members allowing enthusiasts to share their knowledge and resolve their obstacles in robotics with the assistance of the experts.

2 Achievements

1ST RUNNERS UP & Best Robot design of the Sri Lankan Robotics Competition 2019 organized by CHAMPIONS of the IESL ROBOGames ND 2020 2 RUNNERS UP of organized by the Techfest 2020 or- ganized by IIT Bomaby, 2ND RUNNERS UP of the IESL Sri Lanka which XbotiX 2019 was held virtually India which was held virtually Competition organized by

3 conducted Sessions

20Sessions conducted • Embedded Systems Workshop Series - ENTC University of Moratuwa • Nipayumani Webinar Series - Sasnaka Sansada • Robosta 2021 Webinar Series - Leo Club of University of Moratuwa • Smart AgTech Webinar Series - Robotics Society ( - Faculty of Agriculture • Introduction to Robotics Course - Old Anandian Engineers’ Guild • Desafio’20 Tech Day- Devi Balika Vidyalaya 08 • Science Day’19 - Prince of Wales College Moratuwa • Science Exhibition 2019 - Mampe Dharmaraja Maha Vidyalaya - Piliyandala 14Robots build

partners

Robotics Society of Sasnaka Sansanda Leo Club of Faculty of Agriculture Old Anandian University of Moratuwa University of Peradeniya Engineers’ Guild

4 INTRODUCTION

20Sessions conducted STEM Education

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. According to the National Science Teach- ers Association (NSTA), a common definition of STEM education is an “Interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as students apply science, technol- ogy, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, 14Robots build and the global enterprise enabling the development of STEM literacy and with it the ability to compete in the new economy.”

In this ever-changing, increasingly complex world, it is more important than ever that our youth is prepared to bring knowledge and skills to make sense of informa- tion, solve problems and know-how to collect and eval- uate evidence to decide. While Sri Lanka offers free education for every citizen up to the university level and is famous for its higher litera- cy level as well, the current Sri Lankan education system is based on an exam-based system. It is to be changed. Children should be motivated into a more innovative, active, and creative learning process instead of being stressed with the exam-based learning process.

5 Robotics IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated com- Robotics is a branch of science and puting devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, engineering fields that includes mainly animals, or people that are provided with unique identifi- electronic engineering, computer ers and the ability to transfer data over a network without interfering with human-to-human or human-to-computer science, and mechanical engineering. interaction. The components of IoT are Smart devices and sensors - Device connectivity, Gateway, Cloud, Analytics, This branch deals with the design, and user interfaces. information processing, construc- Basically, IoT devices minimize human effort as IoT devic- tion, operation, manufacturing of es interact and communicate with each other and do a lot robots, and so on. This is such a of tasks for us. They minimize human effort which saves wide area to learn because of differ- human hours involved where humans can focus on more ent types of robots and different op- important and complex tasks. Some examples of IoT are erational requirements. Robots are connected appliances, smart home security systems, au- widely used in industries such as au- tonomous farming equipment, wearable health monitors, tomobile manufacturing to perform and biometric cybersecurity scanners. simple repetitive tasks and even The exponential growth in the global IoT market predicts used in sensitive environments like growth of 421 Billion US dollars by 2025. Advances to the bomb detection and deactivation industrial internet will be accelerated through increased of various bombs etc. Many aspects network agility, integrated artificial intelligence (AI), and the of robotics involve Artificial intelli- capacity to deploy, automate and secure diverse use cases gence; robots may be equipped with at a hyper-scale. equivalent human senses such as vi- sion, touch, and the ability to sense The future of IoT has the temperature. Some are even capable potential to be limitless. of simple decision-making, and cur- rent robotics research is geared to- wards devising robots with a degree of self-sufficiency that will permit mobility and decision-making in an unstructured environment.

6 COURSE Why ? Programming has become a tool that is used in all the dis- ciplines in engineering and it is a must for every engineer to Little Engineer cover the basic programming skills. Hence, in this program, the students are taught the basic programming skills in the Python programming language, given exposure to basic The “Little Engineer” program focuses on all four aspects algorithms, and guided to build a complete solution using of STEM and introduces the concept of the role of an engi- programming. neer. The program focuses on developing the students’ in- novative and critical thinking skills to tackle challenges they Similarly, designing and manufacturing play a key role in meet in their day-to-day lives and come up with their own product development. Either it is a physical solution or a vir- solutions. Over a period of 8 weeks, the skills required to tual one, it is important to understand the process. Further, prosper their ideas are taught in the program via a series of the 3D printing industry has emerged as a solution to rapid workshops, hands-on sessions and projects. At the comple- prototyping. Hence, it is vital for a student to understand tion of the program, the students will develop an end-to- developing a product using 3D printing. end solution that will take them through the journey of how they should design, develop and deploy a product. Further, in this program, we focus on developing creative and critical thinking skills and nurturing them to think from an engineer’s perspective via hands-on sessions and proj- ects. By the completion of the program, the students will be equipped with “Engineering Add-ons” which consists of, but not limited to, punctuality, integrity, trustworthiness, engi- neering ethics and soft skills.

Designing 10.0% 20.0% Engineering Add-ons 20.0% Creative and Critical Content thinking Coverage

10.0% 40.0% Manufacturing Programming 7 Gift Pack

The gift pack offered along with the program which is worth LKR 8000.00, includes the required equipment and components for the hands-on sessions and the projects conducted as a part of the program. Gift Pack Components

• Micro:bit V2.0 Go Bundle • SG90 Micro Servo motor • Digital Multimeter • Vernier caliper • Crocodile wires (3) • Jumper wires (40) • AA Batteries (2) • 3D printed Enclosure

Micro:bit V2.0 Go Bundle (Battery, Battery Case, USB Cable)

8 The program will be conducted over 8 weeks, which includes lectures, workshops, hands- on sessions, and projects. Each week is dedicated to cover a specific topic as mentioned below. At the completion of the program, all the students will be awarded certificates and COURSE OUTLINE the best projects will be recognized and published.

week 1 week 3 week 4 • Micro:bit V2.0 Go Bundle Introduction to STEM and Introduction to Basic Tools • SG90 Micro Servo motor How to be a week 2 With the introduction of the • Digital Multimeter Little Engineer Creative Engineering with sensors, tools, and safety Through this lesson, students Hands-on Practicals • Vernier caliper Basic Programming procedures, students would will explore basic electronics, learn to better automate their Continue programming with • Crocodile wires (3) computer programming and Students will learn about the amazing creations through Python with loops (repetition will learn how to be a little Micro Bit Nametag project and • Jumper wires (40) more detailed programming and terminating conditions). engineer and the importance MicroPython. Further, they will • AA Batteries (2) with conditionals (IF-ELSE Students will be exposed to of STEM education. be introduced to basic sensors statements). more hands-on sessions using • 3D printed Enclosure that will be used in the temperature sensors and program. microphone. week 5 week 7 week 6 Project Development and week 8 Introduction to Manufac- Advanced Concepts turing and 3D printing Develop Creative 3D De- Students will be guided in Project Demonstration Students will be taught about signs as a Little Engineer developing the main project and Award Ceremony manufacturing and 3D print- of the program and will be Demonstrating evaluating stu- ing applications. They will be With the introduction of 3D taught advanced programming dents’ projects. Students will taught how to connect other printing, students would learn concepts. They will be guided be awarded a Certificate and components such as Servo to develop creative 3D designs in finding resources from the a special award for the best with Micro Bit and how to and advanced programming internet to develop their own project. program them. concepts with basic solutions and find resources to algorithms. learn new technologies.

9 COURSE DELIVERABLES

On successful completion of this program, the students should have the skills and knowledge to,

Develop IoT applications that Use Python language allow improving students’ because coding encourages Follow Robotics and IoT, attention, design skills and students to think creatively emerging technology such teamwork. to find the right solutions. that it can create information about the connected objects, analyze it, and make decisions.

Little Engineer

Follow safety guidelines when developing robotics and IoT applications. Improve qualities and skills of Improve problem-solving skills an Engineer such as teamwork, because building programs analytical ability. and robots encourages curiosity and problem-solving. Use 3D designing to boost imagination and creativity.

10 CB Executives

Chief Executive Officer

Deepana Ishtaweera is a final year undergraduate of Department of Electronic and Telecom- munication Engineering of University of Moratuwa. He worked as a student researcher at School of Computer Science, University of Sydney in the Human Computer Interaction Research Group. He is an active member of Division D Toastmasters and serves as the Chairperson of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Student Branch Chapter of University of Moratuwa. Furthermore, he emerged as the Island 5th at GCE A/L Examinations 2016 representing Ananda College Colombo.

Chief Operations Officer

Dilanka Laknath is a final year undergraduate of the Department of Electronic and Telecom- munication Engineering of University of Moratuwa. He worked as a Trainee Associate Electronic Engineer at Zone24x7 (PVT) LTD. He was the former Deputy Head Prefect of Nalanda College Colombo. He is an active sportsman who has won colours during University and School time. Furthermore, he is specialised in embedded systems and electronic circuit design and has exper- tise in conducting workshops and webinars for school students.

Chief Technical Officer

Shalutha Rajapakshe is a final year undergraduate of the Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of University of Moratuwa. He worked as a student researcher at CSIRO’s Data61 Robotics and Autonomous Systems group in Brisbane, Australia. Currently, he is working as a machine learning researcher at theBric, and won the Intheon award at Interna- tional Brain-Computer Interface Designers’ Hackathon at IEEE SMC Systems, Man and Cybernet- ics Society in Toronto. He was the former Deputy Head Prefect and the most outstanding student award holder for the year 2016 at DS Senanayake College.

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Head of Designing

Ramith Hewavithana is a final year undergraduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineer- ing of University of Moratuwa. He worked as a Trainee Mechanical Engineer at Vega Innovations. Currently, he is serving as the CEO of Team FalconE Racing, designing and manufacturing the First Ever Formula Student Electric Car from Sri Lanka. Furthermore, he is a talented 3D artist expertised in Content Creation and 3D Designing.

Head of Marketing

Chamika Sudusinghe is a final year undergraduate of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of University of Moratuwa who specializes in Integrated Computer Engineering. He worked as a Trainee Computer Engineer at LiveRoom (Pvt) Ltd focusing on 3D reconstruction and machine learning. Currently, he is serving as the Secretary of IEEE Asia Pacific (Region 10) Stu- dent Activities Committee and has carried many key positions in major volunteering organizations throughout university time.

Team CircuitBreakers Robotics consists of more than 20 individuals who are passionate about robotics and emerging technologies. Every team member is passionate about learning and applying new technologies and empowering others by teaching which is aligned with the motto of “Learn, Apply & Empower”.

12 Contact Information

Deepana Ishtaweera Founder & CEO [email protected] 0778802768

Dilanka Laknath Founder & COO [email protected] 0712724280

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