Robot Chishti: A magical reality
A twelve-grader student has invented a robot surprising everyone in the village. Ahsan Habib, 18, of Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat has named it 'Chishti.'
He has been successful to assemble the robot after eight months of efforts. He has engineered it to perfection spending Tk one lakh.
Ahsan Habib, the son of late Maju Mia of Sundrahabi village in the upazila, is a student of Kaliganj Govt Karim Uddin Public College. Despite being a student of humanities department, he has a scientific bent of mind, locals said.
Chishti is able to ambulate and can answers to questions. It can also carry light weight.
Ahsan Habib also made a small robot in 2017 while studying at Tusbhandar RMMP Govt Boys' High School. He won the first prize in the district by displaying it in the science fair.
Habib said that he has been obsessed with tinkering with technical staff since his school days. He has gathered the technical know-how of making robot watching videos on YouTube.
However, his success didn't come in a single day as he had to taste failure on a number of occasions. He finally succeeded in making a robot in 2017.
He also said his progress on the project was halted in the middle and he resumed his mission robot Chishti in October last year.
"I haven't fully prepared the robot yet. There is more work to be done. I'm trying my level best," he said.
Habib said that the robot he made is similar to the structure of human body and it can answer to questions fluently.
Once it sees a person, it can remember the person and keep a log of people's images and words.
"My robot can shake hands and make gestures,' he said. 'If I give government support, I will be able to build more advanced robots. Financial instability is my main obstacle," he said.
Habib, the youngest of three siblings, had plunged in financial constraints since his father's death. He started providing tuition to pay for his studies and research.
Locals including school teacher Ashraf Hossain gathered to see the magical invention of Ahsan. They were seen interacting with the robot.
"We are happy and proud that our village boy has made such a robot," Ashraf said adding that they hope Ahsan will continue his research to create a more advanced robot.