Softwarica College’s ‘IoT’ Exhibition [Photos]

KATHMANDU: DEC. 5 – The Internet of Things (IoT) demonstration has been launched by Softwarica, a college that teaches information technology and e-commerce.

The show, titled ‘All Nepal IoT Challenge 2021,’ focuses on inventions and technology. The show, which began on Friday, December 3, will conclude on Sunday, according to the institution (today).

For the last three years, the institution has held regular exhibits aimed at class 12 students and combining numerous technical ideas and concepts. The show features college students from Trinity, CCRC, KMC, KIST, DAV, Kashtmandap, and other institutions.

The organizers covered the whole cost of the students’ inventions, according to the pupils who participated in the event.

The display is organized into seven groups of five to five kids each. Every member put in a lot of effort and created it. Each group gives its project a name.

Arrangements have been made for those who visit the exhibition to vote for the concept and invention they like the most. The first-place group will get Rs 50,000, the second-place group will get Rs 30,000 and the third-place group will get Rs 20,000.

An electric automobile, an electric wheelchair, an autonomous vehicle, a traffic management system, smart agriculture, smart parking, flood detection, mask detection, an emergency vending station, an automatic dustbin, and a drone are among the concepts on display.

Aashutosh Adhikari, a representative of the ‘Durga’ group and a student at Kathmandu Model College who took part in the show, expressed disappointment with the government’s unwillingness to promote individuals who wish to try something new. His team has created a technique for detecting face masks.

The same gadget in the system identifies whether or not the user is wearing a mask, provides sanitizer, and measures body temperature. Similarly, a matrix group representing DAV College’s Pratha Shrestha Group has created a ‘Emergency Vending Station’ idea.

It contains a vending machine that sells sanitary pads, first aid kits, and other items. To what purpose is a system connected to a machine put? After clicking on the items and their prices in the same system, the goods will be extracted from the machine and ready for use. She stated that money can be paid by scanning or inserting coins.

According to Pratha, such vending stations would be very useful if the government could provide much-needed first aid and sanitary ware. Electric cars are also on display. Anushna Chaulagain, a student at Trinity College, said that she was inspired by Elon Musk’s Tesla and came up with the concept of smart car invention.

A team led by Anujay Bhattarai of Kashtmandap College has set up a system to predict the possibility of floods. This is very important for a country like Nepal which is facing natural calamities.

Before the start of the exhibition, Softwarica also provided IoT training in a 10-day free boot camp. The students participating in the exhibition said that although the government did not do much to encourage the youth, it was a great thing for them to be given this opportunity by Softwarica.

Photos: Saroj Basnet / Makalukhbar