SP Robotics Works Collaborates With McDonald’s to Host A (Steam) Creative-Tech Workshop for Kids

Workshop will be hosted in 40+ locations for kids of 7-17 years of age

SP Robotics Maker Lab, a chain of robotics & coding learning centres across India announces its partnership with McDonald’s India West and South, owned and operated by Westlife Development Ltd., to launch the “Creative-Tech Workshop”. The workshop will be a 2 Hour long session that will be held at a nearby McDonald's across 40 locations in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. This STEAM-themed (Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) workshop will be loaded with fun activities for children between the age of 7 to 17. During the workshop the students will be provided with a take-away electronics & arts kit and taught about the basics of electronics, circuit building, LEDs, switches, and designing 4+ circuits with fun projects they can learn.

The workshop is carefully curated and aims to develop and strengthen their cognitive skills and instil the habit of practical learning in a collaborative environment. The approach helps develop cognitive abilities and aid them in the speed and quality of their problem-solving skills in children. The objective of the STEAM workshop is to focus on logical thought processes and problem-solving allows students to develop mental habits that will help them succeed in any field.

Sneha Priya, Co-Founder of SP Robotics Maker Lab, said, "Every child is curious in their own way - for example one child might be meddling with remote control cars, one child would break and explore all the electronics in the house. Now the question is how do you better mould the curiosity of these children? We want SP Robotics Maker Lab to be the platform where kids from any part of the country can enhance and develop their creative passion and help them discover themselves in a fun way. Through the workshop, students can explore science and technology, allowing them to discover their passion for the future. Teaching them in a fun and practical way is extremely important to kindle interest and passion which will also boost their problem solving and other essential skills.

SP Robotic Works, a D2C (direct to consumer) company founded by Sneha Priya and Pranavan S, raised their Series A funding of $3M in 2021. They have a hybrid model of learning online or from their Maker Labs (across 27 cities). It has an active community of students in the age group bracket of 7 to 17 innovating and solving problems in a practical way. It has designed reusable learning kits, enabling children to assemble, build algorithms and see their code in action through a robot or drone, making it more exciting and fun.

The workshop will be held in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad across 43 locations in nearby McDonald’s starting from July. The workshop is open for students between the ages of 7-17 years old with a registration fee of INR 1,250/- per student, which includes the take-away electronics+arts kit from SP Robotics and food from McDonald’s and one can register for the workshop on the SP Robotics website (www.sproboticworks.com) or call on +91 89519 44029.

SP Robotics Maker Lab to Open 100+ Offline Experience Centres; Opens Application for Franchises

SP Robotics Maker Lab is India's largest network for students to learn Robotics and Coding. They offer Complete Experiential learning for students of age 7 to 17+ with 10+ Courses in Scratch Programming, Electro blocks, Drone, Android App, Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, Virtual Reality, etc.

Franchise Investment starts from INR 5 Lakhs upto 20 Lakhs to own a Maker Lab at your locality.

The startup currently has 50 Maker Labs in 20 cities in India

SP Robotic Works, an AI-based edutainment company which provides a platform for young children to learn, build and collaborate in some of the most sought-after technologies in India and around the world, is now expanding its operations by opening 100+ ‘Maker Labs’ in 3 cities by year end. In the quest for building a stronger maker community among school children, the startup aims to create an active and intelligent community of engineers and innovators by equipping them with the tools to learn the latest technologies.

These Smart Maker Labs blend conventional classroom learning with AI-driven methods to assure quality learning. These Labs are equipped with AI-enabled computer systems and Robotic / Drone Kits and other Maker Kits, where the student can also learn with rich animations and real-time concepts. This innovative model has helped the company scale with quality and cost in-tact quickly growing from 0 to 75+ centres in just a year back in 2019 (before COVID).

Pranavan S, Co-Founder of SP Robotics Maker Lab, said, “We are excited to set up these ‘Maker Labs’ so that children after school or during the weekends can spend about two to four hours a week in problem-solving skills and cognitive development. We have this franchise model since we want to collaborate with local partners who share the same vision and ideologies to start a Maker Lab center in their location. Our franchise partners can choose the FOFO (Franchise owned Franchise Operated) model or the FOCO (franchise owned company operated) model with the support of SP Robotics.”

The franchisees can typically invest from INR 5 Lakhs in a FOCO model where the company would take care of setting up the centre and operating it. In a FOFO Model where the franchisee wants to operate the centre, the investment required to setup the centre is INR 15 to 20 Lakhs. The company would support with the setup, guidelines and business training required to operate the centre.

Today SP Robotics Maker Lab has successfully helped over two lakh students learn across 31 cities by providing training in future tech like Robotics, Coding, A.I., Internet of Things, Virtual Reality and Drones in a fun, easy and hands-on learning experience. It aims at building spaces where 10 to 20 children at a time can learn things together, collaboratively, build things, code things, form teams for their future competitions, prepare for competitions, and learn from other's mistakes in a collaborative environment.

SP Robotics provides an early age interaction between the age of 7-17 years with Robotics, Electronics Coding, Drones, VR/ AR, A.I. and tech for children. It aims at encouraging young learners to develop a liking for the practical aspect of the technical field and help boost their cognitive and logical thinking skills.

For applying for franchise, you can visit https://sproboticworks.com/franchise

SP Robotic Works Plans to Re-Open Their Maker Labs as Experience Centers for Phase 1

Students of age 7 - 17 can now step-in to SP Robotics Maker Lab to experience Robotics and Coding demo kits before they can enroll for the course and learn from home

Chennai, 23 December 2020: Chennai based startup SP Robotic Works plans to reopen their 'Maker Labs' as experience centers in selected locations as phase 1 in January 2021. The Maker Labs will be open for children and parents to step-in for a demo of the various kits and courses offered in Robotics, Drone, Coding, and other technologies.

These Maker Labs are AI-powered with in-built infrastructure providing a practical experience to parents and students. Hosting a total of 1.5 lakh+ students across 27 cities in India, SP Robotics Maker Lab is India's largest network for students to learn Robotics and Coding. They offer Complete Experiential learning for students of age 7 to 17+ with 10+ Courses in Scratch Programming, Electro blocks, Drone, Android App, Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things, Virtual Reality, etc. The company plans to open all the 83 Maker Labs as Phase 2 soon to start their regular operations.

Commenting on this, Sneha Priya, CEO & Co-Founder, SP Robotic Works said, "SP Robotic Works believes in providing an early age interaction with coding and tech for children. The aim is to encourage children to develop a liking for the practical aspect of the technical field and help boost their cognitive and logical thinking skills. Keeping all the necessary precautions at hand, we are thrilled to reopen our labs again for the students to make use of this time in a more productive way. "

Pranavan, CTO & Co-Founder, SP Robotic Works added, "We have seen a huge surge in our online enrollments during this nationwide lockdown. We have grown nearly 700% in the last 7 months as compared to last year. From a home security system to a contactless sanitizer system, students have been successfully creating several coding based projects with the help of the kits during this pandemic. Now that parents can experience the kits and courses before buying, this Phase 1 opening will definitely encourage more enrolments."

SP Robotics Maker Lab was launched to cater to the 92% of the Indian student population who do not have their own computer or internet connection, making it completely unviable for them to learn coding or robotics from their home. These Smart Maker Labs are assisted-online centers, that blends conventional classroom learning with AI-driven methods to assure quality learning. These Labs are equipped with AI-enabled computer systems and Robotic Kits, where the student can log-in and learn online with rich animations and real-time concepts. This innovative model has helped the company scale with quality and cost in-tact quickly growing from 0 to 75+ centers in just a year.

About SP Robotic Works

SP Robotic Works is India's #1 Online Edutainment Company that specializes in providing experiential learning to students between the age of 7 and 17 in the latest technologies like Robotics, Coding, Drone, AI, VR, IoT, and everything that promotes STEM education. The company has been recognized with more than 35 awards and operates across international borders like Australia, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, and Mauritius.

Chennai Based Startup SP Robotics Creates Food Serving Robot Named 'BOB'

SP Robotics Works which provides robotic education to school and college students today announces the launch of the first food serving robot named Butler ‘O’ Bistro (BOB) in Bengaluru’s VR mall. The startup provides robotic education (practical experiments with Mechanical, Electronics, Programming and Algorithm framing) – a multi—disciplinary engineering platform with enough fun quotient to school students from age 12 to 17 in the brand name called Kidobotikz. Developed by Kidobotikz community members - Arjun (age 13), Anish (12), Srivatsan (13) and Varsha (20) the robot can be seen serving food once the order is placed.

Once you order food at the counter, there is no more a need to wait and walk all the way back to the counter to collect it! The food which is readied in the kitchen is placed on the robot. Once given a go ahead, BoB begins its journey along the predetermined route from the kitchen to the tables. Using wheels for traction, it follows a line embedded on the floor to move between locations. It also has ultrasonic sensors that gauge the distance between itself and passersby. Once it reaches the destination, the robot greets the guests with a smile and requests them to receive the food. After the food tray has been emptied, it greets them with a smile and begins to go back to its place in the kitchen.

VR Mall, promoted by VirtousRetail group, one of the largest real estate promoters in India is exploring to use this solution across its food-courts in the country and set a precedent in the food-serving techniques.

How it started?

The journey of the startup began in August, 2012 when two Anna University Electrical and Electronic Engineering Students, Pranavan and Sneha Priya, tried to decrease the usage of man-power for monotonous, hazardous and unstable works and rather use the brains for developing technologies for the future. Working together as a team for more than 7 years now, the pair has won accolades from all Major Universities in India and also representing India for their robotics expertise.

Kidobotikz is an e-learning startup which focuses on providing maker-centric education for ages 11+. With robotics as a theme, the company has a series of kits that concentrate on teaching Electronics, Mechanical and Programming (The core fields of any tech). The startup raised INR 2 Crore investments from The Indian Angel Network and The Chennai Angels in March 2016 to solve the problem of availability of technical education for ages 11+. Kidobotikz, today, has an AI (Artificial Intelligence) that teaches technologies with hands-on experiments and personalizes the learning experience by interacting with the learner. It also helps in finding the field of strength (Electronics, Mechanical or Programming) - what a person is really good at - and helps them to focus on it and become a master of it in the future !

Apart from the learning, Kidobotikz provides opportunity for their members to use their knowledge in developing robots in real-time and thereby develop professional skills too (that is what every industry requires today). The Chennai community has already done many such implements - like the Swachh Bot (For cleaning the beaches), Agri Bot (for weeding), and the company decided to provide such opportunities for the newly developed Bangalore community too.

Arjun (Programming), Anish (Mechanical and Electronics), Srivatsan (Electronics) and Varsha (Electronics) are part of the Kidobotikz community, whose strengths in these fields were analyzed by the AI and an opportunity to be part of a real-time project was provided to them ! Having grabbed the opportunity, it has taken 2 months for the team to complete the robot. Anish worked on the mechanical designing (the structure) and electronics design (sensor placements, face design, microcontroller wirings etc) and Arjun gave the brain to the robot by coding the logics to complete the task. Professional help was rendered by Kidobotikz engineers in implementing complex algorithms and Arjun’s father in making of the structure with wood (he loves carpentry and has a small workshop setup in his home). Such exposure on looking at the professional methods are sure to build the young mind to be future ready.