NewBiz Report
KATHMANDU, July 30
A robotic dog and other interactive robots for serving food, helping people opening a bank account and filling out the Know Your Customer (KYC) forms, airport management, giving a museum tour and house assistance were up for display at the Tech X 2024.
A semi-autonomous vehicle to detect cigarette butts and a Lethal Autonomous Weapon System as well as an autonomous shopping companion, interactive AI counsellor for college students, VR car simulator and automated recycle bin were some of the prototypes in exhibition at the Tech X 2024, the fourth edition of the Softwarica College’s technology exhibition, which kicked off in Dillibazar, Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Apart from these, the six-day event is also showcasing ransomware detection and prevention techniques, impact analysis of password cracking on cybersecurity, impact analysis of malicious application on cybersecurity and phishing and social engineering.
Nikesh Bhandari, a BSc (Hons) Computing 4th semester student, was busy describing the prototype of the banking robot with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and facial recognition features to the visitors. It was made by the team of Bhattarai along with Sandesh Sapkota, Prajwal Pokharel and Prabin Tiwari.
It provides personalised banking advice and plans using the Generative AI.
“Many people find it difficult to fill the KYC form,” said Bhandari. “Our prototype can scan the basic information from the Citizenship card and fill in the required information.”
Most of the visitors to the exhibition on Tuesday were students from various schools across Kathmandu and young tech enthusiasts.
Adarsh Bajracharya and his team which include Sworup Timalsina, Aashrit Shrestha, Princy Agrawal and Suyogya Makaju made R.O.B.O, a robotic dog to help the visually impaired individuals with their household tasks.
Equipped with voice command recognition, it responds to user instructions and aids in navigating the home environment safely using obstacles avoidance sensors.
“It can provide the visually impaired individuals with information such as the identities of visitors, their facial expressions, time, and reminder for taking medicines, besides helping them move within the house premises,” said Bajracharya.
Similarly, a team of 10 students have made a prototype for a robot which can work as a tour guide in museums.
It utilises computer vision designed to follow a path and navigation through the museum by giving information and insights about each tour exhibit along the way.
Aryan Budhathoki, one of the members of the team, said it was aimed at providing an interactive experience to people visiting the museums.
Tech enthusiasts will be able to observe the Softwarica College students’ innovation in more than 30 robotics, AI and cybersecurity projects until August 4.
The event also features the Robo Warrior League with more than 40 battle bots, also designed by the students.
Binod Shrestha, director at Softwarica College, said the event was an attempt to attract everybody’s attention towards the advancing technology sector and its impacts.
“We aspire to educate people about the IT sector right from their early age as advancement in other sectors is impossible without advancement in this sector,” said Shrestha.
With the free entry fee, the exhibition expects to attract more than 20,000 visitors this year.
