BUSINESS DAY
Fourteen year old Fajimi Anjolaoluwa Olajumoke is one of the eight students at the Federal Government Girls College Shagamu, Ogun State, who recently inspired Nigerians after building a humanoid robot. In this interview with IFEOMA OKEKE-KORIEOCHA, she speaks on the journey to creating the robot, the challenges encountered and her expectations for the future
It took you and your team almost one year to build the six feet and 60 gram humanoid robot. Can you take us through the journey of making the humanoid robot ? How did it start, who brought up the idea and share please the process briefly with us ?
It all began when our principal, Olodo was transferred to our school newly. She discovered we weren’t attending tech related competitions and we do not have a robotics centre. She expressed her desire that we should build a humanoid that could welcome dignataries to the school but wanted us to start by attending tech related competitions, acquire knowledge and build confidence.
How do you feel being part of the eight girls who invented this first of a kind Robot in secondary school ?
I feel privileged actually to be a part of this team and I hope that the knowledge I have gained while working with my team members to build the humanoid will help me in my future career.
What role did team work with your colleagues help achieve this dream ?
Team work helped us get ideas from one another, treat each other equally and worked at a faster pace. If we were not working as a team, knowing that they are some non-science students amongst us; the project would have taken a longer time. Lastly it helped us to reduce stress on team members.
What were the major challenges you encountered in making this a reality?
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