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<p>From a young age, Laveneishyan knew that his dream was to join the Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory team and work on the new Mars mission. Now a certified robotics trainer in Singapore, he has his own company and gives talks, seminars and workshops all over the country.</p>
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Mobile robots have a base which allows them to move about freely. Laveneishyan&#039;s Line Following Robot is an example of a more advanced mobile robot. " ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/21.jpg"  title="21"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/21.jpg"  title="21" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">These are the parts and tools needed to build a simple mobile robot. Mobile robots have a base which allows them to move about freely. Laveneishyan's Line Following Robot is an example of a more advanced mobile robot. </div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan assembling and programming a Line Following Robot at his work station." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3.jpg"  title="3"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3.jpg"  title="3" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan assembling and programming a Line Following Robot at his work station.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan connecting the battery snap to a motor controller which will allow the robot to follow a line on a grid. Line Following Robots are usually used to carry children at shopping malls, homes or entertainment centres, or for carrying parcels in industries. Laveneishyan is developing his robot for the RBTX Challenge 2019. " ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4.jpg"  title="4"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/4.jpg"  title="4" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan connecting the battery snap to a motor controller which will allow the robot to follow a line on a grid. Line Following Robots are usually used to carry children at shopping malls, homes or entertainment centres, or for carrying parcels in industries. Laveneishyan is developing his robot for the RBTX Challenge 2019. </div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan showing his robot after completing the hardware installation. It is now ready to be programmed." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5.jpg"  title="5"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5.jpg"  title="5" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan showing his robot after completing the hardware installation. It is now ready to be programmed.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="The robot is programmed through Arduino IDE using C commands." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/6.jpg"  title="6"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/6.jpg"  title="6" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">The robot is programmed through Arduino IDE using C commands.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan&#039;s robot is programmed to receive voice commands through a mobile application." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/7.jpg"  title="7"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/7.jpg"  title="7" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan's robot is programmed to receive voice commands through a mobile application.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan has also developed a robot that is able to detect the height of a plant. If the plant is taller than the target value, the robot will trim it to the desired height." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8.jpg"  title="8"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/8.jpg"  title="8" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan has also developed a robot that is able to detect the height of a plant. If the plant is taller than the target value, the robot will trim it to the desired height.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan is a certified robotics trainer in Singapore." ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/91.jpg"  title="91"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/91.jpg"  title="91" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan is a certified robotics trainer in Singapore.</div></div><div class="rbs-img  category1169484 " ><div class="rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox "  data-descbox="Laveneishyan with his father, B Mogan Balakrishnan. Mogan, a computer science teacher in Seremban, is Laveneishyan&#039;s inspiration and mainstay in pursuing his dreams.  " ><div class="rbs-img-thumbs"  data-thumbnail="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10.jpg"  title="10"  data-width="800"  data-height="500" ></div><div class="rbs-img-data-popup"  data-popup="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/10.jpg"  title="10" ></div><div class="thumbnail-overlay"><div class="rbsIcons"><i class="fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon " ></i></div></div></div><div class="rbs-img-content">Laveneishyan with his father, B Mogan Balakrishnan. 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