Working with robotics doesn't always refer to big and heavy piece of metal moving on its own, doing works with great efficiency previously done by humans. In the developed part of world, robotics is a hobby, an art form to many. In Bangladesh, its a challenge.
Robotics is a challenge not because it takes patience and hard work to complete, it is challenging because we live in Bangladesh.
It pains me to say it, but I find it the main reason.
I wish it wasn't true. I really do.
Resources are extremely limited when you are in Bangladesh and working on robotics. Building a project takes money, usually from your own pocket money. Even if you have sufficient funding, local electronics store may not have what you need. Sometimes we need to wait 3+ months to get a single IC. That too, from China with no guarantee of product and almost with no documentation. If you get through these two obstructions, you may then proceed to learn/build robotics. How long can you keep it up? Until you are a under-grad student. Soon as you graduate, you need to find an 'Actual' job. Otherwise, the society points finger at you. if not, the praise you in the beginning and then ditch you. They always do. Few find the courage and will power to carry on with their passion and works in Electronics/Robotics. Only FEW.
I recently met with a junior at my University. His father is an EEE and an entrepreneur. He's been building, testing and selling various items for a long time. Learning that he owns a CNC routing machine (I never knew there was one in Bangladesh) I was eager to meet him; and I did. Once a glorified Engineer and manufacturer, now does simple import and export business. He had so much to offer this country hadn't there been uncontrolled imports from China. I'm no economist, but I feel poor quality and uncontrolled imports from China has choked our domestic economy.
There is no significant industry in Bangladesh. Hence, Engineers find themselves behind a desk, filling routine paper works or in banks, counting others money.
Despite all of these nuisance, some managed to survive and held their heads high. Jonayet vaia for example. He has managed to build "ChondroBot" literally out of scraps. I have only heard of stories of scavenge hunt for suitable motor in Dholaikhal and the world has witnessed and group of undergrad students from a third world country make their way to 12th place worldwide in LMC 2012.
I've been assured by Kafi vai, that there are places in Bangladesh where Engineers solve actual problem s; whereas their batch mates are pushing papers from one desk to another. I have been informed by Promon, that there lies a group within Bangladesh which actually works on robotics. I've seen Shams waking up and doing something about his dreams. I've been told by Ron vai, hope is still there.
You know what I believe? I believe all great things starts with a dream.
It was 20th of February, about 2130 hrs. After having a closer look at the CNC machine, dust covered transformer winding machine, rusting transistors and innumerable boxes of unsold products; when uncle was about leave his office, I asked him, "Uncle, do you have any plans for comeback in future?"
He said, "No. I no longer have the energy." There was no dream in his eyes.
Now the question is, what becomes of us?
Robotics is a challenge not because it takes patience and hard work to complete, it is challenging because we live in Bangladesh.
It pains me to say it, but I find it the main reason.
I wish it wasn't true. I really do.
Resources are extremely limited when you are in Bangladesh and working on robotics. Building a project takes money, usually from your own pocket money. Even if you have sufficient funding, local electronics store may not have what you need. Sometimes we need to wait 3+ months to get a single IC. That too, from China with no guarantee of product and almost with no documentation. If you get through these two obstructions, you may then proceed to learn/build robotics. How long can you keep it up? Until you are a under-grad student. Soon as you graduate, you need to find an 'Actual' job. Otherwise, the society points finger at you. if not, the praise you in the beginning and then ditch you. They always do. Few find the courage and will power to carry on with their passion and works in Electronics/Robotics. Only FEW.
I recently met with a junior at my University. His father is an EEE and an entrepreneur. He's been building, testing and selling various items for a long time. Learning that he owns a CNC routing machine (I never knew there was one in Bangladesh) I was eager to meet him; and I did. Once a glorified Engineer and manufacturer, now does simple import and export business. He had so much to offer this country hadn't there been uncontrolled imports from China. I'm no economist, but I feel poor quality and uncontrolled imports from China has choked our domestic economy.
There is no significant industry in Bangladesh. Hence, Engineers find themselves behind a desk, filling routine paper works or in banks, counting others money.
Despite all of these nuisance, some managed to survive and held their heads high. Jonayet vaia for example. He has managed to build "ChondroBot" literally out of scraps. I have only heard of stories of scavenge hunt for suitable motor in Dholaikhal and the world has witnessed and group of undergrad students from a third world country make their way to 12th place worldwide in LMC 2012.
I've been assured by Kafi vai, that there are places in Bangladesh where Engineers solve actual problem s; whereas their batch mates are pushing papers from one desk to another. I have been informed by Promon, that there lies a group within Bangladesh which actually works on robotics. I've seen Shams waking up and doing something about his dreams. I've been told by Ron vai, hope is still there.
You know what I believe? I believe all great things starts with a dream.
It was 20th of February, about 2130 hrs. After having a closer look at the CNC machine, dust covered transformer winding machine, rusting transistors and innumerable boxes of unsold products; when uncle was about leave his office, I asked him, "Uncle, do you have any plans for comeback in future?"
He said, "No. I no longer have the energy." There was no dream in his eyes.
Now the question is, what becomes of us?
