The study of robot in the field of engineering is simply defined as an integration of electronics, electrical, computing, mechanical and material engineering, dealing with designs, manufacturing and use of robots for control, sensory feedback and information processing.

In this advanced area of endeavour, robots have emerged as 'rivals' to human beings as far as undertaking of tasks are concerned as they can now replicate almost any form of human activity. For instance, they now popularly employed in danger prone endeavours such as bomb detection and de-activation of life-threatening activities.

Considering the level of development of Nigeria and lack of awareness amongst Nigerians, is it not therefore antithetical that a Nigerian is making wave in robotics in the United Kingdom?

Yes, a young Nigerian named Chinemelu Ezeh a force to be reckoned with in robotic engineering. Speaking on his experiences in Robotic engineering, Ezeh declared that he derives joy in a field that is seen as 'potpourri' as well as melting point of all engineering fields.

Armed with a three-year scholarship for a Doctorate Degree in Assistive Robotics from the University College London, he is currently working to develop novel control interfaces for sharing control between a wheelchair user and a smart wheelchair.

He warned against locating the reliance of Robotic engineering solely within the field of complicated engineering profession, saying that Robotic engineering finds expression in almost every field of endeavour.

His explanation: "Since Robotics is versatile, it finds applications is just about any field from finance, electrical to mobile to online e-commerce. The skills gained from studying Robotics are easily translatable to other fields and this opens up many doors anywhere, Nigeria included."

While tracing how a Nigerian, who went to secondary in Nigeria can 'suddenly' develop such a knack for complicated area of study such as Robotics, his former Mathematics teacher at the Nigeria Tulip International School, Mr Sabri Unal, explained that Ezeh's decision to study Robotics engineering did not come to as a surprise.

He hinted that Ezeh had a passion for computers while in secondary school which gave an indication of where his future in educational pursuit lies. He advocated freedom, encouragement and support for children to freely develop their innate talents while growing up, adding, "the potentials of children should never be underestimated either by their parents or teachers. It is very vital to give them a chance to explore these potentials in different areas, which would show what sectors they may be best suited for."

Back in his secondary school days, Ezeh won awards after awards as they are going out of fashion. He bagged the 1st runner-up in Abuja, in both instances in the Junior and senior categories of the Cowbell Mathematics Competition, and later emerged as Bronze medalist, Infomatrix Computer Olympiad held in Romania in 2006. He also helped programme the robot for the project that won silver in the Informatrix competition. In 2007, he emerged Silver Medalist at the Science and English Fair, which took place in Turkey, while in 2008, he placed 7th place in the Nigerian National Mathematics Olympiad.

Again, he passed his WAEC/SSCE colours in 2008 with distinction and also scored 90 percent for his Advanced level studies at the Cambridge Arts and Science, Canterbury United Kingdom. Also, he was the only student that was accepted into the prestigious Imperial College London after emerging the best graduating student.

While school environment played a key role in the development of his engineering instinct, his parents also aided the development of the interest.Recalling with nostalgia how his father, an Engineer himself and a Food Scientist as his mother, an important role, he said: "My best subject, as far back as I can remember, was Mathematics, which is a core requirement for engineering. Also, throughout the years I find that there is a joy in creating things that have never been, and that is what engineers do."

He credits his parents with a very hands-on approach to raising their children. "They were very serious about education and so would buy us many books and educational toys. We also had many lesson teachers from a young age. They also ensured we ate healthy and they did their best to ensure we grow up with a good sense of moral judgement and character based on the way they lived their own lives," Ezeh added.

Going on to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the ICL between 2010-2014, where he also had a stint a Software Engineering (Trainees) in the London Geo team of Google, where he emerged with a First Class Honours.

In his first year at the ICL, he was team leader of a group that designed and constructed a track-completing robot using assembly language, while in his fourth year, he built a robot from the scratch to demonstrate a navigation system, and designed a navigation system by simulating optimal control for path following of differential drive for his thesis, which centered on Design and Implementation of Control and Path Planning of Autonomous Vehicle.

Following his achievements at the ICL, Ezeh was awarded a full three-year scholarship by University College London, where he is scheduled to round up later this year.

http://nigeriaworld.com/cgi-bin/axs/ax.pl?http://odili.net/news/source/2...

The only news of hope you hear these days is either from the east or about Easterners.Dalu nwafor Igbo.chukwubuike gi

THose asking how Biafra will be funded because Niger Delta will not join should know that Apple and Microsoft are richer than Shell and Chevron

CHA CHA CHA
IGBO KWENU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dalu rinne. If it were to be in Nigeria, you wouldn't have achieved this. Biafra remains the only hope for Africa. Nigeria will continue to steal till eternity. They will never achieve anything because they hat progress. In 21st century one still bury and stock money when there are banks everywhere.

To Nigerians, pressure your leaders to pass death sentence on looters. Education system in Nigeria remains who can cram and write as it is written. God, I wish I never knew a country like Nigeria.

MXrep:
THose asking how Biafra will be funded because Niger Delta will not join should know that Apple and Microsoft are richer than Shell and Chevron

true

He must be Igbo if not who else...We are not like the wasterners who send there male children to learn how to be skull miners...



Proudly Igbo and Death to the skull miners.....

This is nice.

Handsome boy. Keep it up

you igbos don start again abi??...

Ishola Babatunde Isaac is an Inventor, Roboticist, Researcher, Electrical Engineer, and Software developer. He obtained a BSc. Electronic and Electrical Engineer (First Class Honor) from Obafemi Awolowo University where as a student; he was part of the OAU iLab team – research collaboration between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and OAU developing remote online laboratories that serves a good substitute to the conventional laboratories.

He developed a system that allows students to control real laboratory equipment over the internet. The remote labs are a great substitute for experimentation in Nigerian university given the chronic underfunding of higher institutions of learning, we get to see about 10 students clustered around a piece of lab equipment. With the remote labs, this problem is eliminated as only one equipment is needed regardless the number of students as students only get to access the lab remotely (over the internet) but without the time and space restriction associated with the conventional labs. Babatunde has developed several remote and virtual laboratories currently being used by students of OAU, contributed software suite to ease development for the iLab development team and has trained several students and staffs of OAU, UI and Bells University.

As an emerging Roboticist, his research interest lies in the area of Robotic. You will probably never find a better robotics enthusiast in Nigeria though most of his works are independent robotics research. Leveraging on the Massive Open Online Course, he has learnt the basics of robotics systems since courses are not been offered on this subject in Nigeria Universities. He has since been part of a number of robot projects. These include a locally fabricated Humanoid (looks and walks like humans) robot; Autonomous rover (vehicle that drives itself using camera as input and Artificial Intelligence); Robotic Arm used in an automated remote laboratory for a civil engineering experiment. Robotics is a highly theoretical field and so he bridges the gap by taking advantage of the Massive Open Online Course to take courses in that domain. ....

https://www.nairaland.com/3231909/ishola-babatunde-isaac-builds-robots

http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/07/meet-nigerian-engineer-ishola-babatunde.html

trailer loads of #20 made in aba otapiapia will be finished today!

bantudra:
you igbos don start again abi??...

you can follow the way

igbozionism:
trailer loads of #20 made in aba otapiapia will be finished in ogbomosho today!

Yinmu, Yoruba Robotics engineers full ground brekete. Anyway, Good for him. But nothing special coz others have been doing it way before him and more are still doing it.

http://venturesafrica.com/at-this-nigerian-school-all-they-do-is-build-robots/

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/7-nigerian-students-fly-countrys-flag-first-global-robot-olympics/

http://www.blackenterprise.com/technology/nigerian-robotics-engineer-tech/

igbozionism:

you can follow the awolowo way

you igbos never learn..always causing trouble everyday...this una dick measuring is getting realy ridiculous....

you behave like south africans and kenyans....

xelly:
Dalu rinne. If it were to be in Nigeria, you wouldn't have achieved this. Biafra remains the only hope for Africa. Nigeria will continue to steal till eternity. They will never achieve anything because they hat progress. In 21st century one still bury and stock money when there are banks everywhere.

To Nigerians, pressure your leaders to pass death sentence on looters. Education system in Nigeria remains who can cram and write as it is written. God, I wish I never knew a country like Nigeria.

Typical Chestbeaters.. dey don start gloating over a pin-sized.

I doubt how you could resist the lagoon if you heard about ISHOLA BABATUNDE, robotic researcher & engineer.

Igbos always cry.
flyoruB I see you.

FlyoruB:


Yinmu, Yoruba Robotics engineers full ground brekete. Anyway, Good for him. But others have been doing it way before him and more are still doing it.

http://venturesafrica.com/at-this-nigerian-school-all-they-do-is-build-robots/

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/7-nigerian-students-fly-countrys-flag-first-global-robot-olympics/

http://www.blackenterprise.com/technology/nigerian-robotics-engineer-tech/

e pain am

gberra:
Typical Chestbeaters.. dey don start gloating over a pin-sized.

I doubt how you could resist the lagoon if you heard about ISHOLA BABATUNDE, robotic researcher & engineer.

Igbos always cry.

when your people heard this news, they were like

igbozionism:



e pain am

Typical IPob peasant!. He quickly deflated after his balls have been busted. Good as it might, Yoruba will always be ahead of you.

Igbos are Mad.

gberra:
Typical Chestbeaters.. dey don start gloating over a pin-sized.

I doubt how you could resist the lagoon if you heard about ISHOLA BABATUNDE, robotic researcher & engbineer.

Igbos always cry.
flyoruB I see you.

Don't mind those empty vessels that make the loudest noise. While Yorubas are evidently already grooming an army of the next generation of robotics engineers they you are here talking crap just coz of one single person from their tribe?? Smh.

bantudra:
you igbos don start again abi??...

Afonjo Afonja spotted... btw afonjo means 'badbelle'. You know the meaning of Afonja. Don't you?.

FlyoruB:


Don't mind those empty vessels that make the loudest noise. While Yorubas are evidently already grooming an army of the next generation of robotics engineers they you are here talking crap just coz of one single person from their tribe?? Smh.

I tire for dem o. All mouth over Nothing. No matter how many new clothes small pikin get, he no fit get as much rags as his elder.

igbozionism:

when your people heard this news, they were like

Igbos are Mad.

gberra:
Typical Chestbeaters.. dey don start gloating over a pin-sized.

I doubt how you could resist the lagoon if you heard about ISHOLA BABATUNDE, robotic researcher & engineer.

Igbos always cry.
flyoruB I see you.

The most famous Ishola Babatunde in Afonja land is a notorious robber in Yoruba movies.

Are you mistaking robbery for robotics.

gbosaa:


Afonjo Afonja spotted... btw afonjo means 'badbelle'. You know the meaning of Afonja. Don't you?.

i tut it was the name of a yoruba leader.....now its badbelle

FlyoruB:
Ishola Babatunde Isaac is an Inventor, Roboticist, Researcher, Electrical Engineer, and Software developer. l

No serious information on your brother online
Afonjas trying to rub shoulders wit Igbos since 19bc

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/03/14/nigerias-robotics-whizkid/

post=55751482:

No serious information on your brother online
Afonjas trying to compare rub shoulder wit Igbos since 19bc

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/03/14/nigerias-robotics-whizkid/

See this illiterate Anambra e-goat. It's not my fault if you can't do a simple Google Search.

http://www.techbossmb.com/projects.php?p=humanoid

post=55751482:

No serious information on your brother online
Afonjas trying to rub shoulders wit Igbos since 19bc

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/03/14/nigerias-robotics-whizkid/

you igbos are so annoying.....

post=55751482:

No serious information on your brother online
Afonjas trying to compare rub shoulder wit Igbos since 19bc

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/03/14/nigerias-robotics-whizkid/

See this illiterate Anambra e-goat. It's not my fault if you can't do a simple Google Search. Even Nairaland sef carry the news and it made front-page you this anumpama.

http://www.techbossmb.com/projects.php?p=humanoid

http://awomkenneth.com/2016/07/oau-ile-ife-graduate-builds-robot-u-s/

https://www.nairaland.com/3231909/ishola-babatunde-isaac-builds-robots

Besides him there are even others sef. We even have a school in the SW already grooming our youngins while our youths are also repping Nigeria at the Robotics Olympics.

http://venturesafrica.com/at-this-nigerian-school-all-they-do-is-build-robots/

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/7-nigerian-students-fly-countrys-flag-first-global-robot-olympics/

http://www.blackenterprise.com/technology/nigerian-robotics-engineer-tech/

Ode Oshi.

Afonjas are very funny comparing online student to PhD scholar at University College London


Ishola Babatunde

As an emerging Robticist, his research interest lies in the area of Robotic. You will probably never find a better robotics enthusiast in Nigeria though most of his works are independent robotics research. Leveraging on the Massive Open Online Course, he has learnt the basics of robotics systems since courses are not been offered on this subject in Nigeria Universities.

Can we see his coursework The pictures you guys posted was not invented by him.

post=55752418:
Afonjas are very funny comparing online student to PhD scholar at University College London


Ishola Babatunde

As an emerging Robticist, his research interest lies in the area of Robotic. You will probably never find a better robotics enthusiast in Nigeria though most of his works are independent robotics research. Leveraging on the Massive Open Online Course, he has learnt the basics of robotics systems since courses are not been offered on this subject in Nigeria Universities.

Can we see his course work The pictures you guys posted was not invented by him.

Look at this fooll. Such effrontery you have sha. YOU whom most likely don't even have a Waec certificate going by your famous penchant for displaying your abysmally low I.Q on this forum are questioning an accomplished Robotics Engineer's credibility?? Tha fvck outta here. You are a lost cause!

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