Designing Robots in Nigeria

My journey with systems design started with the handling of a screwdriver with a curious mind as a kid. I got fascinated by calculators that I began to repair them in secondary school. In no time, I charge my colleagues for repair of their calculators. I also lend people calculators in exams hence building a lot of social wealth in the process. With my calculator repair endeavor, I started my entrepreneurship at the age of 12. So I called this stage The Humble Beginning

Studying Engineering

I went to Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and our syllabus was 80% electronics and 20% electrical engineering by composition. The syllabus was from MIT (The best institutions in the world). My engineering class was filled with experimentation and love for practical and group design. I had not less than a B grade in all my practical throughout.

I took embedded system courses on Edx and also programing courses on Coursera.

Leading School Projects

* Embedded system developments with Arduino

* C and C++ programming

* Simulation Software (Mathlab, AutoCAD, ROS)

Leading Robotics Teams

* Team leading

* Collaboration in Robotics

* Marketing a Robotic Solution

Building Robotics Enterprise

Robotic arms are everywhere and their designs can be implemented in the African terrain. The control mechanisms can be researched.

Designing Robots in Nigeria (Part 2)

I just discovered some contents on my old phone about a robotic project I did all by myself. Let me take you back into the engineering of it.

Problem Statements

To design a scale that can detect the weight of gas in any cylinder. Lets call it the Gas Volume Detection System

Weight System

Calculations using load cells where made. #I will keep that confidential 😎

Hardware Design Sketch

Hardware Prototyping

Manufacturing and Finishing

Demo

Part 3 -- Project RTS

It is robotic story time.

Everything you do, put in your mind 100 percent. My dad used to say.

Back as an intern, I worked with a team of engineers in bringing a robotic concept to limelight. The robot was called Robotic Table Soccer. What avails this tech is not know to me anymore but the passion and fascination at which we I led the ideas is what is more suiting to share. I made some couple of videos for the product here.

After 4 months of explanatory performance on the team, I was appointed the team lead. I managed the team of engineers towards designing robotic parts and computer vision algorithms. Developed strategies for product manufacturing, cost reduction and sales promotion across Africa.

In the same vein, I implemented algorithms with C++ for robotics and computer vision. Worked with Unity Engine for Game Design using C#. Perfected the art of video and animation creation for product demos.

Endoscopy with AI

Endoscopy is a non surgical process used to look into hollow part of the human body. As a research assistant at Bioinstrumentation and neuro engineering lab in OAU. My goal was to be able to execute this as a final year project. A copy of my defense slide is here. Research Reviewed over 50 research papers on Endoscopy Video Processing for Medical Diagnosis. Collaborated with medical practitioners to develop the client app and video acquisition system for image processing. Worked on data preprocessing from sampling of video data into images, data labelling and model training. Built an image classification model to predict infections in endoscopy videos using object detection.

Munawa - The Bringer of Light

Munawa is characterised as the bringer of light. It is a solar powered inverter system for African homes. The idea of munawa came to be as a result of engrgit trying to solve his power supply issues while building Gamol Studio. As we all konw, engrgit has a stong background in hardware development. This allowed him to plaunged into the research that lead to his first solar inverter design called Munawa. Munawa means the bringer of light in yoruba. As of daily rounties, advancing munawa as a product has begun. Are we going commercial with this inverter technology? Yes we are. Engrgit has partnered with Oyatope Blessing (One of the best hardware developer in Africa) to automate Munawa into a full fledge product with mobile app and power customisation features. We have a brand name and story for it already. It is called Munawa (bringer of light 💥). Laso the first iteration of the mobile app is ready and currrently used in our research lab. We are also working on large scale assembling a

The Hardware is Hard Discussion

We all stand on silicon and marvelled at it’s abundance being a semiconductor empowering agriculture, construction and most importantly the technology industry. I just want to shed some light on how it affects African hardware developers through my lens. The term hardware is hard is a common phrase among its developers. As a student of electronics and electrical engineering in my university, the theories were taught and the projects were given to spur us to be future developers. But who still wants to develop hardware after having the certificate? — Not even our lecturers if they have a better offer. The best we get is people teaching the practical concepts — a new initiative I am proud of and might write on in future articles. The struggle starts with getting hardware components to build a power supply module (pray you didn’t buy a fake one). You then work with integrated circuits (remote-controlled projects (high and low)), micro-controllers, sensors (signal ac or signal dc), and

CrealityXR in Africa

Our team (led by engrgit) participated in the ARVR hackerton organised by meta, arvrafrica and imisi3D in Lagos Nigeria from Dec2 to Dec 4 of 2022. We developed an XR solution called c-reality aimed at resolving bank complains through automating customer service interactions with AR and AI Our team didn't win but we are glad for the opportunity to show what we can build with XR tech in a short timed hacker-ton. This was just a 48 hrs hack from idea to execution. We are excited to show what is achievable in coming months. Follow on Instagram and twitter for more on the project. Opening Slide Engrgit had one of the best pitches to the judges and glad about the interest and overall feedback on the project.

The Researcher's Mindset

My first introduction to research was in my 3rd year at the university while leading a team of students designing an electronic attendance system using fingerprints. Our supervisor was Dr. K.P Ayodele - an excellent researcher keen on our development who revamped our mindset as we worked on the project. It all paid dividends as I scored an 87 A in the course as our team aced the defense. His research was focused on bio-instrumentation and neuro-engineering using EEG and ECG signals. I just had a lot of questions for him every time I barged into his office. Eventually, I joined his research team. Looking back, I knew nothing about research aside from my passionate curiosity, love for work, and interest in innovation. That is the typical me 🤗 #Exoloring 3D printing in the lab We held weekly meetings of cross-disciplinary research teams of undergrad and post-grad. While attending these meetings, I picked up the nuances of research, the efficacy of good presentations, and the novelt

Digitizing Local Markets in Africa

CheckOja is a reliable platform to check the current prices of goods in local markets across Africa. Powered by remote data routing and real-time data analytics. The goal is to create the heartbeat of the African e-commerce ecosystem that allows people to track prices at their convenience while also providing a databank for old prices and connecting millions of local markets to the internet. As a son of a farmer who has viewed this ecosystem for decades, the economic analysis of the market can be checked in terms of prices and the tech must be deployed locally. As a Yoruba boy, I call this innovation check oja which means, view market. It is debatable that price availability might not be novel enough as Jumia and other e-commerce platforms have done so for accessories especially in Nigeria. The lacuna lies in foodstuffs and local farmers who belong to the poor class of which uniquely using data analytics and AI will transform their lives. This beckons for a layer of local penetration

CheckOja App is Live

Today is a big moment for us @GamolStudio because the first version of @CheckOja app is now on playstore Special thanks to everyone showing interest and support. More advanced versions coming soon. Stay tunned. - engrgit

Evangelizing Gamol Studio

I attended the first day of Ogun Tech Summit 2023. Listened to the amazing speakers, networked with people and evangelized our work on checkoja nd Gamol Studio.

Interface of Greatness

Everything we do is to reflect greatness. For this reason, we have created our app digitization interface called interface of greatness. IOG is the structural interpretation of the African Palace. It is a UI rendition of growth, grace and greatness. Its vibe is meant to make you feel the growth, feel the grace and feel the greatness. My artistic side is also my emotional side and it is me talking with art. Checkoja's artistic theme is one hell of an intentional story done with ai. I always try to capture the inspirations into the story of the problem we are solving. Art for the art lovers, tech for the nerds. The work should constantly be speaking to everyone. You will feel the intentionality, creativity and authenticity in my work. It is how you will know, it is engrgit's work. The english/yoruba combination, the highs and lows. The swipes and vibes. The syncs and clicks that takes you on a journey of why the whole idea matters. Everything is a cycle that speaks growth and

The Chief AI Scientist

Ibrahim is an AI expert with over half a decade experience in the African tech space. He is all about growth and greatness with innovation in Africa. He is a multi-award winning innovator whose expertise interconnects with software and hardware development in Africa. Known as engrgit and works as the Chief AI Scientist at Gamol Studio.

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