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Designing For A 'crisper' Stem Future
Designing for a 'crisper' STEM future
 

[22 March 2019]

Crsp dsgn, located at The Innovation Hub science and Technology Park are the quintessential example of using innovation to create an inclusive society. The team at Crsp Dsgn have designed the LCERT, which is essentially a reusable user configurable modular robotics kit which enables learners to design, assemble and program a number of different robotics and mechatronic systems for various applications. These hardware elements comprise of various electronic modules with unique functions, such as LEDs, power supplies, sensors, motors, and controller modules, to name a few.

The controller electronic
module has an Arduino-based micro-controller, which is reprogrammable using a
number of open source IDEs. This rest of the electronic modules may be
connected to the controller module in order to create a robot or other
mechatronic systems. Alternatively, these basic electronic modules were
designed to be easily configurable into chain assemblies to form basic
electronic circuits without any need for programming. 

 

Crsp Dsgn uses technology to lessen barriers of access to quality STEM education. The greatest social issue affecting the next generation of South Africa, Africa and the rest of the developing world is the lack of access to quality education. Resources that may be used to demonstrate theoretical STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) concepts to learners are not readily available, and accessible to learners who need them in the developing world. This is mainly because there is a lack of affordable educational solutions on the market.

CRSP dsgn, realised how important it was to bring an affordable and disruptive product like the Low Cost Educational Robotics Toy (LCERT) to life, in order to better the lives of the next generation of creators and innovators in the developing world.