India is a developing country – growing every minute. Not just in terms of GDP, but also as a physical expansion and development. From new transport facilities, bridges, roads to buildings, the nation is transforming every moment.

And, while our policies and other systems drive this change, the actual on ground work is being done by labourers, India’s unsung heroes who spend their days and nights, building the nation for low wages.

“As students and future leaders, we wanted to create something for community of workers,” says Prakhar Prakash, from the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bilaspur.

Along with Aasif, and Priyanshu Gupta, Prakhar has made a unique Labour Robot, that aids manual labourers, by literally reducing their burden.

Talking about the innovation, the Class 10 student says, “Through the model, we aren’t trying to increase unemployment; we want to upskill them from being labourers to technicians. While the robot will effortlessly take care of all the hefty manual labour work, they can focus on managing the machine for optimal output, without putting their lives at risk physically. This will also ensure better wages for them, more productivity and improved lifestyle for their families.”

Prakhar adds that a major focus of Labour Robot is also to increase efficiency in the agricultural sector of India.

“India is highly dependent on agriculture, and that makes innovation in the agri-tech sector, essential. So, Labour Robot also focuses on aiding the farmers in the process of farming. Usually, to increase productivity, farmers have to invest on different machines, but this robot can take care of it all. From ploughing, seeding, scrubbing, weeding, irrigating to harvesting, this robot can efficiently complete every single process of farming. This will not only make the process faster and less expensive, but also make a substantial impact in the lives of our farmers, and in turn the entire nation,” Priyanshu adds.