Emisha

From a School Idea to Award-Winning and Impactful Innovation - PART 2

From January to June 2018, we worked tirelessly to develop the first version of the robot. This first prototype was built using pure electronic logic (wired logic).There was no programming involved at this stage.

The robot was constructed mainly from triplex wood, and all the logic controlling the signals was implemented using electronic circuits.

Technologies used in Version 1

1. Electronic circuits (wired logic)
2. Stepper motors
3. Traffic signal LEDs (Red, Yellow, Green)
4. Mechanical rotation system
5. Custom-built wooden structure

👉 Read the full article here: https://medium.com//from-a-school-idea-to-award-winning-and-impactful-innovation-79f54c42d00f

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In 2018, while we were students in Industrial Electronics at Ecole du Cinquantenaire in Goma (DRC) , a simple conversation between friends led to one of the most meaningful projects we ever built together.

What started as an idea shared by a friend eventually became a fully functional intelligent traffic robot — a project that brought recognition to our school and later led me to win a national innovation challenge.

The idea was originally introduced by our brother . He approached me with a concept: What if we could build an intelligent robot capable of managing road traffic, similar to a traffic police officer but with automated signaling?

We decided to gather a group of classmates from our Industrial Electronics program to explore whether we could transform this idea into a working prototype.

That is how our team was formed.

👉 Read the full article here: https://medium.com//from-a-school-idea-to-award-winning-and-impactful-innovation-79f54c42d00f

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🚦 Our Story as Began in 2018. Today, We're Still Building.

In 2018, a simple idea shared between two friends turned into one of the most meaningful engineering projects our team has ever worked on.

Back then, we were students in Industrial Electronics at Ecole du Cinquantenaire in Goma (DRC). Together with a group of classmates, we built an Intelligent Road Traffic Robot designed to help manage road intersections.

That project became the foundation of everything stands for today.

And together, we proved that young students with curiosity and determination can build meaningful technological solutions.

📖 The Full Story

We recently documented this journey — From a School Idea to Award-Winning and Impactful Innovation — in a detailed Medium article.

It includes photos, videos, and the complete story of how this project came to life.

👉 Read the full article here: https://medium.com//from-a-school-idea-to-award-winning-and-impactful-innovation-79f54c42d00f

Remember that : Innovation is rarely about working alone. It's about building ideas with others, learning together, and continuously improving.

This project was our beginning. And it continues to inspire the work we do today.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey — from 2018 to now.

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