Topic #1: Drones for industry 4.0
Drones, or as I like to call them, Unmanned Flying Objects (UFOs – yup, I said it, we have UFOs, finally!). Most drone enthusiasts would call it an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (although it takes the fun outta the name…) is one of the favourite big boy toys the industrialists and scientists love to play with, just as much as a common man.
Drones were created long before the 21st century, by Reginald Denny in 1919 for WW I but have gained popularity in recent years when we retrieved more and better applications for drones.
Drones, along with IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) have taken the era of Digitalization by a storm and have provided themselves to be more useful than a spy toy, as its initial purpose.
Drones have proved themselves to not only be a loyal slaves and inform the head controller from afar but have also become smarter, thanks to advancing technology; and have the AI (Artificial Intelligence) to make decisions on its own in cases when in dire need, like a drone with a thermal sensor would sense the temperature and may even be smart enough to detect a fire, switch on the sprinklers and call in the fire brigade from a local directory stored in its memory. Drones can also be used to inspect landforms – useful in agricultural management, International Border Monitoring, keeping a lookout for terrestrial activities – public peace of residents by reducing crimes, monitoring the forest/ mountain terrains, etc
Topic #2: How can drones help with SDG 2030
17. That’s the number of Sustainable Developmental Goals, we as global citizens have to achieve by 2030 – that’s one year lesser than 10 years from now. But hey, we got ‘em drones to help us out on that so it’s all chill.
How? Let’s see the applications of drones towards SDG 2030, shall we? Let’s go!
Goal #3: Good Health – Drones when made with sturdy material can be built in such a way that can carry medicines to those in need, when in need. It can also the ease of delivering the meds from store to home1. This facility is especially a boon when we consider our given current situation of the Corona Virus outbreak that had started a little more than a year ago.
Goal #2: Zero Hunger – Similar to the situation on meds, drones could also be improved to carry food supplies to families that are in dire need, in places like Haiti, Zambia, and many unknown regions of Africa such as Burundi.2
Goals #8 & #9: Decent work and Economic Growth & Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure – Drones, as stated above can help a lot of industries, from agriculture to state security and a happy state is a stable state that can focus on its growth, enabling more work opportunities, to not only manufacture but to command and control the drones too. Drones with AI can do a lot more than being the 3rd eye and can help even before the ‘help’ arrives.
Goal #13 & 15: Climate Action and Life on Land – Drones can be a great 3rd eye when we want to keep observation of the climate and land areas.3
Goal #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – Imagine a cop chase from the 1970s black and white picture and then imagine a cop chase in the 2030s where a minute little gun-like object starts to fly and fire around… being target specific. Scenario 2 is cool, and you know it! Drones could help maintain the law and order when used, not only as spies but also during investigations and police work, being a handyman ready to help. Imagine, the cop calls for backup and we needn’t wait much longer till we see small lil flying saucers blazing lasers specific to the target, all thanks to the AI! It is a beautiful dream that’ll come true in no time!
Topic #3: Importance of good STEM education in schools and colleges in India.
STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – the 4 bases of all things science.
Why is Science a stream so hyped up about? Well, to think of it, is it? Well, in India, it definitely is. Other countries aren’t like India – 3rd world or mad about getting their kids into MBBS or Engineering as if there is no other stream in the world…
And to work for it is a beautiful nightmare, spending their youth and life on getting a degree none values anymore… to enter one of the most hectic professions and be stripped of all dignity. I do feel sad for them, but more so for the kids who take up courses like Nanoscience and Biotechnology from Indian Institutes and have all their relatives wonder what on earth these crazy chaps be doing with their life.
Well, that’s the point – these “chaps” studying new frontiers and branches of science are ready to be absorbed by the advancing developments that occur globally – these ‘chaps’ are ready to take on the world.
And thus, there is a dire need for good, if not great STEM education in India, we need to let the students know that outside this little bubble that they call home, there is a whole universe out there that deals with AI integrated biotech, Microbio along with cancer studies and fields like Biomedical Engineering that awaits them. Fields that require them to be more than just students who learn for marks, we need students who can represent our future in science and bring in advancements in the fields.
STEM has a lot more to offer than regular physics, botany and electrical engineering, to name a few very well-known ones… The fields of Radiation physics, Viral Oncology, Bioinformatics and so much more await us. This is an issue that needs to be addressed the quickest and we must ensure that those driving to science that they have a fun ride whilst learning the same.
References:
1 - Delivering medications by drones | Waterloo News | University of Waterloo (uwaterloo.ca)
2 – 10 Hungriest Countries | 10 Most Starving Countries (scoopwhoop.com)
3 – Self-reference to the 2nd last line, 4th paragraph, Topic #1. Drones for Industry 4.0
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