Hallmark Sets a Benchmark on Global Platform

The Nalayaks, the robotics team of Hallmark Public School Panchkula feels ecstatic on its splendid triumph of ‘Best Robot Design for Strategy Innovation’ Award amongst 91 teams from 36 different countries in the FLL International Open Championship at the University of Bath, Bath (United Kingdom). India stands proud to witness its budding technical experts – Jatin Chhabra, Pankhuri Garg, and Kunal Garg – at such a tender age making their country win such a significant award and get recognised at a global platform.

Once again the Nalayaks have proved that they are Genius. The team believes that it’s their perspective that matters the most. As impossible says- “I’m Possible”. NALAYAKS “NA! (WE ARE) Layaks.” Interestingly the three musketeers have put it in a right way that perspective does matter and perhaps it is an integral part of mankind and its history.

The Nalayaks are the Genius

Exhuberant over their achievement at an international platform, Jatin Chhabra-the captain of the Nalayaks exclaimed, “The very thought of participating in the international competition and competing with foreign kids itself was as thrilling as the actual experience. Despite increasing politicization among different nations, especially a country like Pakistan, we had altogether a different experience. Our interaction with other teams, to some extent, bridged the gap and enhanced the mutual understanding & global unity.” When asked about their Robot Design, Jatin said, “It requires remarkable inventiveness, imagination, exceptionally hard work with an earnest strategy to build an innovative and incredible robot that can perform the assigned tasks impeccably in specific time limit apart from having a visual appeal.”

It is the invincible attitude and the undaunted will power of the entire team inclusive of Pankhuri Garg- Robot Operator-cum-Project Lead and Kunal Garg- the Chief Programmer that such an exceptional achievement could have been possible.

Feeling on the top of the world, Parkhuri Garg shared, “It was really an exciting and fun global robotics-based, life skills challenge program that ignited in us an enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology. We spent most of our time in the school laboratory developing the most innovative, economical and effective solution to the problem of ‘Varroa mite’ for our project enticed us to think like scientists and engineers. More challenging was to represent India as well as striving to create a niche at international level. Now that we have won this competition, it is certainly going to brighten up our profile.”

Kunal Garg, who has already represented India in MOS Championship-USA, shared his team’s journey to the University of Bath, UK how they used to feel butterflies in their stomach before every challenge, “Representing India and endeavouring not to let down our motherland amongst 36 nations was the real pressure and challenge. But with a firm faith and strong conviction in our hearts, we went ahead amidst critical analyses and feedback of our performance provided by the panel of jury and won the Best Robot Design for Strategy Innovation award.”

Benchmark on Global Platform

Mr. Jivtesh Garg-Director of Hallmark Public School congratulated the team Nalayaks for its glorious victory in the FLL International Championship and also wished them the best of luck for the future.

Calling it a fantastic accomplishment, Ms. KavitaWadhwa-Principal of the school felicitated the team members for setting another benchmark on a global platform.

Human Animal Relationship

The competition is wholly and solely based on the criteria of Human and Animal Relationship. The focus is to find such progress in which the animal gets all the benefits without any material interference of humans in their natural habitat. The robot operated by the team will take care of the working mechanism which will further help the animals to grow well and nurture in their areas. The project aims at building better and mutual understanding between the two. The human efforts to counter different problems faced by the variety of animals are the biggest challenge for the team. 

Successive role of the School

The Hallmark Public School focuses on Intellectual, spiritual, emotional and aesthetic development of every student. It provides wonderful opportunity to the students in the field of art, culture, dance, acting, public speaking, social interaction, quizzing, environment awareness and scientific relevance. The school is a prestigious temple in Panchkula and the mission of the school is to see each student of Hallmark develop their own potential to contribute to the welfare of mankind. School has given a golden chance to the team NALAYAK and the team also feels grateful to the school and its constant encouragement has kept the team enlivened. 

NALAYAKS – The Possible 

Pankhuri, the Project Head of the team says, “We are determined towards a progressive scientific outlook to bring some major advancements in the World and are precedent will surly help us achieve our goals in the forthcoming times.” The team’s only woman is an enthusiast who is smart at handling the various difficulties and challenges faced by the team. She adds, “Our team has the sporting spirit which has helped us evolved individually as well.” She is an example to young females all over the world. We respect her from the core of our hearts.

Bolstering the Ideas of Innovations

The objective of the championship clearly states the aim to strengthen the innovative ideas of the students across different nations. The League has shown meticulousness in the field of environmental protection. Students are highly engaged in showcasing their talents and a minimum of 2 minutes and 30 seconds are provided to each team in order to display their month long efforts. Team NALAYAKS are keenly involved in the preparations and enhancement of their project which they believe will surly lead them to the success road.

Team Vision

All of the three participants are interestingly passionate in practicing experiments with their project and they have a strong vision towards safeguarding the various arising problems in nature. They have great potential and techniques to combat the uprising problems through their robots and their mechanisms. They have been constantly working on finding economical and innovative ideas in order to provide world with the best solutions. Their efforts are inspiring and motivating in vast sense. They say team building and cooperation is extremely important to tackle the instant situations that arise any moment. They have a great equation amongst each other and acceptance amongst the initiated ideas proposed by the team members. They look forward to winning the Championship with maximum points and minimum time consumed.

The Mentors and teachers

Every team has a “GURUDEV” or “MENTOR” to lead them towards the road of success. The team NALAYAKS also have their teachers whom they consider their masters of luck. Guided and trained by the best professionals of Hallmark Public School, they are blessed to get bestowed by their three amazing coaches who have helped them in the so far journey. They play a crucial part in the uplifting of the team and their present success.
Impossible is nothing but a doubt that leads to failures, says the NALAYAKS

Create and Ideate

Designing and Programming are two imperative words which hold an essential significance in the Robot game. Designing helps in creating the structure of the Robot and programming helps in directing it. These two moves parallel to each other. They are of great strategic significance. There are different mechanisms which are used to run the Robot and some analyses is done to accomplish the mission. Not only this, one has to keep vigilance over the rival teams because their strategies will affect the score in the final game. The Robot game requires active research. A lot of parallel planning is done before creating the final structure of the chassis.  Chassis or a Robot box is the most important device on which the game is relied upon.

Chasing an apt Chassis

It usually takes months to build a chassis because all the tasks are supposed to be performed by it. The “Chassis or the Robot is our strength in the game; our months of hard work and practices will portray our efforts by it. It is the key to success. It is a golden device which will help us win the game.” said by the captain of the team. Captain Jatin has been working on the project since a good time now and has full-fledged knowledge about its operations.

Chassis made by The NALAYAKS has color sensors which in itself is a superb innovation. “The size and type of the wheels used, distances between the gears, angle and weight of the Robot, kind of motors to fit in and choosing the right tracks and cages is what makes a chassis a perfect Robot.” said the head programmer of the team. He has done an intensive research on Robot development and is known as an apt consultant in the team. The game is majorly dependent on how you build your robot and its essential features, nature of devices and of course the technical skills applied while developing it.

If you have a technical clarity of the subject then in no time you shall meet excellence in it. True said The NALAYAKS have expanded their comfort zones and build a rare challenge for rest of the teams.  In one of the rounds they place their robot in at upside-down position which can fetch extra points to them. They find it a pioneering strategy for the team which proves the hard-hitting feature of the Robot. “We have worked upon different attachments and structure making of the Robot and have taken care of its delicacy by drawing a lot of information and learning from different websites.” said by Pankhuri, the project head of the team.

“We celebrate diversities through these kind of competitions, it is a perfect platform for children to grow and nurture as natural leaders.” said by the Principal and mentor of the team, Miss Kavita.

NALAYAKS The Genius

The First LEGO League Open Championship at Bath, United Kingdom will witness a number of great and determined teams from all over the world out of which NALAYAK, from Hallmark Public School, Panchkula, India is one amongst all. India stands proud to see the budding technical experts at such a tender age of 15 to 19 years representing the nation at a global platform. The team has a total of 3 members from high school and is working hard to justify their game and earn maximum points during the competition.

We are Layaks

As the above three words itself describes the name of the team, let us make you more familiar with it. No, We are Genius! The true meaning of the team’s name which is NALAYAKS a Hindi word which means ‘Stupid’. We believe that it’s our perspective that matters the most. As impossible says- “I’m Possible”, NALAYAKS “Na! (WE ARE) Layaks”, Na means ‘No’; layaks means ‘We are Genius’. Interestingly the students have put it in a right way that perspective does matter and perhaps it is an essential part of mankind and its history. The title is appropriate in the sense it is viewing all the aspects of a situation and finding the best solution to overcome different challenges. The name has showered an impressive attitude of the team.

Team’s perspective!

The 3 young musketeers are going to showcase their collective talents on a global level and are working really hard to get through it. Spending most of the time in their high school laboratory, they are excited to trigger the best at the competition. They believe that perspective is a panacea to every problem and they will prove it through their project execution. After several attempts of making an adept project model, they are now ready to sail through the game with it.
Build and conquer all is what these NALAYAKS believes in!

Welcoming India in LEGO League

A team of three enthusiastic children from Panchkula, India are going to compete at Bath, United Kingdom in the first LEGO League International Open Championship going to happen on June 21, 2017 – June 25, 2017. It is the ultimate science and technology challenge where students across different nations participate and present their innovative ideas in order to serve and bolster the society. India stands proud to represent its two teams in the Internationals across the nation, one which is from Bangalore and another from Panchkula beating the rest at national and regional finals. 

Festival of Techies

The competition is a pulsating and energetic celebration which involves youth in the fields of engineering and robotics. It is all about team building, problem solving, decision making, creative thinking and skill development. The event is hosting a total of 100 teams from all over the world and bringing 700 passionate children together at one single platform to show their real talent in constructing and programming different economical solutions to various problems existing in the present world. They have been trained by their mentors and teachers who have constantly guided them through their month long journey. 

Not just a Contest

The motive of the competition is not just limited to technical operations but it is more than what the name suggests. Children from different cultures, inheriting contrasting values and traditional backgrounds will learn the spirit of unanimity and have utterly fun throughout the competition. They will together observe the true meaning of the competition which emphasis its attention towards uprising problems in the natural world and how intelligence and technology can help in resolving such challenges. 

Looking forward to a healthy competition, the team Nalayak from Hallmark Public School, Panchkula, India is ready to take off with a cheerful spirit and is filled with immense excitement in them.