Despite passing laws like the Employment of Manual Scavenging and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act in 1993 (which was revised two decades later in 2013), manual scavenging continues to dig its claws into the social ecosystem of different parts of India.
With her new design, the Bee Saver Bot, Kavya is hoping to represent India at the First Lego League - European Open championship in Denmark, and collaborate with the Indian government she returns. It's all in a days work for this twelve-year-old.
A team of seven robotics enthusiasts from Pune are prepping up to go to Spain for FIRST LEGO League - Open European Championships 2016. The teens take out time from their school and on weekends to design prototypes and sort out challenges, mentored by Chris Bastianpillai at Robominds.