PM Appeal: School in Maha's Thane Uses Robot to Light Candles
A robot bought from Sweden by a school in Maharashtra's Thane district lighted candles on Sunday night in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal in connection with the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
Thane, Apr 6 (PTI) A robot bought from Sweden by a school in Maharashtra's Thane district lighted candles on Sunday night in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal in connection with the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
Videos of the robot lighting candles at the premises of Sacred Heart School in Varap area of Kalyan taluka in the district went viral soon after.
"It lit nine candles as part of the PM's appeal to do so at 9pm for nine minutes. The robot was brought from Sweden. It can be programmed for many tasks and we decided to programme it so that it could light candles. We wanted to highlight a combination of science and culture," said the school's COO Albin Anthony.
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