Posted on 11/02/2014 9:52:28 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
If you want a reason to opt out of school, you’re not alone. And Angad Daryani might just be the inspiration you were looking for.
Daryani, a 16-year-old Mumbaiker, quit school in the 9th grade, frustrated by rote learning. Soon after, he built India’s first 3D printer (and possibly the world’s cheapest 3D printer). In 2013, he developed an “eye-pad” for the blind with MIT. When he was younger, he set up a miniature solar-powered boat and created an automatic watering system for garden plants. He has a longer list of hobbies that you can see here.
He calls himself a maker.
He’s not just messing about all day, though. Rather, he left school to spend 6 hours a day, learning math, science, and language with a tutor. It was in these years, that he truly started tinkering – and discovering solutions.
Around the world, there are approximately over 1,000 maker spaces - havens for people who just want to make stuff. TechShop is the most noted maker network in the United States. Yet, localized maker spaces are cropping up globally. Daryani set up one for people himself in Mumbai: aptly called Makers Asylum. His co-founder, Vaibhav Chhabra, now manages the center and has upgraded it; Daryani had to step aside given time constraints....
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