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Indian students Are Making History, 18 Year Old Student Is Creating Robots

Meet 18-year-old Diwakar Vaish. This youngster apart from others his age is his undeniable talent in the still-nascent field of robotics in India. He has created four humanoid robots (designed, created and programmed by him) that possess much of the physical functionality a human body does, and one -- Robot Isotope -- that can even do the Bhangra. An admitted techno-freak, Diwakar spent much of his school years participating in tech competitions, and winning most. But what gave him the boost he needed was winning at Quanta, an international competition for robotics held in Lucknow in 2009, for which he created a race boat that beat out competition from 40 countries. Less than a year since and Diwakar is all set to storm the FIRA (Federation of International Robosoccer Association) World Cup in Bangalore this September with three of his robots that have been designed to perform as defender, goalkeeper and attacker. Here we speak to the young talent about his creations, how he got st

8 things that make us successful

1. Passion Do it for love not for the money. The money will always follow when you truly enjoy what you are doing. 2. Work It’s all hard work. Nothing comes easily. But remember to have fun. 3. Good Put yourself into something and get damn good at it. Practice makes perfect. 4. Focus Success is all about focusing yourself on one thing 5. Push Push yourself. Physically, mentally. You have to push, push, push. When you are done pushing – push some more! 6. Serve Serve others something of value – that’s how people really get rich. 7. Ideas Have ideas and make them come true. Listen, Observe, Be Curious, Ask Questions, Solve Problems, Make Connections – Ideas will follow. 8. Persist Persistence is the number one reason that successful people are successful. Reference : http://www.financialjesus.com/2009/01/12/what-makes-us-successful/