WRO 2026 — Robots Meet Culture • Junior • Team 1324 • India
Funkaar Studio • Andheri West● Live demo validated
WRO Future Innovators 2026 — Junior

ROBORANGMANCH
Bringing Stories
to Life Through Robotics

A portable, modular MDF puppet theatre powered by LEGO SPIKE Prime + EV3 + Quarky. We chose the under-told story of Savitribai & Jyotirao Phule — India's first female teacher and pioneers of girls' education — to make history feel alive, not textbook-distant.

Explore the theatre View Business Canvas
21 Pages Portfolio
4 Synced Mechanisms
Rs 23–37k Kit Cost*
SDGs 4·5·9·11 Primary
Roborangmanch hero — team with puppet theatre and Savitribai Phule story
Validated in public
2 live shows at Funkaar Studio
Audience engagement proven — 11:00–12:00 slots
60×30×15cm folded
8MDF parts
No toolsassembly
LEGO SPIKE Prime · EV3 Mindstorms · Quarky • PictoBlox AI · Color Sensor • Gyro • Motors
Why this story

Savitribai Phule — the story
textbooks forgot to tell

Over-told tales like Ramayana are well known. We spotlight a reformer every child should know — India's first female teacher who opened the first girls' school in 1848 at Bhide Wada, Pune.

Savitribai Phule timeline strip
Problem → Insight

History feels distant when it is only read

Video and textbooks don't create emotional connection. Puppets add movement, music and empathy — children feel the struggle and courage.

“Make education engaging, interactive and accessible through robotics and storytelling.”— Our mission
SDG 4 Quality Education SDG 5 Gender Equality
Savitribai and Jyotirao illustration
1831 — 1897

From 1848 Bhide Wada to Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha (1863)

Four turning scenes on a rotating background: early life → school founded with Fatima Sheikh → social reform → legacy. Crowd conveyors show community, scissor lift brings protagonists forward.

Reusable for GandhiAmbedkarRani Lakshmibai

Same theatre, multiple stories — scalable for schools, museums and cultural centres.

The machine

Four synchronized subsystems.
One stage.

Iterated from cardboard to LEGO to MDF — each mechanism position-controlled and speed-tunable. Built with SPIKE Prime, EV3 and Quarky AI board.

Rotating background system
SPIKE Prime • 1 motor

Rotating Background

4-way scene changer, position-controlled. Transitions from village to school to community without manual swap.

Iteration 3 • Stable
Flap raising and character extension
SPIKE + Color Sensor

Flap / Character Extension

Color sensor triggers flap raise; characters slide in synchrony with dialogue.

Sensor-timed
Dual conveyor crowd movement
2× EV3 Motors

Dual Conveyor Crowd

Belt + pulley crowd loop — adjustable speed to convey community support. Pulleys tuned for low friction.

Tunable speed
Scissor lift mechanism
EV3 + Gearing

Scissor Lift + Gear Prop

High-torque scissor for hero entry; rotating gear delivers props (books/slates). Three prototypes to achieve lift stability.

Prototype 3 • Final
Exploded kit

8 MDF parts • No tools • Portable

Folded 60×30×15 cm, durable MDF, UV-printed scenes, magnet joints. Assemble in minutes — tour to any school or museum.

Business model and MDF kit exploded view
AI & Code

PictoBlox + Quarky • Future-ready

ChatGPT for research, Gemini for visuals, PictoBlox ML for sound/voice, Quarky AI board for next: voice recognition, auto scene selection, smart LEDs.

System flow diagram EV3 to Quarky
Story Sequence → Program Execution → Background → Crowd → Scissor Lift → Experience
How it works

A four-act flow, fully automated.

1

Story Sequence loads

Teacher selects Savitribai chapter; PictoBlox program queues the 4 mechanisms.

2

Background rotates

SPIKE Prime motor drives 4-way backdrop to correct scene — village, classroom, street.

3

Crowd moves + flap opens

Dual conveyor animates community; color sensor triggers flap and side characters.

4

Hero rises

Scissor lift elevates Savitribai/Jyotirao; gear delivers slate/book prop. Lights & narration carry emotion.

Tuning & Reliability

Tested edge cases, iterated 3×

We handled: belt slip (pulley tension), lift wobble (gearing & bracing), color misread (ambient calibration), motor drift (position control). Every show now runs hands-free after start.

44px+Touch / control height
60–75chReading line length
3×Prototypes scissor
4Motors + 2 hubs
Business Model

Not a one-show prop.
A rentable cultural platform.

From ticketed shows to school packages — the same theatre earns across venues and stories.

Business Model Canvas detail
Full Canvas — see business model PDF & kit pricing zoom
Revenue streams
  • Live performance bookings (schools / NGOs / CSR)
  • Ticketed shows — Rs 500–2,000 pp, 50–200 capacity
  • Theatre rental & custom sale (MDF kit)
  • Experience packages + workshops
Cost structure (kit only)
₹12–20kFabrication (CNC MDF, UV, magnets)
₹1–5kRobotics / graphics / story
Total kit: Rs 23,000–37,000 *without LEGO hubs (reusable across schools)
Channels & Customers

Primary: Schools, Museums, Cultural centres • Secondary: Events, CSR, Libraries • End users: Students, teachers, families

Why reusable wins

MDF scenes are magnetic-swapped. Change backdrops + character flaps + script → same hardware tells Gandhi, Ambedkar, Lakshmibai. Low incremental cost, high repeat bookings.

Impact

SDGs 4·5·9·11 + 10·17

Quality education, gender equality, innovation, heritage communities — plus reduced inequalities & partnerships. Meet the team →

Live at Funkaar Studio

Audience-proven. Not just prototype.

Two public shows in Andheri West — children leaned in, not scrolled past. The curtain pulled, the crowd moved, Savitribai rose.

Live demo collage at Funkaar Studio
Funkaar Studio • Andheri West • 11:00–12:00 shows● Real audience • Real reactions
Dual conveyor crowd — original mechanism photo Scissor lift build — original mechanism photo Build workshop at Funkaar Studio Final theatre assembly and test Team build session Roborangmanch header banner
Team 1324

Three makers.
One stage.

Grades 8–9, Jamnabai Narsee + NIOS — research, mechanics, code and performance, together.

TS

Tvisha Shah

Grade 8 • Research • Story • Code • Presentation

Jamnabai Narsee School. Led storyline research on Phule legacy, PictoBlox programming and WRO presentation.

IB

Ishaan Bubna

Grade 8 • Mechanical Design • Build • Testing

Jamnabai Narsee School. Designed and iterated all four mechanisms — from gearing to belt tension.

RA

Ridhaan Agarwal

Grade 9 • Operation • Control • Sync

NIOS — specially-abled on spectrum. Masters timing, synchronization and live show operation.

Mentored build

From idea to stage at Funkaar

Weekly build sessions, public feedback loops, AI-assisted visuals — every iteration documented across 21 pages.

Team build photo