Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 8 -- Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), the technology wing of the Kerala General Education Department, has distributed 29,000 robotic kits to high schools across Kerala, introducing students to emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Following the distribution of 9,000 kits in 2022, KITE has added 20,000 more kits this year with CSR support. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. provided 8,475 kits, Cochin Shipyard Ltd. contributed 4,615, and QBurst Technologies and Canara Bank donated 1,000 each.

The open-hardware kits include Arduino Uno R3, LEDs, mini servo motors, LDRs, light and IR sensor modules, breadboards, buzzer modules, push-button s...