Berhampur: ‘Robo’ is 30-ft tall and weighs 3 tonnes. Its creators, trainees at the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Odisha’s Berhampur, claim it’s the tallest e-waste sculpture in the country.
‘Robo’ has been fabricated and designed by trainees of electrician, electronics and painter trade at the institute.
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It has been created entirely from electronic waste such as electronic toys, PCB, printer, printer cartridge, RAM, keyboard, mouse, monitor, mobile phones, CD player, TV and VCR, among others.
The e-waste was collected from Berhampur city.
“The creation sends out a message to reconnect with Mother Earth by being responsible and scientifically manage electronic waste,” said Principal Rajat Kumar Panigrahi.
