The 37th General Assembly of the International Federation of Inventors Associations (IFIA) took place on April 28, 2023, in the Congress Hall in Geneva, Switzerland.
The event was attended by IFIA representatives from over 70 member countries including Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Inventors Commission appointed again as the IFIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
-SEMI AUTOMATED TELEPRESENCE ROBOT to National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Welisara, Ragama- The team of inventors consists Eng Sahan C. Ranasinghe,Eng. Anuruddha Tennakoon and Eng. Buddhika Marasinghe donated the invention Semi Automated Telepresence Robot to National Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, Welisara, Ragama which was funded by SLIC. This is a Semi Automated Telepresence Robot for Indoor transportation for deliver meals, drugs, and garbage collection and for patient interview in covid-19 wards, suspect patients’ wards and during other necessary situations in hospitals. In addition to that, this is suitable for manufacturing plants, warehouses. This robot can be used as a remote control or run on automated guided path. But you can override anytime. It has obstacle detection sensors, mechanical dampers to avoid collision. Also most importantly it has a camera and display for Video conferencing facility to communicate with patients. Health care staff can monitor or interview the patients and get the feedback about their symptoms immediately with less exposursity of medical staff to covid-19 patients.
The Sri Lankan School Inventors who participated in the “Korea International Youth Olympiad (KIYO) 4I 2019” competition held in Seoul, Korea on 05th and 06th October were rewarded with great achievements. They have won three (03) Special Awards, three (03) Gold Medals, six (06) Silver Medals and four (04) Bronze Medals.
Sri Lankan Young Inventors shine at The 6th International Young Inventors Awards (IYIA) 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia
Sri Lankan School Inventors who participated in the “6th International Young Inventors Awards (IYIA) 2019” competition held in Jakarta, Indonesia form 09th to 12th October were rewarded with great achievements. They have won one (01) Special Award, four (04) Gold Medals, six (06) Silver Medals and two (02) Bronze Medals
Sri Lankan School Inventors who participated in the 2019 Kaohsiung International Invention and Design EXPO (KIDE 2019) at International Convention Center Kaohsiung (ICCK), in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from December 6th to December 8th, 2019 were rewarded with great achievements.
The INTERNATIONAL YOUNGEST INVENTOR AWARD was won by J. M. Mihindi Minupama Bandara and other members won two (02) Special Award, eight (08) Gold Medals, four (04) Silver Medals.