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Technology meets tradition: The robotic leather puppets in Kerala | Art and Culture

Technology meets tradition: The robotic leather puppets in Kerala | Art and Culture Koonathara, Palakkad – The cool breeze, affectionate prayer verses and eye-catching puppet show fascinated more than 25 spectators sitting on chairs under the night sky in the village of Koonathara in the Palakkad region of Kerala, India. They are a mixture of locals and tourists from all over the world. Tholpavakoothu (thol means leather, pava means puppet, and koothu means game) is a type of shadow puppetry performed during events and festivals held in temples dedicated to the goddess Durga or Kali. This art form only exists in Palakkad, Thrissur and neighboring villages in Kerala.

Tholpavakkoothu, robots, and a puppet master with a chip in the brain

Leather puppets in the traditional Tholpavakkoothu are being animated by robots. When tradition meets modernity, the result can sometimes be amazing. A puppet with robotic movements may not sound very charming but in a melding of traditional art and cutting edge technology, a shadow leather puppet in Kerala’s famous temple art Tholpavakkoothu is being animated by a robot. For the first time, the famous shadow leather puppets will tell stories of the epic Ramayana with the help of robots. M. Lakshmana Pulavar and his son Sajeesh Pulavar from Harishree Kannan Tholpavakkoothu Kala Kendra, Koonathara, are set to animate their leather puppets using robotics with help from Inker Robotics, owned by Rahul Balachandran.

Industry automation workshop by Inker Robotics workshop on receives good response

Industry automation workshop by Inker Robotics workshop on receives good response January 17, 2021 Over 200 students and faculty members paticipated in the three-day workshop Inker Robotics, a leading robotics company in India, concluded the three-day free workshop on Industrial Automation with the overwhelming participation of over 200 students and faculty members of eminent institutes. The workshop was organised in association with Mumbai-based Absolute Motion, a leader in Industrial Automation. The sessions were led by Alister D’Silva, Lead Trainer along with a team of experts with extensive experience in Industrial Automation. Speakers in their addresses elaborated on the tectonic shift across industries, scope, and the need for skilled labor with industry-oriented training for the students to “Be Future Ready”.

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