Many young Africans are rising above all odds to become great personalities and impacting lives within the continent and beyond.
27-years old Nigerian graduate of telecommunication and information technology from COSIT, TASUED, is one of such young champs poised to excel in the technology and innovation industry.
In three days, with 5 teams from 3 countries, the 27-year-old Oluwatobi Oyinlola designed a solar facility ‘Solar Pocha’ which aids one in working outside with solar power. It is an independent outdoor leisure workstation.
Oluwatobi and his team with the outdoor solar facility.
Pic Credit: Oluwatobi Oyinlola
According to TASUED, Oluwatobi, otherwise called Tobi, realized that many people enjoy working outdoor but lack access to the internet and are confronted with the challenge of powering their electronic gadgets.
Thus, he and five other collaborators from South Korea, India and America built and designed the ‘Solar Pocha’.
Built by me and 5 other collaborators from S/Korea, India and America.We understand some people prefer to work outdoor, but the challenge is how do i power my laptop, mobile phone, stable internet etc.
I present to you Solar Pocha 솔라포체 an autonomous outdoor leisure...
workstation that allows you to work outside while powered by solar energy. We created a mobile app for online booking (To know if Solar Pocha is open to use) with GPS tracking.
The plan is to develop more of the system and donate to campuses in Nigeria and Africa...
Tobi and his partners created a mobile app for online booking, to know if Solar Pocha is open to use with GPS tracking.
Tobi is a tech speaker, an inventor and an embedded systems engineer. The tech guru is also an Internet of Things evangelist and a member of IoT Europe, as well as, an Intel software innovator.
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He also works with rLoop as part of a team for Elon Musk’s Hyperloop project. The team built the flight control and the battery management system for Hyperloop, a high-speed transportation system that could have a speed range of 760mph, more than a plane which is 500mph.
In his dialogue with Okechukwu Matthew,
Earlier this year, the Nigerian inventor and entrepreneur revealed to CNBC Africa that he is working to reduce environmental pollution in Africa with his IoT technology that provides a pay-as-you-go method for cooking using LPG.
Oluwatobi Oyinlola
He said he plans to develop the system and donate to campuses in Nigeria and Africa at large.
In 2018, he ranked number 19 out of 100 in the list of most influential young Nigerians. He was featured representing Africa on World IoT
