12-year-old boy invented smart control panel

A student in Ho Chi Minh City has just won 7 prestigious domestic and foreign computer literacy awards thanks to a smart panel product that helps manage electrical appliances in the family.

Nguyen Duong Kim Hao, a sixth grader of Nguyen Gia Thieu Junior High School, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, who invented the V1.0 smart control panel, has won 4 domestic awards for real estate. Smart control panel product V1.0 in 2012.

In May 2013, Kim Hao continued to bring products to participate in international competitions and in turn achieved outstanding achievements with the Gold Medal of the 9th International Science and Technology Innovation Exhibition (IEYI 2013 ) and the Asian Young Creators Exhibition (AYIE) competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Special award of the Korean Academic Innovation Institute; Gold medal from the Indonesian Young Innovation Institute.

Kim Hao said, the smart control panel is a software that can be widely used and convenient for houses with many rooms or schools, companies or factories.

Designed simple, lightweight, easy to use, friendly interface suitable for many subjects. Users of software on computers and remote devices (signaling devices) through chip-loading programs to check and control electrical devices.

Nguyen Duong Kim Hao. (Photo: Xzone)

In particular, the product is very convenient for children, the elderly or disabled, making it easy for them to control household appliances.

Kim Hao said, when installing smart control panel, users of mobile phones and computers with Internet connection, wherever they go, will turn off electrical equipment at home or company with just one Simple mouse click.

Not only that, this student also wrote a software for this product on Window Mobile 5.0 phone, connected to the computer, has an eye-catching interface with more features like burglar alarm, door check closed or opened.

According to Kim Hao, this product will meet the energy saving needs even with low-income families, while helping to increase the life of electrical equipment.

Drankly presenting his product, the 12-year-old boy also expressed the responsibility of a professional and enthusiastic producer: "If there is an error in the process of using or any questions about products or consumers. Activate the answering tool for detailed support. "

Master Doan Kim Thanh, Director of the Center for Young Science and Technology Development, Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union said Hao has a very special ability in informatics, Hao's products reach a level comparable to those of students. excellent specialized information technology.

Golden idea from "forgetfulness" of mother

The award-winning product of Asia and other countries in the region of Hao comes from the concern for mothers. Kim Hao said, because my mother went away early in the day, often left the house and forgot to turn off the electric light and fan, so Hao thought of a smart electronic product to help her mother turn off electrical equipment and save money. electricity for the family.

For a boy in middle school, the process of implementing an IT product is not simple, and it takes a year for him to complete the product.

Through many stages of testing, from control devices through computers, Hao upgraded and improved effective application products on remote and mobile phones.

Not only convenient, his pupil's product also has a reasonable price. Hao said that initially the cost of completing the product was up to nearly 5 million dong, but after a long time of self-tinkering, the price of the smart control panel was only about 800,000 dong per product.

Ms. Duong Tran Thanh Thao, 46 ​​years old, Kim Hao's mother is proud to talk about her son's ability: "When I first learned how to read, Hao read books about computer science. Ba Hao is a physics teacher. so Hao often used the principles of operating circuits and groping for three repairs to electrical appliances in the house. "

"By the time of Hao's 3rd grade, the whole family discovered Hao's ability to show off software products plus points to give three help for three cards in a softer way," Hao said.

Since then, after finishing school hours, every night, Kim Hao has studied and in turn produced computer products such as computer testing software and general math software.

Asked about the future dream, Kim Hao said, I hope to become a good programmer to make many better products.

The director of the City Center for Science and Technology Development said that he will continue to monitor the special ability of informatics of Kim Hao and mobilize social resources to make wings for his dreams and ambitions. I became a reality.