When Sriram Bhimaraju was six, his grandfather taught him about electronics. Now, aged 12, Sriram has used that knowledge to build a real-time archery coaching system called Archery Assistant. As a result of his creation, Sriram has been named a finalist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge.
Named after Lord Rama, a Hindu god whose weapon was the bow and arrow, Sriram also took up archery a few years ago. But as he started competing last year, he struggled.
“When I got to practice at the range without my coach, I found it really hard,” Sriram explained.