Inventors showed off their gadgets and robots at an event in Thailand this week.<br /><br />The creations included a trash collection robot which can be controlled remotely with a smartphone app.<br />Another booth attracted attention by showing how water hyacinth can turn into useful biodegradable mats and baskets.<br /><br />A fruit picking machine with special functions was also shown, where the machine picks fruit sizes based on the input of its user.<br /><br />While another group created a nurse robot with a camera on its head that can receive inputs from patients through an interactive touchscreen on its body.<br /><br />The Thailand Research Expo, which is in its 15th year, was held at the Bangkok Convention Centre at the Centara Grand hotel throughout the week.<br /><br />It was organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation together with other agencies at the capital.<br /><br />The exhibition attracted various inventions around the country and encouraged research scholars and students to participate by making it free to all visitors.<br /><br />Several inventions focused on assisting with the medical care of COVID-19 patients.<br /><br />Associate Professor Doctor Samphan, one of the organisers, said: "An important role of a university is its ability to transfer knowledge and to build up society in the most effective way possible.<br /><br />"One of the major problems faced by our nation's research scholars is the non-existence of centralized research works and also limited research funds."
