Department of Physical Computing & Robotics
Engineering
The Physical Future.
The dedicated innovation laboratory and student engineering collective at St. Benedict's College. Here, Benedictine innovators bridge theoretical science with tangible reality—fabricating autonomous robotics, embedded edge IoT, atmospheric avionics, and bespoke intelligent hardware.
MAIN FABRICATION BAY // CHAMBER 01
Where Ideas Become Working Prototypes
LAT 6.9458° N • LON 79.8587° E
COLOMBO 13 CAMPUS
160+
Years Heritage
05
Active Disciplines
100%
Student Engineered
12+
National Honors
Student Works & Prototypes
Engineered, programmed, and deployed by Benedictine students across robotics, applied AI, environmental IoT, and software systems.
Bens Smart Attendance & Gate Pass System
Automated QR-based digital attendance and permission gate pass system designed for college administration.
Shenal Fernando
Grade 12 • ICT Society
FloraVision: Plant Leaf Disease Classifier
An AI computer vision model trained to identify common agricultural diseases in crops from smartphone photos.
Rashmika Perera
Senior Science Society
Benedictine Campus Map & Digital Guide
Interactive 3D campus navigation app for new students, parents, and alumni to explore historical college landmarks.
Ashan Silva
Web Development Circle
IoT College Weather & Environment Station
Solar-powered environmental monitoring station transmitting real-time UV, humidity, air quality, and wind telemetry.
Sithew Induwara
Aerospace Circle
Pixel Knight: Retro Benedictine Quest
A 16-bit action adventure platformer celebrating the historical lore and heritage of St. Benedict's College.
Nadila
Game Development Guild
College Archives & Rare Books Catalog
High-performance digital archival reader and OCR search engine preserving historical manuscripts since 1865.
Rylan Thiwain
Library & Archives Guild
Quad-Rover Autonomous Terrestrial Explorer
Terrestrial robotics explorer with 360° planar LiDAR executing real-time Cartographer SLAM in unstructured terrain.
Akein Liyura
Robotics Lead
Atmospheric Glider & Micro-Avionics Core
Fixed-wing carbon airframe paired with custom micro-avionics telemetry and barometric altitude profiling.
Sithew Induwara
Avionics Engineer