Roly Mamani, a 34-year-old entrepreneur from Achocalla, Bolivia is living his dream of shaping the future through robotics. As founder and director of the ‘Robotics Creators Bolivia’ museum, Mamani has built what is touted as the country’s first robotics exhibition space. Housed within his rural home-office-workshop, the museum serves as an educational hub introducing children and teenagers to the captivating world of robotics through hands-on displays.
Visitors can explore nearly 100 robotic creations, collections, and avant-garde models spanning everything from combat bots to animatronic characters brought to life. The latest addition, a rescue-ready canine robot from China, will support Mamani’s ongoing projects. Beyond basic showpieces however, Mamani’s true passion lies in developing advanced bionic prostheses. By collaborating with engineers and volunteer interns, he designs versatile limb replacements and exoskeletons offering mobility solutions.
Providing programming demonstrations and expert tours tailored for all ages, Mamani stimulates curiosity while challenging preconceptions. Crowd-pleasers like the conversational ‘Mecanoid’ android mix with fearsome simulations of dinosaurian and predatory instincts. For Mamani though, the most rewarding cases involve real-life patients seeking new opportunities through bionic innovation. From across Bolivia and nearby nations, those with amputations or congenital conditions find answers here.
Always pushing technological boundaries, Mamani’s lofty vision involves an expanded ‘Bionic Development Center’ driving the next robotic revolution. Through community outreach and pioneering advances, this determined innovator is shaping the future of Bolivian science one creation at a time. For curiosity-seekers and those in need of prosthetic aid alike, Robotics Creators Bolivia remains the epicenter of imagination and possibility.