The Future Visits Mahalaxmi: Unitree Robots at Nawakunja and SAVES Schools

Not on a screen. Not in a documentary. In August 2026, students at two schools in Mahalaxmi, Lalitpur stood face-to-face with the frontier of technology: a Unitree humanoid robot and a Unitree robot dog, walking, balancing and reacting a few feet away from the children who will build Nepal's tomorrow.

Nawakunja English Medium School

At Nawakunja, students gathered in a wide circle on the school ground as the robots moved, responded and interacted. The excitement, the curiosity and the wide-eyed wonder on every face said it all — this is what modern education looks like: not just teaching students about technology, but letting them stand next to it.

Baal Samrakshan Batika – SAVES School

At SAVES, where curiosity is one of the four values every child lives by, two bipedal robots and a robot dog shook hands, jumped and walked among the students to applause and laughter. Behind every movement were years of mathematics, sensors and control systems — and in every student, the question where every invention begins: "How does it work?"

A shared effort

These days were made possible by MAV Vriddhi, Smart Minds, Nepal Websites and Trainings for Nepal, with special thanks to Er. Navin Gurung for taking the initiative, Mrs. Manisha Shrestha (Coordinator, SAVES School) for running the day seamlessly, and Principal Mrs. Prerana Kharel for championing a future where students grow up ready to lead.

Smart Minds runs Robotics and AI programs and STEAM teacher training for schools across Nepal. To bring a robotics session to your school, call +977 9813692264 or visit smartminds.edu.np/programs/robotics-ai.