The James Kane Foundation is delighted to be involved in supporting the North Belfast Digital Hub. We have no doubt that many, many more stories of achievements, like this one, will follow.
Patrick Magee
BBC News NI
- Published13 September 2024
A 13-year-old schoolboy has built a Lego robot that can solve a Rubik’s cube.
Ruarcc, from St Malachy’s College in north Belfast, first took steps to create puzzle-solving robot prototypes in his second year at school, aged 12.
This was made possible after the school launched its creative digital technology hub (CDTH) last year.
It was the school principal, Paul McBride, who pitched the idea of the new hub. He wanted to renovate an old lecture theatre and the idea gained support from the Belfast Charitable Society and the James Kane Foundation.
The new hub has been made available to pupils and staff from schools across north Belfast to develop their digital skills.
Mr McBride said: “We have 10 or 11 post-primary schools from north Belfast coming here, and we want them all to use it. By the end of our third year, we’ll have 6,000 students and over 100 staff using the facilities. It’s a real leveller.”
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