Meet Meritus

Making Students Future Ready !

12+ 75000+ 25+ 100+

Years of Global STEM & Robotic AI Courses &
Users
Experience Products Developed Projects created

Who We Are

Meritus was founded by a team of educators and technologists who are passionate
about helping students explore and understand the fundamentals of STEM, Coding,
Robotics & AI and the role that it plays in our daily lives.

Our founders and governing board have been involved with education and computer
science for decades.

Our mission is to help students become future-ready as they prepare for careers in the
era of AI and ChatGPT.

“Women Phiro Robot

Equity
Founder Transforming India” selected by Intel as
Diversity
IIT Madras Alumnus award by Govt of America’s Greatest
Inclusion
India Makers

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Instructional Design Approach

We are using a comprehensive 3-step strategy to empower learners

1 Learning 2 Prepared 3 Supportive

Vision Educators Technology
First, we establish a shared Second, we will provide the The third step involves crafting
vision for transformative necessary resources for supportive tech with a simple
learning professional development and user interface, ensuring positive
train the educators, teachers, educational outcomes.
and others supporting the
students in their learning journey.

Solutions and Impact :

We believe that our 3 step approach will lead to student success measured by positive
learning outcomes and educational impact.

Design Thinking

At Meritus, our Instructional Design methodology aligns with the visionary creative
learning spiral concepts crafted by Dr. Mitch Resnick at MIT. Our goal is to intricately
weave real-life scenarios with digital experiences, fostering an environment where
student’s creativity seamlessly take root, grows, and flourishes organically.

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Prepared Educators

Embark on the journey of classroom transformation with Meritus AI, where the synergy
of teacher-ready tools and AI technologies ignites creativity and innovation among
your students.

Our commitment extends beyond providing resources: We empower educators and

school leaders with the knowledge to leverage technology in alignment with learning
science and the school’s vision.

Pioneering a holistic AI learning experience, we seamlessly integrate AI-powered

robots with our online courses, revolutionizing the way education embraces artificial
intelligence.

Resources:
Empower your teaching journey with Meritus. Access our comprehensive online
resources seamlessly through our Learning Management System (LMS).

Professional development:
Invest in your growth with our unwavering commitment to continuous professional
development. Our focused and virtual training, mentoring, and coaching programs
ensure your success.

Support:
Rest easy knowing that Meritus technical experts are at your service, providing reliable
support whenever you need assistance. We are with you every step of your journey.

Pedagogy

Our pedagogy draws on years of collective experience running multiple K12 Schools,
manufacturing Edtech products and curating online AI learning experiences. Our
instructional design for educational activities and curriculum materials aims to craft
high quality, authentic, and creative educational experiences for our learners.

Industry
4.o
Themes & Aligned to AI4K12
STEM. ORG NSIM
Career Guidelines
Accredited Accredited
Pathways (CSTA & AAAI)

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 AI Robots
Making your Students Future Ready !
 Unleash your creativity with AI-Powered robotics
to construct and program innovative AI - based
For Grades 8 - 10 applications for robotics projects.
Beginner
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What can you do with AI Lite ?

Students can construct and program innovative AI-
based applications for robotics projects.

The AI Lite Platform is equipped with

Versatile multi-function controller

Sensors - AI Camera, Touch,
Ultrasonic + Infrared Hub and Color
Actuators
(2 Motor / 4 Motor Configuration)

2-Motor Config

Features

No Complex
Actuators
Assembly
Build an AI Robot 2 or 4 Motor
in Minutes Configurations

Sensors
IR, Touch, Ultrasonic,
4-Motor Config Color, Camera Vision Sensor

Projects with AI Lite Learn with

Programming Platforms like
• Face Recognition • Gesture Recognition
• Object Tracking • Color Recognition
• Object Recognition Machine
Learning

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 The hands-on solutions platform to discover and
explore AI, Machine Learning & Data Science all
For Grades 9 - 12 through the Lens of Self-Driving Cars
Intermediate
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Autonomous | Connected | Electric

CV Pro is a cutting-edge development and education platform with smart computer

vision technology that utilizes the extensive sensor suites, powerful computational
abilities and state-of-the-art communication channels.

This enables users to learn the intricacies of advanced AI technologies such as machine
learning, applied deep learning and neural networks utilized in real-time autonomous
vehicles.

Train Data

Image Object
Classification Detection

Model Management

With you get to work with

Self-Driving Platooning Driverless Vehicle

Cars Technology

Get to learn the operational techniques

of advanced computer vision technologies used in real time self-driving vehicles such as:

Vehicle or person-following Prevent many types of collision with object

Slow down for kerbs identification and emergency braking
Stop at traffic lights & stop signs Yield for crossing
Platooning - follow vehicles Go around obstacles etc.
Allowing vehicles to stay in lane
Lane detection and lane changing

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 Designed for WRO Future Engineers Competition
Competition Kit & for other Global Autonomous Vehicle - Robotics
For Grades 9 - 12 Competition
Advanced
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Self Driving Vehicle Competition Kit video

Harness the potential of self driving vehicle technology using cutting-edge AI with
smartphone computer vision. Equipped with sensors, computation power, and seamless
communication, delve into advanced AI, like machine learning, deep learning & neural
networks.

Official Silver Partner of

2023, 24 & 25

&
Designed for
“Future Engineers
Competition”

Code | Train | Drive | Navigate

Elevate your expertise with the CV Pro Self-Driving Kit, advancing your
skills in autonomous vehicle technology

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 On-Line
AI Courses
Designed for Schools of the Future

In our online learning platform, experiential cutting-edge technologies merge with

innovative pedagogy, creating an immersive learning environment where students
explore the boundless possibilities of artificial intelligence, unlocking their potential to
shape the future.

Our Meritus AI curriculum is thoughtfully designed, aligning with the US Guidelines for
AI education in K12 schools established by the AI4K12 group sponsored by AAAI and
CSTA.

Embracing a hands-on approach, our curriculum development framework revolves

around the 5 Big Ideas in AI, fostering a comprehensive understanding.

Dive into exploration with our project hub, featuring 30 short projects that empower
students to delve into the fascinating realm of AI.

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Grade Band Progression and Coding Platform

# of
# Grades 3- 5 | Ages 7-10 Course Type Coding Platform
Hours
S4AIWS | AI extensions on
1 Fun AI Playgrounds 5 Micro Course
Scratch

2 AI for Me 10 Summer Camp S4AIWS | AI extensions on

Scratch
3 My AI, My Future 10 Summer Camp and intro to ChatGPT

4 Hello AI - 101 12 Level 1 Course

5 Explore AI - 102 12 Level 2 Course

S4AIWS | AI extensions on
6 Discover AI - 103 12 Level 3 Course Scratch

7 AI Novus 24 Flagship Course

# of
# Grades 6- 8 | Ages 11-13 Course Type Coding Platform
Hours
S4AIWS | AI extensions on
1 Playful AI Explorations 5 Micro Course
Scratch

2 Space and Data Science 5 Micro Course Excel

[Co-curated with Microsoft USA]

3 AI Meets AR 10 Summer Camp S4AIWS | AI extensions on

Scratch
4 Future Ready AI 10 Summer Camp and intro to ChatGPT

5 AI Imagineer - 101 12 Level 1 Course

6 AI Tinkerer - 102 12 Level 2 Course
S4AIWS | AI extensions on
7 AI Inventor - 103 12 Level 3 Course Scratch

8 AI Primus 24 Flagship Course

# of
# Grades 9 & above | Ages 14+ Course Type Coding Platform
Hours
Data Science Explorers
1 [Co-created with Dr Boaler and 10 Mini Course Colab, Codap and Tableau
Stanford University]

Google Colab, Unity

2 VDC | Virtual Driverless Car Course 20 Flagship Course
Simulator and Python

Scratch AI Extension, Snap

3 AI Meritus 24 Flagship Course AI Extension, MIT App
Inventor

4 Learn Basics and Advanced Python 44 Flagship Course Python

Advanced AI & Data Science | CTE

5 160 Flagship Course Python, Tableau, Power BI
Pathways

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 Fun AI Playgrounds
For Students of Grade 3-5

Lesson Name Objectives

An introductory session to AI
What is AI?
programming

Perception: Students will design a program that

Recognizing will recognize the language of the text
Language provided by the user

Perception: Students will create a program that will

Recognizing identify and determine if the emotional
Sentiment tone is positive, neutral or negative

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Number of Capstone lesson plans
Lessons Projects
Perception:
Students will create a program that will
Computer
track the movements of the user’s fingers Duration : 6 Sessions
UPSion
Mode : Online; Tutor-Led
Students will teach a program using
Machine Learning Machine Learning how to recognize
numerals

Playful AI Explorations
For Students of Grade 6-8

Lesson Name Objectives

An introductory session on how AI

Can AI Think? is different from other machines &
computer programs

Students will use machine learning

AI in Home
models to build a working home-
Automation
automation program

Students will learn how Machine Learning

AI in Image
models are used to classify images in real
Classification
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lesson plans
Lessons Projects

Duration : 6 Sessions Students will train their program using

AI in Security
Mode : Online; Tutor-Led Machine learning and Computer vision to
Systems
recognize faces

Students will create a Posenet Vision

AI in Sports estimation program that will track the
movements of the human body

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Space + Data Science
Co-Curated with Microsoft USA

Students get to learn enhanced AI

features in Excel for data cleaning and
choosing appropriate chart types and
formatting for effective communication
to make “Go/No-Go” decision for the
Rocket Launch.

For Grades : 6-8

Software Used : Microsoft Excel

Some of the topics covered:

• Rocket Science
• Data Cleaning
Number of
Lessons 05 Capstone
Projects 01
• Data Visualisation
• Data driven decision making

Data Science Explorers

Co-created with Dr Boaler & Stanford University

Students discover the imperative

nature of developing skills in working
with, understanding, and utilizing data
as an essential life skill. The curriculum
includes the formulation of statistically
investigable questions, the collection
and analysis of data, and ultimately, the
interpretation and communication of
results.
For Grades : 9 and above
Software Used : Colab, Codap,
Tableau
Number of
Lessons 10 Capstone
Projects 02 Some of the topics covered:
• Data Exploration
• Statistics Fundamentals
• Music genre prediction result
• American community survey
analysis
• Music recommendation using ML
• and so on...

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Career Technical Education Pathways
For Students of Grade 9 and above

Advanced AI and Data Science

Students gain a solid understanding of fundamental and advanced AI & ML concepts
with proficiency in Python programming. They will learn techniques for evaluating the
performance of ML Models, including all the ML Metrics.

Explore applications in areas such as gaming, robotics and autonomous systems. Learn
to deploy ML Models in production environments with considerations for scalability.

Number of
Lessons 160 Capstone
Projects 10
Some of the topics include
• Object Identification and classification
• Emotion Recognizer using FER & Deep Face
• Problem Solving using NLP Pipeline
• Data Analytics using Tableau, Power BI
• Linear and Logistic Regression
• Decision Trees
and more…

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Why is VDC Training course essential ?

From Simulations to Solutions

Our Virtual Driverless Car Course (VDC) is similar to a flight simulator for teaching
students the process of training AI models using a simulation environment.

Just like flight simulations, our introductory VDC training program provides a safe and
controlled environment for learners to gain hands-on experience without the risks
associated with real-world operations.

The virtual training simulator provides for an engaging educational exploration for
learners interested in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or self-driving cars.

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Our Advisory Board

Ramana Prasad Dr W Slany Dr Donna Knoell Dr Ken Kahn

Founder, Professor, Graz University of STEM Educator, Professor, Oxford
Meritus Technology, Austria. USA University, UK.

Aditi Prasad Dr Umesh Dr Swaminathan Dr Pratyush Kumar

Co-Founder, Prof. Washington Dean, Researcher, Microsoft
Meritus State University, USA Sastra University. Former Asst. Professor
at IITM

Experiences and Success Stories

“
I enjoy taking the quizzes with my students and
having them kind of respond and then us working “
together. It’s a lot of fun, definitely interactive.
- Rachelle Dene Poth
JD, MSEd, AI Teacher, Oakmont
PA USA

“
My daughter completed the AI course last summer
and she really enjoyed getting first of all some
knowledge about AI and I feel like especially this past
school year had kind of jump start ahead of her peers “
so that she was able to understand concepts. 17
- Kate Ruecker
Shawnee Mission, Kansas, USA.

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