Cricket is an internationally well-known game and technology advancement has influenced the game significantly. Cricket and technology have been working hand in hand over the years to track the ball speed and bat speed with various strategies. With technology advancement, one can predict deep insights into the game and its playing tactics.

The introduction of automation and robotics in the cricket bowling machine has seen significant improvement also, not only in the machines, but the players using these bowling machines. The machines range from wheel actuation to machines with springs and pneumatics actuation.

The use of bowling machines to train batsmen, whether indoors or outdoors, has increased significantly. In the absence of bowlers, batsmen can bat for hours without any bowlers getting tired. The designs of these machines are often a derivative of ball projection machines used for other sports, such as tennis. Reviewed literature highlights the deficit in visual information in the form of an arm and hand when using these machines. Hence, a cricket bowling machine was developed with an arm and hand. The usability, functionality, repeatability, and accuracy of the cricket bowling machine with an arm and hand were tested; this machine was previously designed and built by Loutan Jr (2016) at The University of Trinidad and Tobago.

The testing, data collection and validation of the model were done with the cricket bowling machine in its current state with minor changes to the hand. The release angle at which the ball leaves the hand was found to have a significant impact on the length (distance along the pitch the ball bounces) of the delivery.

This led to further work on the wrist and hand which will mimic the actual movement of a human bowler. Video evidence of actual bowlers shows that the wrist movement produces extra pace and bounce for the bowlers. This evidence was also verified by coaches and international cricketers around the world. Hence, the development of a wrist and hand mechanism for the cricket bowling machine to biomimic a human bowler.

Mr. RONNIE BICKRAMDASS is an Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship Unit at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in developing a biomimicking driven design cricket bowling machine. He holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Innovative Design and Entrepreneurship from UTT, and is also a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

Mr Bickramdass' research areas are Mechatronics, Robotics and Design, and he is involved in several research groups which have included work on projects at the graduate and commercial levels. He is part of the team that is working on developing the Tabla Playing Robot and the Anthropometric Cricket Bowling Machine. Additionally, Ronnie was a member of UTT's team which worked with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in the implementation of Health Service Robots in Trinidad and Tobago's Health system. As part of another team, Ronnie won the Prime Minister's Awards for Innovation and Invention in 2004, and placed third in 2007. He also judged NIHERST's First Lego League Superpowered National Championship in 2023.

As it pertains to culture and the arts, Mr Bickramdass was part of Trinidad and Tobago's CARIFESTA contingent in 2008. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Oral Tradition Roots Foundation, and he also served as President of the National Ramleela Council of Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.

Ronnie holds a Level II Cricket Coaching certificate with Cricket Australia (CA) and Cricket West Indies (CWI), and is also a cricket commentator.