Edtech Startup Rolmo Officially Launches, Providing Learning Concept from Industry's Role Model

The pandemic has accelerated the Indonesian edutech platform. Not only for the formal education, but also informal education in a broad sense. From education regarding finance and investment, programming languages, to parenting. One of the local platforms that strives to contribute to the informal education sector is Rolmo.

Rolmo's Founder, Jonathan Aditya revealed to DailySocial, althoug using a similar concept with most edtech platforms, they provide different approach for content by focusing on the role model. For example, there is a class on the platform featuring Andra Matin with his life experiences, knowledge, and lessons learned in a career as an architect.

"To date, there are still very few learning options in Indonesia to achieve success and life goals based on experiences, mistakes, and suggestions from role models. Most of the current solution is to offer engineering study, which can be found free or paid on the platforms. We believe that this solution [Rolmo] is well received, especially by people around the productive age," Jonathan said.

Aside from Indonesia, Rolmo expects its platform to be available in other countries. Therefore, the platform is not simply a website, but also an application. Rolmo has equipped with translations in 12 languages ​​in every course offered.

Along with other founders, Johanes Adika, Rolmo is expected to be 'the' platform for the wider community who wants to gain insights, learn directly from their role model.

"Through Rolmo, we want to create opportunities for as many individuals as possible to have access to good education. Another thing Rolmo wants to achieve is to create equal opportunities for anyone to be able to learn from these role models. We believe that by being able to learn from role models, everyone can achieve their goals," Johanes said.

The VR/AR technology

Currently, courses are available to purchase by users. After making a purchase, they can access it for one year. Using the video-based learning method, every content is available via smartphone and desktop. Not only videos, Rolmo also provides a more intimate experience using 360° Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology.

By implementing 360 ° VR, users can get closer to role models. Previously, Rolmo has applied it in various cases, one example is a course by Andra Matin. Users are invited for tour of one of the buildings designed by Andra Matin. The user can look around as if they were there.

In the next five years, Rolmo projects the AR technology will be available not only through smartphones, but also with new tools like glasses.

"We get that not everyone has the funds, access and time to be able to see and meet Andra Matin directly. The AR technology will help visualize learning materials in three dimensions. For instance, users can see the Andra Matin project mockup," Jonathan said.

In the future, Rolmo will add learning materials from other role models from other fields such as interior design, graphic design, product design, business, fashion, photography, film, music, and others.

"This year we are targeting to be able to present more than 20 role models in various fields. We also plan to raise funds in the pre-seed stage," Jonathan said.

–Original article is in Indonesian, translated by Kristin Siagian