GizmoWatch presents IIT Tech Fest 2006
Remember the geeks behind 'Formula 69', the sci-fi thriller from IIT Delhi, India? The guys are back with a bang and this time with more ammunition.
The 'I2Tech Openhouse 2006' was showcased at the Indian Institute of Technology this weekend. As per our reporter Jayanta Bhattacharya, who captured the event live, around 200 gadgets, revealing the emerging tech marvels, were displayed at the exhibition taking you right into a 007 movie.
I2Tech aimed at boosting budding engineers and reveal their talent to the hoi-polloi in its real sense. We're surprised to see the functionality of ultimate gadgets designed by students including an intelligent seeing-eye cane, water-conserving toilet flush, weightlifting robot, antimicrobial socks, and what not.
Most of the gadgets are based on simple mechanics but designed with unmatched finesse for practical use.
For example, the 'Fully Automatic Crop Harvester' is especially designed keeping in mind Indian terrain and farming culture and when practically put to use will definitely turn out to be a boon for farmers with its low cost and easy maneuverability.
The 'Mechanical Mail Sorter' designed by Kuldeep Pratishtha and Amit Varun Gopal aims at making postman's life easier by automatically sorting stacks of mail and routing them to electronic detection and processing system. The revolutionary gadget can sort bundles of incoming letters of varying standard dimensions according to their respective sizes.
The 'Smart Cane' is embedded with user-triggered wireless bus identification system and can deftly detect obstacles above the knee and vibrate to warn the holder. Also there was a weightlifting robot that'll be showcased in the International Robocon Festival in Kuala Lumpur this year. Students from the textile department of IIT presented their 'eco friendly' sanitary napkin made from bamboo fibers.
And not to mention, the Mini-Baja, a formula car designed by the IIT Delhi SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team.
Reported by: Jayanta Bhattacharya [Jonty]
