Dear Friends, Positive Stories
A young innovative student designs sensor stick for visually challenged 17 year old Shantanu Gangwar was pained to see his blind friends bump into walls, furniture and other objects. This prompted the aspiring engineer from R K Puram to develop something that warns the visually impaired students about obstacles. Shantanu invented a smart walking stick, which is not only cost effective but is also easy to use. This marvelous invention has helped him to bag the prestigious Diamond Jubilee Invention Award for School Children 2010, from CSIR. The infrared sensors in the walking stick can detect objects within one-foot range. On detecting an obstacle, the sensor sends signals to a motor connected to it, which in turn vibrates, alerting the user. On the 'Smart Stick' project, Shatanu took help from his electronics teacher. The project took six months to complete and required an investment of only 800. Shantanu's invention would prove to be great boon for the visually impaired students, if made on commercial scale. Let us hope some corporate with 'vision' will take up the commercial part of the project. With warm regards, Praful Vyas, Hon. Secretary, Andhjan Kalyan Trust, Amba wadi, Junagadh road, Dhoraji 360410, District Rajkot, Gujarat, India. Phone : +912824223502 Mobile : +919428261878 E-mail : [email protected] [email protected] Web site : http://www.aktrust.org For donation visit at : http://www.giveindia.org/m-116-andhjan-kalyan-trust.aspx Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
