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Diwakar Vaish ( ; born 23 July 1992) is an Indian-born
Diwakar Vaish ( ; born 23 July 1992) is an Indian-born robotics
Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots.
Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...
researcher and Head of Robotics and Research at A-SET Training and Research Institutes (2010–present). He is the developer of India's first completely indigenous 3D printed humanoid robot ( Manav), India's first mind controlled robot, and the world's first production brain controlled wheelchair. Diwakar is the co-creator of the world's cheapest ventilator, with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi), is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of He ...
.
Achievements
* He is the developer and mind behind Manav (India's first completely indigenous 3D printedhumanoid robot
A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be for functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments and working alongside humans, for experimental purposes, such as the study of bipeda ...
)
* He is an alumnus of Sharda University, Noida. He was part of B.Tech. (Computer Science program) from 2010 to 2014.
* In 2017, Vaish co-created the world's cheapest and smallest ventilator, alongside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The ventilator does not require an artificial oxygen supply and can process atmospheric air. The ventilator, currently in trials, will cost $250 US Dollars.
* In 2016, he developed the world's first production brain-controlled wheelchair, which uses the brain's electrical impulses to command the wheelchair. It has been developed for patients of locked-in syndrome
Locked-in syndrome (LIS), also known as pseudocoma, is a condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in their body except for vertical eye movements and ...
(LIS).
* He is the developer of an unmanned ground vehicle named "Versatile" which has the capability of changing its shape according to the terrain.
See also
*Brain–computer interface
A brain–computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a brain–machine interface (BMI), is a direct communication link between the brain's electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer or robotic limb. BCIs are often dire ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaish, Diwakar Living people 1992 births Indian roboticists People from Delhi