Democratic sensors, The Indian way | Anirudh Sharma | TEDxGateway

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[Music] never you go for a walk outside we

never you go for a walk outside we

never you go for a walk outside we primarily depend on two things our sense

primarily depend on two things our sense

primarily depend on two things our sense of hearing and her sense of sight there

of hearing and her sense of sight there

of hearing and her sense of sight there are 40 million visually impaired people

are 40 million visually impaired people

are 40 million visually impaired people around the world and most of them can

around the world and most of them can

around the world and most of them can only depend on either getting a guide

only depend on either getting a guide

only depend on either getting a guide dog which are super expensive or holding

dog which are super expensive or holding

dog which are super expensive or holding somebody’s hand that can guide them from

somebody’s hand that can guide them from

somebody’s hand that can guide them from one place to another I wanted to change

one place to another I wanted to change

one place to another I wanted to change that so back in 2010 I funded a project

that so back in 2010 I funded a project

that so back in 2010 I funded a project called later-later in Hindi means take

called later-later in Hindi means take

called later-later in Hindi means take me there the idea was to put these four

me there the idea was to put these four

me there the idea was to put these four vibrators inside a shoe that can

vibrators inside a shoe that can

vibrators inside a shoe that can condense the complex zoo navigational

condense the complex zoo navigational

condense the complex zoo navigational information and condense it into a

information and condense it into a

information and condense it into a vibration feedback and language language

vibration feedback and language language

vibration feedback and language language of vibrations that can guide you from

of vibrations that can guide you from

of vibrations that can guide you from one place to another I put this project

one place to another I put this project

one place to another I put this project very casually on the internet as I was

very casually on the internet as I was

very casually on the internet as I was at maker I was a tinkerer in my lab and

at maker I was a tinkerer in my lab and

at maker I was a tinkerer in my lab and it went super viral lot of visually

it went super viral lot of visually

it went super viral lot of visually impaired people started writing to me I

impaired people started writing to me I

impaired people started writing to me I got good feedback this made me quit my

got good feedback this made me quit my

got good feedback this made me quit my job and eventually I met Crispian Chris

job and eventually I met Crispian Chris

job and eventually I met Crispian Chris and I took charge and we said this has

and I took charge and we said this has

and I took charge and we said this has to go to the people that it belongs to

to go to the people that it belongs to

to go to the people that it belongs to the blind after 4 years of research and

the blind after 4 years of research and

the blind after 4 years of research and continuous development in several

continuous development in several

continuous development in several iterations this concept this

iterations this concept this

iterations this concept this scary-lookin prototype converted into a

scary-lookin prototype converted into a

scary-lookin prototype converted into a product and insole that you can insert

product and insole that you can insert

product and insole that you can insert into a regular shoe that can guide you

into a regular shoe that can guide you

into a regular shoe that can guide you from one place to another and also

from one place to another and also

from one place to another and also analyze how you walk this was meant for

analyze how you walk this was meant for

analyze how you walk this was meant for the blind around the world I was wanted

the blind around the world I was wanted

the blind around the world I was wanted I wanted to continue with my journey of

I wanted to continue with my journey of

I wanted to continue with my journey of innovation and putting magic into

innovation and putting magic into

innovation and putting magic into substances and artifacts and this took

substances and artifacts and this took

substances and artifacts and this took me to the MIT Media Lab now this used to

me to the MIT Media Lab now this used to

me to the MIT Media Lab now this used to be a workspace and when I went to the

be a workspace and when I went to the

be a workspace and when I went to the Media Lab I felt like a kid in the candy

Media Lab I felt like a kid in the candy

Media Lab I felt like a kid in the candy store I mean you can replace the word

store I mean you can replace the word

store I mean you can replace the word candy here with sensors robots and

candy here with sensors robots and

candy here with sensors robots and drones flying around and the moment I

drones flying around and the moment I

drones flying around and the moment I went there I had joined the fluid

went there I had joined the fluid

went there I had joined the fluid interfaces group and it fluid I was

interfaces group and it fluid I was

interfaces group and it fluid I was working on super futuristic systems

working on super futuristic systems

working on super futuristic systems augmented reality with transfer in this

augmented reality with transfer in this

augmented reality with transfer in this place but I realized my heart lies in

place but I realized my heart lies in

place but I realized my heart lies in solving the problems that belong and had

solving the problems that belong and had

solving the problems that belong and had local to India how do you use those

local to India how do you use those

local to India how do you use those technologies that you

technologies that you

technologies that you over there and apply to the problems

over there and apply to the problems

over there and apply to the problems that are very local so I moved back the

that are very local so I moved back the

that are very local so I moved back the moment I moved back to India I realized

moment I moved back to India I realized

moment I moved back to India I realized that my frequency of doing laundry has

that my frequency of doing laundry has

that my frequency of doing laundry has increased several times the reason and a

increased several times the reason and a

increased several times the reason and a lot of bachelors over here would relate

lot of bachelors over here would relate

lot of bachelors over here would relate to it is because of the pollution

to it is because of the pollution

to it is because of the pollution outdoors the reason why what happens is

outdoors the reason why what happens is

outdoors the reason why what happens is most of the pollution contains unburned

most of the pollution contains unburned

most of the pollution contains unburned carbon and the unburned carbon that is

carbon and the unburned carbon that is

carbon and the unburned carbon that is in the environment is majorly the carbon

in the environment is majorly the carbon

in the environment is majorly the carbon black so I built this little contraption

black so I built this little contraption

black so I built this little contraption that captures print the death captures

that captures print the death captures

that captures print the death captures the pollution segments the carbon black

the pollution segments the carbon black

the pollution segments the carbon black out of it mixes it with some vodka and

out of it mixes it with some vodka and

out of it mixes it with some vodka and some vegetable oil and converts the

some vegetable oil and converts the

some vegetable oil and converts the pollution into printing ink and what

pollution into printing ink and what

pollution into printing ink and what this does is you can inject this into a

this does is you can inject this into a

this does is you can inject this into a regular printing cartridge and use it

regular printing cartridge and use it

regular printing cartridge and use it for printing or put it inside your pen

for printing or put it inside your pen

for printing or put it inside your pen and probably write some poetry with

we’re piloting this project right now in

we’re piloting this project right now in Delhi and the idea is what if we could

Delhi and the idea is what if we could

Delhi and the idea is what if we could build these little harvesters and put

build these little harvesters and put

build these little harvesters and put them behind the exhaust of our cars and

them behind the exhaust of our cars and

them behind the exhaust of our cars and capture the pollution and convert and

capture the pollution and convert and

capture the pollution and convert and make some frame for us making the

make some frame for us making the

make some frame for us making the environment pollution free so I went for

environment pollution free so I went for

environment pollution free so I went for a drive yesterday and after 30 minutes

a drive yesterday and after 30 minutes

a drive yesterday and after 30 minutes of a drive I could capture this much ink

of a drive I could capture this much ink

of a drive I could capture this much ink for myself and this is enough to run

for myself and this is enough to run

for myself and this is enough to run your printers for good 15 days that’s

your printers for good 15 days that’s

your printers for good 15 days that’s the major idea one major thing is

the major idea one major thing is

the major idea one major thing is changing in India right now

changing in India right now

changing in India right now in next two years we’ll have two billion

in next two years we’ll have two billion

in next two years we’ll have two billion smartphones around the country probably

smartphones around the country probably

smartphones around the country probably more people are buying more than one

more people are buying more than one

more people are buying more than one however smartphones are limited by what

however smartphones are limited by what

however smartphones are limited by what they can do they are amazing their

they can do they are amazing their

they can do they are amazing their hardware they’re rock solid however

hardware they’re rock solid however

hardware they’re rock solid however they’re very limited with whatever they

they’re very limited with whatever they

they’re very limited with whatever they have on them the sensors they have in

have on them the sensors they have in

have on them the sensors they have in them the variant manufactured and we

them the variant manufactured and we

them the variant manufactured and we wanted to build a capability onto

wanted to build a capability onto

wanted to build a capability onto smartphones that how can we take convert

smartphones that how can we take convert

smartphones that how can we take convert this regular phone into a very advanced

this regular phone into a very advanced

this regular phone into a very advanced sensor so what I present to you is

sensor so what I present to you is

sensor so what I present to you is something called Jaguar

something called Jaguar

something called Jaguar our team has been working for the last

our team has been working for the last

our team has been working for the last six months missing her sleep at the

six months missing her sleep at the

six months missing her sleep at the nights and getting out in the lab to

nights and getting out in the lab to

nights and getting out in the lab to build this platform that can go inside

build this platform that can go inside

build this platform that can go inside any smartphone and converts the phone

any smartphone and converts the phone

any smartphone and converts the phone into a very advanced sensing device now

into a very advanced sensing device now

into a very advanced sensing device now I’ve told you told you enough about it I

I’ve told you told you enough about it I

I’ve told you told you enough about it I would want to show you how it works

would want to show you how it works

would want to show you how it works first of all the design of Jack boy that

first of all the design of Jack boy that

first of all the design of Jack boy that I’m showing to you is inspired by the

I’m showing to you is inspired by the

I’m showing to you is inspired by the modularity of a regular screwdriver the

modularity of a regular screwdriver the

modularity of a regular screwdriver the same screwdriver in which you can put

same screwdriver in which you can put

same screwdriver in which you can put many screws and use it for multiple

many screws and use it for multiple

many screws and use it for multiple tasks the same way you can use the same

tasks the same way you can use the same

tasks the same way you can use the same guy and insert multiple sensors to it

guy and insert multiple sensors to it

guy and insert multiple sensors to it this is one Jack boy and I have multiple

this is one Jack boy and I have multiple

this is one Jack boy and I have multiple sensors the I can just take this one

sensors the I can just take this one

sensors the I can just take this one connect it here and this phone would

connect it here and this phone would

connect it here and this phone would become a pollution sensor I can connect

become a pollution sensor I can connect

become a pollution sensor I can connect this one and I can take medical

this one and I can take medical

this one and I can take medical healthcare to small villages this

healthcare to small villages this

healthcare to small villages this becomes my ECG and blood pressure

becomes my ECG and blood pressure

becomes my ECG and blood pressure monitoring device there’s this one I

monitoring device there’s this one I

monitoring device there’s this one I connect this and becomes my soil sensor

connect this and becomes my soil sensor

connect this and becomes my soil sensor and so on

and so on

and so on [Applause]

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[Applause] so I just connect the sensor for example

so I just connect the sensor for example

so I just connect the sensor for example in this one I put some water you can

in this one I put some water you can

in this one I put some water you can tell I have a love for what car so I put

tell I have a love for what car so I put

tell I have a love for what car so I put some water and I put in the other glass

some water and I put in the other glass

some water and I put in the other glass some vodka connect the Jaguar to the

some vodka connect the Jaguar to the

some vodka connect the Jaguar to the alcohol sensor probe it over there and I

alcohol sensor probe it over there and I

alcohol sensor probe it over there and I can sense how much alcohol content is

can sense how much alcohol content is

can sense how much alcohol content is there in the liquid that isn’t in front

there in the liquid that isn’t in front

there in the liquid that isn’t in front of me now what does that mean law

of me now what does that mean law

of me now what does that mean law enforcement around this country can give

enforcement around this country can give

enforcement around this country can give can let the policeman use their

can let the policeman use their

can let the policeman use their smartphones and and you know you won’t

smartphones and and you know you won’t

smartphones and and you know you won’t like me too what will happen with this

what if you could connect a simple soil

what if you could connect a simple soil sensor to your smartphone and enable

sensor to your smartphone and enable

sensor to your smartphone and enable every farmer in the country to use the

every farmer in the country to use the

every farmer in the country to use the advanced sensing capabilities over here

advanced sensing capabilities over here

advanced sensing capabilities over here it’s some water and I’m trying I’m just

it’s some water and I’m trying I’m just

it’s some water and I’m trying I’m just I just insert the probe into it and I

I just insert the probe into it and I

I just insert the probe into it and I get the value of turbidity and pH it

get the value of turbidity and pH it

get the value of turbidity and pH it could tell you what fertilizes the soil

could tell you what fertilizes the soil

could tell you what fertilizes the soil needs you just probe into the soil and

needs you just probe into the soil and

needs you just probe into the soil and will tell you what fertilizers are

will tell you what fertilizers are

will tell you what fertilizers are required by the soil that’s the major

required by the soil that’s the major

required by the soil that’s the major idea and now the power of smart phones

idea and now the power of smart phones

idea and now the power of smart phones over here they already have so many

over here they already have so many

over here they already have so many sensors on them they already have a

sensors on them they already have a

sensors on them they already have a display we don’t need to make repetitive

display we don’t need to make repetitive

display we don’t need to make repetitive hardware that’s the major concept over

hardware that’s the major concept over

hardware that’s the major concept over here I come back to pollution I take

here I come back to pollution I take

here I come back to pollution I take this pollution sensor insert into Jack

this pollution sensor insert into Jack

this pollution sensor insert into Jack boy and light up a matchstick in this

boy and light up a matchstick in this

boy and light up a matchstick in this particular example this could very well

particular example this could very well

particular example this could very well be of exhaust of a car or the anything

be of exhaust of a car or the anything

be of exhaust of a car or the anything that I missed pollution and you can just

that I missed pollution and you can just

that I missed pollution and you can just tell what is the pollution level of

tell what is the pollution level of

tell what is the pollution level of environment so over here I am getting

environment so over here I am getting

environment so over here I am getting the ppm values correlated with the GPS

the ppm values correlated with the GPS

the ppm values correlated with the GPS data on the phone what does that mean I

data on the phone what does that mean I

data on the phone what does that mean I went for a drive around Bangalore and

went for a drive around Bangalore and

went for a drive around Bangalore and this is the data that I captured this

this is the data that I captured this

this is the data that I captured this shows the heat map value of how much

shows the heat map value of how much

shows the heat map value of how much pollution levels were inside the area

pollution levels were inside the area

pollution levels were inside the area that I drove to the area the peaks that

that I drove to the area the peaks that

that I drove to the area the peaks that you see was where I my house was located

you see was where I my house was located

you see was where I my house was located so I had to change my house that’s the

so I had to change my house that’s the

so I had to change my house that’s the idea of giving power of sensing to the

idea of giving power of sensing to the

idea of giving power of sensing to the smart phones so we want to make

smart phones so we want to make

smart phones so we want to make thousands of these right now and take it

thousands of these right now and take it

thousands of these right now and take it to the people who haven’t been exposed

to the people who haven’t been exposed

to the people who haven’t been exposed to anything beyond smart phones the

to anything beyond smart phones the

to anything beyond smart phones the power of sensing and before I get up

power of sensing and before I get up

power of sensing and before I get up this stage I would like to quote read a

this stage I would like to quote read a

this stage I would like to quote read a quotation that I read in a fortune

quotation that I read in a fortune

quotation that I read in a fortune cookie a few days ago if I was given an

cookie a few days ago if I was given an

cookie a few days ago if I was given an are to solve a problem I would spend 55

are to solve a problem I would spend 55

are to solve a problem I would spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and

minutes thinking about the problem and

minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about the solution

five minutes thinking about the solution

five minutes thinking about the solution whatever problems we might have around

whatever problems we might have around

whatever problems we might have around us however big they are if you apply a

us however big they are if you apply a

us however big they are if you apply a little bit of technology and science and

little bit of technology and science and

little bit of technology and science and if you believe me the problems the

if you believe me the problems the

if you believe me the problems the solutions those problems might right

solutions those problems might right

solutions those problems might right might lie right in front of our eyes

might lie right in front of our eyes

might lie right in front of our eyes like these ones in front of me thank you

like these ones in front of me thank you

like these ones in front of me thank you [Applause]

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