anil k gupta

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From ABC to DEF FABLAB network to AUGMENT GREEN
GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS

anil k gupta anilg_at_sristi.org
anilg_at_iimahd.ernet.in www.sristi.org/anilg
www.nifindia.org www.gian.org
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ABC to DEF Honey Bee Networks next milestone

• A access ( of grassroots inventors and
  innovators
• B bridge formal and informal science
• C creativity, collaboration and compassion
• What are the DEF?
• any guess????

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• D design
• E energy efficiency and effectiveness
• F fabrication through FAB Lab Network

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Key challenges
Most grassroots innovations are at a proof of
concept stage There is no common language to
describe different components and parts since
innovators use often local salvage material to
design products It is not easily known to
innovator as to which part of the form, feature
or function should be optimized and in what
sequence

• Most grassroots innovations are at a proof of
  concept stage
• There is no common language to describe different
  components and parts since innovators use often
  local salvage material to design products
• It is not easily known to innovator as to which
  part of the form, feature or function should be
  optimized and in what sequence

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Challenges
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Key elements of analyzing trajectory/path of a
problem such that it becomes solvable Standard
component analysis and access to tools what not
to fabricate, what to use from existing
tool/component library How to combine
efficiency with affordability, local
maintainability, adaptability and rejuvenability(
as against junking or salvagability)greenness
quotient
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Features of collaborative platform

• Multi-media overcoming barriers of language,
  literary and localism
• design, annotation in sound, drawings, picture,
  dated layers of comments
• Different people can participate in design
  analysis, solution, debate, fabrication
• Identifying Problem, solution substitution or
  elaboration space

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Durability and renewability different
components have different life scales, how to
combine elements with different time scales of
life, what to do with those whose life is
over Should scale be enemy of the sustainability
logic of the Long Tail
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GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF CREATIVITY
Innovation
Investment
Enterprise
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What can India and China learn from Brazilian
slums
Mr Ubirajara, 47, in slums around Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, inventor of stand on front
wheel of cycle More stable, easier to vend
things, portable bench
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Honey Bee network in Limpopo, South africa
What it was????
What it became
Differential-40 kg, what is it doing here,
amrutbhai
Modified donkey cart (One among many designs )
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CHIN Shanzhai Breathing ApparatusHoney Bee
Network in china TUFE
The crude breathing machine assembled by Ji jun
hai, Meng wen hai and Ma bao shun pumping life
into Xiaoyans lungs!
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Creativity counts

• Amphibious cycle
• Tree climber
• Who is physically challenged?
• Washing machine cum exercising machine Cycle that
  makes bumps work for you

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• Simple can be optimal

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Ribbed teflon coated aluminum tawa
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IIP Dehradun says

• Its Ribbed Circular Bottom in aluminum tawa gives
  7.9 higher thermal efficiency (52.17) compared
  to conventional Iron Tawa (44.27) and ribbed
  bottom gives about extra 1.09 per cent over
  ordinary aluminum tawa.
• Fast cooking due to its higher thermal efficiency
  
• Design of this Tawa is registered, design
  registration No. 201308

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Shadows of sustainable spirit trying to look
for frugal, diverse, resilient and simultaneous
solutions, as nature does all the time
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Portable cycle USD 70 Sandeep Kumar
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Saga of an innovator Bachhu Bhai, tenth class
pass Jamnagar, India
Tractor driven by a joy stick and a bulb that
lasts very long
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Motor cycle based plough
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Four in one flour mill, iron cutter, water pump
and dynamo for power generation
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Seen during Shodh Yatra in Anantnang, J and K
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JANAKI Devi, Western Champaran,
Bihar, innovator of a herbal pesticide, patent
filed by NIF on her innovation, testing done in
SRISTI natural product lab
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Samvedana se srijansheelata( empathy triggering
innovation)
Virendra kumar sinha Solves the problem of sound
and air pollution Invented a silencer cum
pollution control device, 12-14 kg carbon in
eight months
Now likely to be used in Chilka lake, Orissa, on
boats so that birds and dolphins are not disturbed
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Md Rojadeen cooker for coffeecreativity in
champaran( 22nd shodh yatra Dec 2008)
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Service at your door stepSheikh Jahangir,
Jalgaon, Maharshtra
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How did honeybee network evolve its framework
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Rethinking logistics for sustainable future
learning from grassroots innovatorsanil k
guptaanilg_at_sristi.org
Minds on the margin are not marginal minds
shall we join hands in learning from grassroots
innovators
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Survival Strategies
Access to Factors Product Markets and Kinship
networks
Public Policies for direct indirect transfer
support
Knowledge Systems
Individual Collective
Individual Collective
Contemporary Innovations
Traditional Knowledge
Converting Innovations into Products
Rewarding and Compensation
Scouting and Dissemination
NIF
NIF
SRISTI GIAN
SRISTI
SRISTI
NIF
NIF
Knowledge Network
Macro Policy
Micro Policy
IIMA
IIMA
Conservation of Biodiversity Associated
Knowledge Systems
Livelihood Reinforcing Experimental and
Innovative Ethics
Sustainable Livelihood
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Shodh yatra every summer, every winter
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Are these the marginal minds?
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Corridors of creativity
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Will we have the humility to learn from Ms Ram
Timari Devi Champaran, jan 2009,
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Shodh yatra in patamda, purulia and bankura
Bhabi Mahato, is she an artisan or an artist?
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Satvik Traditional Food Festival, iim campus
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Ignite

• Recognising creativity of children and nurturing
  their dreams

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I want to integrate the gait of a person with a
mobile. As walking style differ person to person,
the software will be able to identify the
signals based on the body movements while
walking If the mobile will sense a different
movement once act will lock itself and send a
message about its location predefined number.
anurag rathor 9th class
Why pierce skin to get a blood test done? I wish
to make a blood testing system that would do the
required test by scanning the skin surface or
testing the skin excretions srishti class iv
I want a high tech school bus which can give
alert signal as it approaches my bus stop.
I would not miss my bus this way!! pallavi, 9th
class
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Global Enquires for grassroots innovations(
g2G) 2009
Business Development and MVIF
National Innovation Foundation
www.nifindia.org/bd
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g2Ggrassroots to global

• Global GIAN Building Global Value
• Chain for augmentation of Green
• Grassroots Innovations

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Product enquiries received at Business
Development (International)
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Product enquiries received at Business
Development
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Product enquiries received at Business
Development
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Product enquiries received at Business
Development
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Sales made

• Coconut tree climber- USA (Florida,
  Massachussets, California, Hawaii etc.)
  Australia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Mexico,
  West Indies
• Pomegranate deseeder-Turkey, USA
• Garlic peeling machine-Pakistan
• Arecanut husker- Singapore
• Milking machine-Phillipines, Uganda, Ethiopia
• Resin grading machine-Peru
• Cassava peeling machine-kenya
• Herbal growth promoters-Ghana

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Lessons from Technology licensing design
in use
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Vanraj Small Tractor

• Prototype development
• Developed a prototype in collaboration with M/s
  Greendot International, Ahmedabad
• Design inputs received from NID
• Designed special small plough and harrow with the
  help of Vishwakarma Fabricators (Gandhinagar)
• Test Status
• Sent the prototype to Budhni (May 2003)

Modified trial prototype
Final Convertible Models
3 Wheel
4 Wheel
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Vanraj Small Tractor
Specially designed gears
Innovative Transmission
Innovative Hand Brake
Three point Linkage
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Vanraj Small Tractor
Final Convertible Models
It is compact yet powerful 12HP convertible
tractor. The front axle is so designed that it
can work as both three wheel as well as
four-wheel tractor. One can change the front
assembly quite easily depending upon the need.
The three-wheel option helps in maneuvering turns
as well as navigating undulating surfaces with
ease while four wheel is much better for
transportation. The tractor is built with an
adjustable wheel base for various inter-culturing
operations. The farmer can repair the unit with
minimal effort or skills.
IPR Case Study
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Tree cum Pole climber
Innovator Mr. Mustaq Ahmad Dar 28 years
10th Standard Address Kreeri, Anantnag
District, JK
Innovation Summary Tree cum Pole climber It is
a small portable device that makes climbing
trees/poles simple and easy. What is remarkable
about this innovation is that it uses body weight
to lock the climbing steps and is very light, low
cost and easy to maintain.
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Tree cum Pole Climber

• Novelty Novelty lies in design of device. It is
  very simple in construction, portable, can be
  easily assembled or dismantled. So that anyone
  can easily climb over tree pole.
• Claims
• It is a simple, easy to use device for climbing
  trees electric poles
• It is more secure to climb as compared to
  conventional climbing using rope
• It is very light in weight (3-4 kg)
• It can be carried in small bag also

Video
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Business development and Technology licensing

• Technology license
• Technology has been licensed to India Innovatix,
  Ahmedabad
• (An established small enterprise with over 20
  years of business in safety climbing equipments)
• Nature of rights Exclusive manufacturing and
  marketing rights for India
• Date of Agreement 29 Feb, 2008
• Status R D and value addition in process

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Tree cum Pole Climber
Prior Art Search Prior art search disclosed the
tree climbing apparatus (US 5301459, US 5810113,
US20040055822, US 6622823, US 6308801, US
5685393, US 4230203, US 4549633, US 5417306, US
4452338, US 4595076, US 4593789, US 4987972, US
4793439, US 5647454, US 5226505, US 5944139, US
5086,874, US 4120377, US 5398779, US 4953662 , US
4337844, US 42921069 and US 4,452,338)
conventional method (US 4546851) portable
climbing device (US 4,109,761) hand climber (US
5361869). Prior art has also disclosed different
types tree climbing devices (NIF database,
www.nifindia.org). Patent The patent has
been filed.
IPR Case Study
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Groundnut Digger cum Separator
Yusufkhan Vill Jeweli Dist Sikar, Rajasthan
Educated upto 7th class Manufacturer of
agricultural equipment Scouted by Sundaram
Verma (1993)
Rajasthan has predominantly sandy soil which is
quite suitable for groundnut cultivation. The
yield of the crop is affected as up to 20 of the
pods are left underground during harvest.
Complete digging out of all the groundnut pods
from the soil is not possible as manual labor is
scarce, costly and other means are not
available. It is unique tractor mounted device
which is used to dig and separate the left over
groundnut pods from the soil. It gets drive
through PTO.
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Stage wise development
1998 Problem was identified while interacting
with farmers 1998 Idea for groundnut digger
cum separator was originated 1999 Successful
development took place and units were sold
to farmers. The unit showed some mechanical
problems and needed maintenance
frequently. 2002 Trouble free unit was
developed. By the end of the year
he sold a total of about 35 units in various
parts of Rajasthan. 2003 The
technology got diffused and some other local
manufacturers also started manufacturing
the same unit.
Earlier he was using single bearings on both the
sides of vibrating sieve. Recently in 2009, he
introduced double bearings systems (No 62063)
on both the sides of vibrating sieve which
prevents breakages and increase the efficiency by
50.
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• IPR Protection
• Patent filed in India (1806/DEL/2004 dated
  24/9/2004)
• Status Final examination report awaited
• Recognition and Reward
• Awarded first by NIF under the National Award
  category in the year 2005
• Yusuf Khan has also been nominated for the Asian
  Innovation Awards 2005 and has qualified among
  the ten finalists.
• He has been honored in several district level
  events
• The expert involved in the testing and evaluation
  has also co-authored himself with the innovator
  to write a paper for a National Journal.

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Business development and Technology licensing

• Business Development
• Supported with working capital needs of Rs. 3,
  57,800 under the Micro Venture Innovation Fund of
  NIF to expend the business. He repaid total
  amount to NIF.
• Technology license
• Ardee Hi tech, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh
• (Mid size diversified group. Group company
  Ardee Hi tech are in manufacturing and supply of
  Industrial Chemical Process Equipment)
• Nature of rights Exclusive manufacturing and
  marketing rights as a sea beach cleaner for India
• Date of Agreement 10th Dec 2006
• Status of Business R D and value addition in
  process

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The licensee wanted to use the concept of
groundnut digger to develop a sea beach cleaner.
The Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research, Government of India has also came
forward to fund the proposed sea beach cleaner.

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Septic tank baffle system - An Effluent Filtering
Device

• The cost effective filtering device is a compact
  co-axial system of PVC pipes which allows out
  flow of treated waste water while retaining the
  solid waste allowing anaerobic decomposition of
  waste
• Results in cost saving of 5 over conventional
  septic tanks by doing with baffle walls and
  dividers

Video
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Conventional tanks
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Technology licensing

• GMI Zarhak, Goa
• (In the business of rotational moulding, which
  is on of plastic processing. Started in 1996 with
  the manufacture of SHAKTI brand water tanks,
  moved into custom moulding of material handling
  viz bins, pallets etc )
• Nature of rights Exclusive manufacturing and
  marketing rights for the assigned area for Goa
  and 200 Km radius of Goa
• Date of Agreement Dec 2007
• Status of Business R D and value addition in
  finished. Product just launched

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GMI Zarhak, Goa

• First generation entrepreneur. Started 12 years
  ago
• MD is a a product of Asian Institute of
  Management, Phillipines
• First ISO 90012000 certified company in industry
  
• In April 2004, a JV with a French rotomoulding
  company, Groupe Maillard Industrie (GMI) to bring
  high-end technology to India
• beat Sintex and are today the No 1 brand (Shakti
  water tanks) in Goa
• Product range
• Storage tanks and bins
• Pallets
• Engine cells and crates
• Components replace parts made of metal or
  fiberglass
• Fuel tanks

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Technology licensing-final product
IPR Case Study
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Case study on social diffusion

• Modified hand pump
• GIAN (n) Jaipur,
• Honey Bee Network

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Origin

• The improved hand pump is a combination of two
  innovations and ideas recognized by NIF during
  its second and third National competition on
  grassroots innovations ( Swyambhu Sharma and
  Chandan Agarwal)

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Issues addressed

• 1.Over drawing of water other than actual
  requirement diameter of conventional pump outlet
  is usually 2 which leads to high discharge
  volume and therefore wastage of water also

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Issues addressed

• 2.Water not available for animals-Although there
  is a lot of runoff, water is not retained over
  ground thus making it unavailable for wild and
  farm animals

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Issues addressed

• 3.Uncomfortable position for drawing water and
  drinking at the same time, with a lot of water
  wastage

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The solution ( yusuf and Kumawat)

• New hand pump has a provision of 25 water
  donation for the animal trough, which is
  collected from the runoff
• A provision of about 1 liter water storage inside
  the head of the pump which can be utilized
  through a tap for use as a drinking source just
  by pumping once

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Dissemination

• first installation was facilitated through gram
  panchayat of Danta division
• users feedback was encouraging therefore
  GIAN-North further facilitated the implementation
  in selected villages of Sikar District
• A total of 120 hand pumps were modified and
  provided to PHED for getting installed at
  selected sites
• 6 pumps were recently handed over to an NGO
  Lupin for dissemination purpose

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Dissemination

• After the diffusion of 50 odd improved hand pumps
  in regions of Sikar, a presentation was given to
  Water Resource Management, Govt of Rajasthan

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Recognition Reward
1st Award by National Innovation Foundation Award
in the year Feb 2002 Best Technology Award for
the year 2003 by National Research Development
Corporation, Govt. of India in the year June
2004. Honored by SRISTI by including him in the
Governing body
Recognition by Community
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1997 - From Scrap to .
2007 Solid, stable, sustainable solution
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BENEFIT SHARING FORMULA
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Linking open source with IP protected
technologies and servicestechnology
commonsopen for people to people learning,
fabrication and adaptation for self use but
licensing needed for firms to use
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Voices of Grassroots Innovators
National Innovation Foundation
Fab-5
Honey Bee Network
Techpedia.sristi.org
www.sristi.org
www.gian.org
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Electric Shock Proof Converter
Mr. Kshetrimayum Nicholson Singh

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Electric Shock Proof Converter
Mr. Kshetrimayum Nicholson Singh, Manipur

• The device can be installed just after the energy
  meter so that each and every connection in a
  household/commercial establishment passes through
  it
• Principle
• The device has a series of relays that gets
  actuated when there is leakage of current while
  touching and relays then redirect the current to
  other circuit thereby preventing electric shock.
• Shock is prevented when single lead is touched
  but when both leads are touched one will get
  electric shock.

A Input Voltage Controller B Input Voltage
Electronic Control Kit C Output Voltage
Electronic Control Kit D Input to Output
Changer E Panel board for Input Voltage, Output
Voltage, Leakage from Input to
Output Output to Input Voltage F Input
Output Terminal G Cabinet or Cover

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Just for the pain of the mother

• Asu making machine for Pochampally
• sarees C Mallesham, Nalgonda
• Laxmi Asu machine by Mallesham
• has relieved women from 8-9 hours
• of labour everyday.
• it just takes 90 minutes to weave a saree
  compared to the four hours required in the manual
  process.
• This has brought a revolution among the weaver
  community. The Indian Patent has been filed for
  the Innovation. The innovator has sold more than
  500 units of the same.
• Also see Honey Bee 19(3) 4-6, 2009 for his
  detailed profile

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This is how it was
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This is how it is
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Asu Machine
Mr. Chintakindi Mallesham
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Asu Machine
Mr. Chintakindi Mallesham Andhra Pradesh

• The process of Asu is essential for Pochampally
  silk sarees. Traditionally, women do this
  activity. This process involves moving hand over
  a space of one meter 9000 times for one saree.
  For each saree almost five hours was required. In
  a day an average woman could do asu for two
  sarees only.
• Innovator has mechanized the tedious, time
  consuming manual asu process for making
  Pochampally silk sarees
• Capable of providing six sarees worth of material
  in a day against one womens output of two
  earlier.
• No manual effort is required except in the
  beginning for placing thread on the machine and
  taking the configuration after the asu process is
  completed.
• Better quality control is possible
• Has sold over 500 machines

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Automatic watering in flower pots and others
Mr. Abdul Kaleem
Video-electric shock
Video-flower pot
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Automatic watering in flower pots and others
Mr. Abdul Kaleem, Uttar Pradesh

• Automatic watering in flower pots  Solving the
  problem of flowers wilting due to inadequate
  moisture. Innovator has developed a system which
  consists of moisture sensor based controller.
• Whenever moisture content in the flower pot goes
  below the preset value, the controller
  automatically starts the pump and water is
  supplied in the flower pot. Once the preset value
  of moisture content reaches, the pump switched
  off.
• Alarm to protect from electric shock and fire
  Many times due to short circuit in an appliance
  (like electric iron , refrigerator, fan, cooler,
  etc) user gets electric shock. The device
  innovated gives off an alarm whenever there is
  short circuit.
• And many others

Video-electric shock
Video-flower pot
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Electrical and mechanical devices
Mr. Sagir Khan, Uttar Pradesh

• Remote flag hoisting device-video

• Toilet gas and exhaust purifier-video

• Battery terminal solution-video

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Phone operated switch others
Mr. Prem Singh Saini
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Phone operated switch
Mr. Prem Singh Saini, Ambala, Haryana

• It is phone operated on/off switch
• No call charge applied
• Authenticated user (preset number) needs to give
  miscall for switching on/off
• Innovator has also developed multimedia poster,
  electronic robots, welcome kit, wireless heart
  bit amplifier, automatic tea boiler and many
  other useful innovations

Video 1 -discovery
Video 2
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Compressed air car, propelling bicycle using
gravitational force and others
Mr. Kanak Gogoi
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Compressed air car, propelling bicycle using
gravitational force and others
Mr. Kanak Gogoi, Guwahati, Assam

• Compressed air car It is a 2 seater car of size
  36x 81x 44 and having flowing specifications
• Weight 210 kg , maximum speed 90 kmph,
  mileage 200 - 250 km /refill, Maximum load
  capacity 15o kg, recharging time5 min at refill
  station/  2-230 hours (220 volt.AC on board
  compressor) 
• Propelling bicycle using gravitational force It
  is a bicycle which has an eccentric wheel
  attached underneath the seat. due to the
  eccentric wheel the rider moves up and down,
  leading to generation of potential energy. The
  potential trapped in the mechanism gets converted
  to kinetic energy by the same, which propels the
  cycle with very less effort.
• And many others

Video portfolio (open fr source folder
Video cycle
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Pomegranate de-seeder, arecanut peeler and other
innovations
Mr. Uddhab Kumar Bharali
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Pomegranate de-seeder, arecanut peeler and other
innovations
Mr. Uddhab Kumar Bharali, Assam
Pomegranate De-seeder It separates the granules
of pomegranate from the outer cover and thin
inner membrane without damaging the seeds. It has
a capacity of deseeding 50-55 kg of pomegranate
per hour. The machine has been exported to two
countries, viz.Turkey and USA. Arecanut Peeler
Annoyed by the injuries caused while peeling the
areca nuts manually, the innovator has designed
and developed an areca nut peeling machine. The
machine has a capacity of peeling 100-120 nuts
per minute. Cassava peeler It is a portable
electric machine that can process up to five kg
of cassava in as many minutes. One unit has even
been sold to a customer based in Kenya. Bamboo
processing machines It is an assembly of
machines that can perform operations from
splitting long lengths of bamboo, sizing, surface
finishing and polishing etc.
Video small-pome
Video-arecanut (open fr source)
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Safety Device to Prevent Damage to Motors
Mr. Bharat Kamble, Maharashtra
Excessive voltage fluctuation in electric supply
is the problem that most of the rural people have
to live with. Poor quality of the electric supply
often leads to frequent or premature burn out of
the coils of motors. The electronic circuit
designed by Kamble attempts to provide a total
protection to the motor as far as possible within
a limited budget. It is specifically targeted
at the motors meant for powering water pumps. The
circuit switches off the motor when deviation in
any of the functional parameters beyond tolerable
levels may damage the motor.
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Will you join the open source or ip protected
collaborative platform
Honey bee Network seeks your
involvement
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How did it happen The journey..
Honey bee network , informal social movement,
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH AND INITIATIVES FOR
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONS (SRISTI)
GRASSROOTS INNOVATION AUGMENTATION NETWORK (GIAN)
NATIONAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION (NIF)
IIMA, DST, DSIR, ICAR, IITs, 13th Finance
Commission, volunteers, NGIs ( non governmental
Individuals), public spirited professionals.