Diwakar Vaish
Diwakar Vaish is an Indian-born robotics researcher and Head of Robotics and Research at A-SET Training and Research Institutes. He is the developer of India's first completely indigenous 3D printed humanoid robot, 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.
Achievements
- He is the developer and mind behind Manav
- He is an alumnus of Sharda University, Noida. He was part of B.Tech. 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.
- He is the developer of an unmanned ground vehicle named "Versatile" which has the capability of changing its shape according to the terrain.