Mumbai: This 8-yr-old's gadget sets a disaster alarm

Mumbai | Saturday | 19th January, 2019

Summary:

Not just fire, Veer Bavishi's innovation will help to detect disaster like gas leakage, water leak, pipe outburst, burglary inside the house. Bavishi showcased his gadget in the Somaiya Vidyavihar's Maker Mela organised by Research Innovation Incubation Design Laboratory (RIIDL). While the city is reeling under fire catastrophes, an 8-year-old has developed a low-cost home security gadget which will help detect fire in the house through an SMS. A Kandivali resident, Veer engineered the gadget taking help from his mother who is a data scientist. Samir Somaiya, President Somaiya Vidyavihar said, "Our focus has always been in encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing..