Indian Maker Stories @ Melbourne Mini Maker Faire

INDIAN MAKER STORIES

Samarth Shah

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthpshah

Twitter : @SamarthShah_

ABOUT ME

MY STORYROBOTICS, INTRO TO VIGYAN ASHRAM

EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS

• Solar Panels

• Automated Systems for their farms

FabEd - Machine for cow dung plastering

FabEd workshop - Multipurpose table cum chair

Fab Lab in Education : FabEd workshop

Vigyan ashram + IIT Fab Lab

3D Printing Jewellery designed and made on 3D printer during FabEd workshop by IX std students of Mukhai village.

PRECISION AGRICULTURE - GEODESIC BIOMES

• Develop device/electronic circuit to control humidity, water supply, temperature, timer

EGG INCUBATOR – DEVELOPED IN THE FAB LAB

• Improved Incubation box for maximum Heat Retention

• Incubation capacity is 100- 1000 eggs in 21-24 days

• Fully automatic i.e. Controlled Temperature & humidity and Tray rotation

BROWN RICE DE-HUSKING MACHINE

• Low power consumption• Easy/ simple Operation • Low cost and Low maintenance• Produces brown rice without losing

nutritional value.• 10 times efficient than traditional hand

pounding

SOLAR BASUNDI MAKER ( INDIAN SNACKS MADE FROM MILK AND REQUIRED LOTS OF FUEL )

TALKING GANESHA• Internet Q&A system for blind people.

• User can ask question and get audio response.

• System converts audio to text format and send their query to Wolframe alpha search engine.

• 3D printer for printing prosthetic Leg• 3D Printer Developed by Fab Labs in

Japan and Philipines (Bohol Fab Lab) being tested in Vigyan Ashram

Collaboration between Japanese's Fab Lab + Bohol Fab Lab in Philippines + Vigyan Ashram

PROSTHETIC HAND

• 3D Printer

• Muscle Sensor

• Arduino

• Demo

Prosthetic Hand Made in Pabal for the people in Pabal

SKINSPECT

Developed By : Akshat Wahi , Aparajita Sahoo, Forum Shah

AND MANY MORE

NEWS PAPER ‘SAKAAL’ COVERED NEWS OF FAB LAB ‘TALKING GANESHA’

INDIAN MAKER MOVEMENT• FabLab, Vigyan Ashram ( FabLab 0 ), FAN ( Fab Asia Network ), MakerFest, Maker Mela, 3D Printers from scratch,

Hackerspaces, Makerspaces

MELBOURNE MAKERSPACES• Connected Community Hackerspace, M.E.S.H ,Brunswick Makerspace, RHoK, Footscray Maker Lab

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED ?

• Join Meetups/ Makerspaces • Connected Community Hackerspace

• M.E.S.H

• Brunswick Makerspace

• Footscray Maker Lab

• RHoK

• Documentation

• Spread the word

THANKS

Happy Making !

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthpshah

Twitter : @SamarthShah_

WEBSITES

• http://vigyanashram.com/

• http://www.redx.io/#about

• http://makersasylum.com/

• http://diyhacking.com/

• Many more

• And search for “Indian Maker Movement” online