Vishwas Devagiri
Project Portfolio
"Do not go where the path may lead. Instead, go where there is no path and leave a trail"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
With a Masters degree in Mechatronics and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical engineering I have had the opportunity to work on a number of incredible projects and have amazing teammates with whom i have shared the joys ,frustrations,
long hours of work, learning and teaching, getting out of the comfort zone, sticking to deadlines and the end satisfaction of calling something ours and say
" We built this "
Life is a culmination of moments and every moment that we have adds to our experience.
These experiences that I have had are what have made me the person I am today, guiding me in setting goals for my future.
This has allowed me to grow and establish myself within this competitive industry.
I hope you’ll enjoy viewing my projects as much as I enjoyed working on them.
ARTUID
ARTUID an artistic squid that was powered by the IBM WATSON AI.
The project was made as part of my masters capstone project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, along with artists who guided us throughout the project.
ARTUID showed the symbiotic nature of art and technology.
The AI analysed the user responses to philosophical questions and determining the emotions behind then.
Once this analysis is done it moves the arms and changes the colour of the LED's to depict that emotion.
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Haphestus
The need for prosthetics is an emerging and diverse field of study.
Advanced prosthetic limbs are very expensive, which is difficult for a common man to afford.
This causes not only physical disability but mental discomfort as well and as engineers it is our duty to make advanced technology affordable to everyone.
Haphestus, named after the Greek God of machines, was a project I worked on for my bachelors project.My team and I built a low cost bionic arm in built electromyography sensors and voice control.
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SoldierOn
Bionic hand with haptic feedback
The bionic hand project in my bachelors sparked my interest in assistive technology. Keeping that in mind I began working on the same project and improving it while carrying out my masters.
I got to meet amputees and have talks with them about their needs and the difficulties they are going through on a daily basis which made me realise the value of the work that I am doing and the role of assistive technologies in changing lives.
The inputs from the users resulted in design improvements of the electronics, mechanical design and aesthetics of the hand to provide a comfortable hand with the required functionality.
In India you will find people spread across a vast financial spectrum, this poses a challenge for the ones who need assistive tech devices but just can't afford it.
I am currently working on providing the functionality that is available in high end prosthetics in a low cost model without compromising the quality and comfort.
Angel Eye
Electro muscular simulation (EMS) is a physiotherapy technique used to activate specific muscle groups to relieve pain and “jumpstart” muscle contractions.
While watching the TV show Daredevil it hit me, why not use EMS as an add-on sense for the visually impaired to detect obstacles without hindering any of the other senses.
The idea seemed to work, atleast on myself but I wanted to take it a step further to see if it would be beneficial for the people it was essentially made for.
I got to test the device on Mr. Sundeep Rao who in India's first blind stand up comedian ,an RJ and has a very cool podcast series called "LIFE GONE WRONG " on Spotify.
He agreed to be electrocuted by a guy he spoke to once over a phone call,
which is an interaction I am never going to forget.
His energy, enthusiasm and ideas on disability were highly inspiring.
Sundeep testing out my device was the further validation I needed that this could work.
Adjustable dog wheel chair
I was approached by an animal rescuer who had a dog that had been in an accident. The dog lost its ability to walk due to permanent nerve damage. I just knew I had to help and put my skills to use. The owner couldn't afford the highly expensive wheelchairs that were available and I took it upon myself to build a low cost version of it.
This massive difference in cost was not just monetary, it also meant a different life for the innocent animal.
Ishi Biladi
Growing up in Dubai gave me the privileged to call it home and when an opportunity to portray UAE culture at the World Robot Olympiad came up, I took it on with open arms.My team and I created a set up of multiple robots that were built using the LEGO Mindstorm NXT kit and other household craft supplies.
The main attraction was the robot that gave Henna tattoos to the people who visited our booth.Using LEGO we made a SCARA arm that had a henna cone at the end made it possible for us to create intricate designs by controlling the servo movement and henna flow rate.The other robots depicted Arab dances , smoking the hookah and mimicking a man praying Salah. We were awarded a gold medal for 'The Most Popular Robot' at the event.
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Pegasus
My interest in aeromodelling and the beauty of flight gained wings when my team and I competed in the Boeing Nation Aeromodelling Competition held at the Indian Institute of Science , Mumbai.
We built a RC controlled plane in a very limited amount of time and resources.
Our efforts paid off at the competition when our plane completed the given tasks
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Workshop Conducted
While working for Li2 innovations, I got the opportunity to conduct a workshop on robotics, 3D printing, and brain wave controlled robots for students of local government-run schools.
The aim of the workshop was to educate the students on the impact of STEM in their curriculum and to support the empowerment of girls in the field of engineering as a career.
Quadcopter
As a hobby project, I have built a quadcopter using ardu-pilot and FPV transmission using a Gopro.
The frame itself was built using cheap materials and cutting them out using a Dremel.
The BLDC motors and carbon fiber propellers provided a payload capacity of around 3Kg.
Professional History
• Trained on the construction and working of the Brahma3 Anvil 3D printer.
• Carried out design and 3-D printing of component required by the researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and various other clients.
• Set-up a post processing station to reduce prototyping cost.
• Worked as a consultant for ByDesign, the design division of Velankani Communications Technologies, Bangalore.
• Worked on robotic surgical simulation device to train doctors.
• Designed and constructed architecture models using 3-D printing
• Trained interns in the field of rapid prototyping and post processing.
• Conducted workshops to promote STEM and robotics in schools on behalf of Li2 innovations
Following my interest in bionics and assistive robots, I carried out master’s thesis and worked as a R&D intern at Össur's bionics department on noise reduction and propagation in lower limb powered knee prosthetic by implementing an extended Kalman filter and a particle filter to the bionic leg. A comparative study between the two provided the necessary results that were tested for positional accuracy, external vibrations and various other tests.
It was working with amputees, the production department and multiple teams that expanded my knowledge of bionics and the impact they have in bridging the gap between ability and disability was inspiring.
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