Vigyan AshramFab Lab

Pabal, District: Pune , India

http://www.vigyanashram.comhttp://www.fabinnova.india.googlepages.com/

Fab-Lab Pabal

Weather Data Logger

Weather Data Logger

Need: Recording of weather data such as temperature and humidity; for pest control and crop advice to semi-literate farmers.

Weather Data Logger

• The Problem:

Automated data loggers currently available cost more than $ 4000

• The Goal: To Build the same within INR 4000 ($ 100)

Project Status

• We have built a prototype

• Further refinement is needed, primarily in terms of design

• We aim to build a kit, so that schools can build these loggers themselves

Ultrasonic Dog RepellantVigyan Ashram’s Farm Tank

Photo: Carl Scheffler

Ultrasonic Dog Repellant

• Problem: Farmers have begun to use plastic lining for their farm tanks, to minimize water losses

• These bodies of water attract stray animals, especially during the dry season

• Dogs dig under the fencing to try and reach the water

Our Solution

• A simple device that will be mounted on the tank fence

• Emits ultrasonic waves at frequencies that dogs find very disturbing

• Trials are on to determine the right frequencies

Pedal Power generator

• Replaced lead acid battery with ultra capacitor.

• We are planning to commercialize this product through a Pvt. Ltd company

M/S BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PVT LTD.

Human power solution for lighting homes of remote communities, nomadic people.

Educational Aids

• DBRT Students have tried to understand their physics curriculum better by building small toys to demonstrate simple physics concepts

• We aim to take the idea further by building a kit to assist rural school-teachers

Handheld Admin Console

• An easy-to-use, rugged tool to assist rural school-teachers in streamlining their administrative work

• At its most basic, it will log attendance records• More functions can be subsequently added• Status: Code for the device has been written and

tested• Project owner: Amitraj Deshmukh

LED lights

Services to the Locals

• Screen Printing: -Shirts and Visiting cards

• Vehicle Registration Plates

• Sign Boards

• Trophies and Mementos

• Operated by Vigyan Ashram’s students as income-generating activities

Other projects

• Cottage scale ‘Soya milk’ production technology

• Small scale biodiesel plant

• Biomass processing

• Hobby circuits and small projects undertaken by students from a variety of backgrounds

Team

• Apeksha Bochare

• Anil Joshi

• Balu Jadhav

• Rohan Choukkar

• Vinayak Dharmadhikari

• Yogesh Kulkarni

Fab Lab Users

• DBRT students – In groups – 40 students

Everyone spends one day per week.

• Engineering students – 15 students/ year

• Visitors – 200 per month

Thanks

• MIT - CBA

• Dept. of Science and Technology – For salary of staff

• NSIT

• IIT