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9th Grade Student Innovates Biometric Device to Minimize Miscarriages in Pregnant Women
- Rishita Samantaray is a 14-year-old student from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, who has created a biometric system using AI-enabled facial recognition.
- The system is designed to be installed at government bus depots and stops to identify pregnant women, elderly passengers, and people with disabilities.
- The government-backed biometric system sends real-time alerts to bus drivers and conductors ensuring priority seating and enhanced care throughout the journey.
- Rishita’s aim is to make public transportation safer for vulnerable passengers like pregnant women and people with disabilities.
- Her innovative system identifies the passengers on the bus using AI facial recognition features and real-time alerts are sent to the drivers and conductors to take appropriate measures.
- Rishita has been awarded the Doctor APJ Abdul Kalam Ignite Mind Innovation & Creativity Award for her scientific innovation that has great potential to minimize miscarriages in women and injuries in people with disabilities.
- Rishita has performed on the main stage of Patha Utsav and is an accomplished Rubik's cube solver and is the youngest Grandmaster in Odisha.
- Additionally, she is a published author and is on the merit list of the ISRO project-making competition.
- The estimated cost of the system is Rs 4,000 and can come down to Rs 2,000 if mass-manufactured.
- Rishita represented Odisha for the Nationals for INSPIRE MANAK in New Delhi.
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