COVID-19: Telangana Student Builds Two Sensor-Based Wearable Gadgets To Fight The Virus

KARIMNAGAR (Telangana): A few sections of people like Doctors and Police are fighting COVID-19 from the frontline, while some others are contributing to the fight against coronavirus through Science and Innovation. Budhavarapu Sneha, a BSC (Electronics) student from Karimnagar district in Telangana is one among them.

Sneha has developed a COVID-19 Smart Watch and Social Distance Identity Card, both will warn people about the spread of Coronavirus.

The smartwatch will give a beep sound to notify the person who is wearing it when there is a possible infection through hands by touching their mouth or eyes.

Another gadget developed by her, the Social Distancing Identity Card, will notify by ringing a beep sound when somebody comes close to the person who is wearing it.

When the person offers a shake hand, the device will buzz to warn that it must be avoided.

“Whenever you move your hand to touch any part of your face, the device beeps to warn you. If your hands are sanitised, you can ignore the beep. Otherwise, you will realise that you need to wash your hands,” said Sneha.

The device comprises a three voltage battery, a sensor, a buzzer and a rubber band. It can be sold for Rs 350 apiece.

“As we don’t have a vaccine or drug for Covid-19 yet, prevention is the only option available to us. Since avoiding a handshake and touching the face are identified common habits which could lead to infection, I have made this device,” added Sneha, who worked under the supervision of her father B. Mallesh, a researcher in electronics.

Sneha says she developed these gadgets by using minimum components.

Sneha is receiving appreciation from all quarters for her efforts in the fight against COVID-19.

from League of India