The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), renowned for its pioneering technology innovations, has been honoured with the prestigious STEM Impact Awards 2024 for engaging in impactful technology transfer activities, during the annual STEM Summit – 2024, held in Bengaluru.
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IIT Kanpur has been bestowed this award for the third consecutive time, in recognition of the socio-economic impact created with the technology transfer of the invention of a ‘Haptic Smart Watch for Blind & Visually Impaired’. On behalf of IIT Kanpur, Prof. Ankush Sharma, Professor In-charge, Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur; and Prof. Siddhartha Panda, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Coordinator of the National Centre of Flexible Electronics, (NCFlexE), IIT Kanpur jointly received the award from Mr. Alwin Wong, Chairman, Association of Technology Transfer Professional.
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Haptic Smart Watch is a cost-effective smart wearable device with a touch-sensitive tactile interface that displays information using vibrations. The Haptic Smart watch comes in two variants and has 12 touch sensitive hour markers arranged over the dial face. Users will be required to scan the markers with their fingers.
STEM (Society for Technology Management) is a non-profit organisation providing a facilitative environment for technology transfer processes and professional development of technology management professionals in life sciences, material sciences, IT, engineering, law, and others.
S. Ganesh, Officiating Director, IIT Kanpur, said, “This prestigious award emphasises the expanding landscape of research and development at the institute, and we are delighted to receive recognition for the third time in a row. I congratulate Prof Siddhartha Panda and the team involved in the revolutionary development of the ‘Haptic Smart Watch for Blind and Visually Impaired’. This smartwatch was developed in 2022 by Prof Siddhartha Panda, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Coordinator, NCFlexE; and Vishwaraj Srivastava, from NCFlexE – an R&D Centre for Flexible Electronics at IIT Kanpur.”
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About IIT Kanpur: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was established in 1959 and declared to be an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament. IIT Kanpur is best known for the highest standard of education in science and engineering and for seminal R&D contributions over the years. The institute has a sprawling lush green campus spread over 1055 acres with a large pool of academic and research resources spanning across 19 departments, 25 centres and 3 interdisciplinary programs in engineering, science, design, humanities, and management disciplines with more than 570 full-time faculty members and approximately 9000 students.
