SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, May 11: Delhi Public School (DPS) Bokaro student Abhineet Sharan has qualified for the national level of INSPIRE award exhibition cum workshop for his innovative project on an anti-shaking spoon for the elderly.
Abhineet will now compete with 59 other participants from across the country to win a chance to visit Japan and earn a cash prize of Rs 50,000 if selected in the final phase of the INSPIRE Awards MANAK scheme, which aims to encourage creativity and innovative thinking among students from classes VI to X.
DPS Bokaro official said Abhineet Sharan will get an incentive of Rs 25,000 to prepare the model.
Abhineet has been selected for the nationals at the state-level competition held at Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) premises in Namkum, Ranchi in which a total of 158 students of the state including 21 students of different schools of Bokaro district participated and showcased their models.
Besides Abhineet of Bokaro,13 other students from different districts were also selected for national. They are Yuvraj Das (Chatra), Mohd. Irshad Hussain (Dhanbad), Ayan Hussain (Dhanbad), Nandini Kumari (Godda), Vineeta (Gumla), Arpita Kumari (Hazaribagh), Sonakshi Kumari (Palamu), Jasmati Sundi (W.Singhbhum), Samarth Pandey (W.Singhbhum), Rajpriya Kumari (Ranchi), Sania Khatoon (Ranchi), Parvez Ashraf (Sahibganj) and Deep Singh (Seraikela-Kharsawan).
Abhineet said the aim of his project is to solve the problem of hand tremors in the elderly, especially for those suffering from Parkinson’s disease, while eating.
The spoon is mechanized on ball-gimbal technology and consists of a motor, sensor, microcontroller and ball bearing. The spoon’s PIR sensor measures the degree of rotation. The microcontroller transfers the signal to the servo motor, which rotates the ladle in the opposite direction to nullify the hand tremor.
The cost of the prototype is around Rs 1,500 and the final device will cost around Rs 2,500 making it cost-effective compared to similar products priced at Rs 46,000.
Principal, Dr. A. S. Gangwar highly appreciated the achievement of Abhineet. He said that it is indeed a proud moment for the entire school fraternity. “I believe it is the hard work, commitment and dedication of Abhineet under the able mentorship of his teachers who have helped him script his success story. I wish him all the best for the nationals.”
