MIT's Technology Review honors India's top young innovators
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 11 March 2011, 13:43 IST   |    3 Comments
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Bangalore: India's burgeoning population of young generation uses technology to empower themselves to create opportunities for inclusion. They connect innovations with society and enterprise. These innovators coming from a wide range of fields are being listed in the prestigious India TR35 honor by MIT's Technology Review India. Here is the list of young innovators, all under age 35, who exemplify innovation in business and technology. 1. Ajit Narayanan
Ajit Narayanan, 29, has been awarded MIT's Technology Review India's 'Innovator of the Year' for exemplifying the spirit of innovation in India. Toiling for a few years at a startup, Invention Labs Engineering, incubated at the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Madras, Narayanan has developed an alternate communication system for millions of people who remain incommunicado with the society due to their disabilities. Avaz, (voice in Hindi) is the tool which uses a variety of software and hardware to provide a voice to these muted millions using just their muscle movements. 2. Fahad Azad
Fahad Azad, Co-Founder of Robosoft Systems, Mumbai has been recognized for his innovative idea of bridling a duct cleaning robot to improve quality of the air we breathe. The company supplies its products to many international brands including Dubai-based EPSCO and Blue Star. 3. Pulkit Gaur
Pulkit Gaur, Gridbots, Ahmedabad invented an underwater robot to clean tanks and reduce water wastage. It features an onboard camera, electronic compasses, gyroscope, obstruction sensors, floodlights and an actuator-driven circuitry to operate arobotic arm.

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