IIT Kanpur to showcase 12 projects at mega R&D fair

For the first time, all the 23 IITs of the country will come together for 'IInvenTiv', a mega research and development fair, to be held on October 14-15, 2022, at IIT Delhi.  

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will showcase 12 critical research and development (R&D) projects across domains at the IInvenTiv, the mega R&D showcase among the IITs, to be held on October 14 and 15 at IIT Delhi. 

The event will mark the first instance where all the 23 IITs will come under one platform to highlight India’s global R&D prowess and to seek more collaborative avenues among state universities and institutes, industry, and the IITs for ensuring holistic research and developmental implications, covering the grassroots level.  The inaugural session will be graced by Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, as the chief guest. 

IIT Kanpur to lead showcase on drone technology  

IInvenTiv will have six showcase projects and 75 projects in total on diverse themes. IIT Kanpur will lead the showcase on drone technology and will jointly lead the showcase on 5G technologies with IIT Madras. Prof Abhishek from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur, will moderate the drone technology showcase, where he will lay emphasis on IIT Kanpur’s R&D works in the domain and will highlight how IIT Kanpur is leading as one of the only institutes to have expertise in all the three UAV types – fixed wing drones, flapping wing drones, and unmanned rotor-wing/helicopter drones. 

In terms of 5G, IIT Kanpur developed the Baseband Unit (BBU) of the 5G NR base station under the multi-IIT project funded by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, for developing an indigenous 5G Testbed for India. Rohit Budhiraja from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, will jointly lead the 5G Technologies showcase, which will also highlight India’s 5G rollout and the key issues at stake. 

IIT Kanpur Director Abhay Karandikar said, “At IIT Kanpur, we’ve always had a front-foot approach when it comes to research and innovation at the national as well as grassroots level. We’re glad to be featuring 12 of our projects at IInvenTiv and to lead the drone and 5G technologies showcases. I believe the event will highlight India’s global R&D potential and will bring the industry and academia closer for accelerating collaborative growth across sectors.” 

The selection of the 12 projects for IInvenTiv makes IIT Kanpur the institute with highest-approved projects for the showcase. This includes IIT Kanpur’s invention of TacVibes: A Novel Watch for the Visually Impaired, which is equipped with haptic sensors, and a tactile interface with tactile hour indicators; and the Bhu-Parikshak, a hand-held soil-testing device that can detect soil health in under 90 seconds. This is a revolutionary invention aimed at reducing the time and hassle for farmers in testing their soil.  

The institute will also showcase an instant water quality probe that can detect water quality with better accuracy at an affordable cost, an M15 fueled two wheeler prototype in the alternative fuel sector, a technique of using IoT-based air quality sensors and real-time chemical speciation for industrial emissions and air quality monitoring, among many. 

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