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THE INVENTOR CHALLENGE SHOW on Colors Infinity

In October 2022, I was selected to present his innovation at The Inventor Challenge, a competitive reality show that airs on Colors Infinity channel. The show aims to give Indian inventors the opportunity to transform their ideas into reality.

I was featured in Episode 7 of the show, which was dedicated to wearable technology. I presented his idea in front of an esteemed panel of judges. The Breathefree monitor is a stress management device that aims to detect early signs of stress using breathing as an indicator. The device contains two boxes to be worn around the chest and belly respectively. A Force Sensitive Resistor then measures breathing patterns when the straps are pulled. After this data is processed, a PDF is created that informs the user about their stress levels.

I was among the two participants who were selected for the next phase, where he built a prototype of the model at On My Own Technology in Mumbai. I was mentored by Anupama Gowda, the founder of Workbench Projects. In this stage, he refined his prototype and processed the data sets I had collected from his friends and family. I also added calibration and error correction codes to his prototype.

I then went on to the next stage which involved presenting my innovation to a focus group of consumers who would test the prototype for intuitiveness and ease-of-use. My invention advanced to the final round, when I investigated the possibility of refining the prototype at the Bengaluru-based BenchWorks laboratory.