Everything About SHALU The World’s First Humanoid Robot Made Of Waste

This is a very innovative and thrifty story regarding the first humanoid robot from India, made wholly from waste material. This was a creation of a computer science teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Bombay. Thus, this project is a testimonial to the fact that innovations that are going to be world-class are certainly possible with very meager resources.

Who is Shalu?

Shalu is an indigenously manufactured, artificially intelligent humanoid robot ready to go to work at a cost of ₹50,000. Made from scraps of material, which was of cardboard, wood, and aluminum, Shalu can certainly never be a contender of any sort for mass production robotic like this. She has command over 47 languages out of which 9 are Indian, 38 are foreign and could recognize faces and objects besides deciphering emotions; meaning she could convey accordingly. Eco-friendly design is the reason that Shalu's actual design has made her one of the leading humanoid robots around the world.

Mentor to Shalu

Inspiration for Patel:

Movie Robot (2010), which had Rajnikant's Chitti in it.
Sophia, a humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics.
National programs of Digital India, Skill India and Make in India.
He wanted the world to realize that India could be a technological great power and not necessarily because they possess all the resources in this space.

Shalu's Skills

- It can understand and talk in thousands of Indian and International languages such as Hindi, Tamil, German, and Japanese.
- Computational Skills: It computes mathematics, predicts the weather, conducts quizzes and gives lectures.
- Social Skills: It recognizes faces, reads moods, and speaks.

Applications

Teaching assistant for classes
Receptionist taking voice and e-mails
It is a companion for elderlies but a perfect educational companion for children.
Featured as the World's First Humanoid robot made of waste materials, Pratishtha World

Records

Featured in Asia Book of Records and International Book of Records with Multilinguism, Sustainability design, etc

Future Proposals

Patel intends to modify Shalu even further in the following ways:
- Expressions of the emotions using 3D printing and latex face.
- Motor functions such that she could walk properly

Shalu is an example of sustainable innovation, and this shows that the talent from India can compete at a global level. The innovations made by Patel inspire developments related to robotics and AI sustainability and utilize resources so that technology will reach all ends.