Following the ban of the 59 Chinese apps by the Government of India, Ashwin Shenoy (Second-year student of the Department of Computer Science Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kerala) has developed an application named "BayJDO" on a mission to save all those who were mourning over the ban of Xender and SHAREit.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham released the results for the UG Admissions 2020 - Amrita School of Biotechnology on June 19, 2020.
Two projects of the Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, get IEEE Standards Education Committee (SEC) funding of USD 1,300 each.
Amrita is among the Top 10 Indian universities ranked in the THE Asia 2020 rankings and is the only Private university in Top 10.
Prabha, a robot that cleans room by systematically disinfecting the area with UV light. It can clean a 12’X12’ room, killing any COVID-19 virus that may be lurking, in 30 minutes to one hour depending upon how many lamps are connected to it.
Maruti is a wheelchair that allows a health-worker to transport patients to and from isolation wards without physically touching either the patient or the wheelchair.
Need a robot to serve food and water and deliver medicines to quarantined patients? Annapoorna does all that as well as facilitates remote communication between the patients and healthcare professionals.
Bodhi, a robot that can patrol streets during the lockdown and broadcast messages if necessary. Operated remotely via smartphone at up to a distance of 500 meters and fitted with a 360° camera, Bodhi was designed for use by police and security personnel.
Anticipating that the global COVID-19 pandemic would heighten mental health issues among the populace, a group of volunteers from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham came together to plan and launch a mental health helpline to serve people in this time of distress.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is featured in the article titled "University Rankings as a Tool for Social Impact" by Stanford Social Innovation Review Magazine.
Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Lab, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri campus, headed by Dr. Rajesh Kannan Megalingam (Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication, School of Engineering, Amritapuri) has developed remote-controlled robots ANNAPOORNA, PRABHA and MARUTI for COVID-19 scenarios.
Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Hood Mount, an ultra low-cost respiratory protection system for doctors and health workers on the frontlines, has been designed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
