Prayagraj: Technology that helps open the drawer in which a medicine is kept by simply calling out its name has been developed by four students of MotiLal Nehru National Institute of Technology. They have named it Voice Control Smart Drawer System.
This system developed by BTech students Vipul, Sarthak Kumar, Avnish Sahu and Piyush Kesia uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and long language model (LLM) technology. The MNNIT students presented their work at the Atom Quest technical event in Mumbai and won the second prize.
Sarthak and Vipul said they had taken help of a 3-D bioprinter to prepare the prototype. Once the system was ready, different items were kept in the drawers and the software was developed using machine learning algorithms. We kept different objects in one drawer that were not easily within reach. While testing, we found that by pronouncing the name of the item, the drawer in which it was kept, would open, said the students.
The technology will simplify storage of goods not only in the pharmaceutical industry, but in electronics and other shops too. We are thankful for guidance and financial support provided by the MNNIT Alumni Association (MAA) and president of student activity at MNNIT Prof Pitam Singh, said teacher in charge of the aeromodelling club of the institute, Sunil Kumar Gupta.
The voice control smart drawer system will be connected to a central system. It will also have cameras and sensors installed in it. With its help, items available in the drawer can be monitored in real time. The system will tell how much stock of goods is left and how much exhausted. Exclusive voice commands are fed, so that only the authorised person was able to have access. The students are now working on the system can be controlled and operated with robots for taking the product out of the drawer and handing it to the customer with no human intervention.
