I. Pranav Mistry
Age: 32
Dubbed as one of the 10 best inventors in the world right now, this Palanpur prodigy made heads turn with his work on sixth-sense, a device that works completely on a gestural interface software. His work and research on sixth-sense saw him win the 2009 Invention Award. In addition to that, Pranav also has a legion of other inventions, some of which include the Mouseless; (An invisible computer mouse), the SPARSH (novel way to copy-paste data between digital devices, Quickies (Sticky notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders and messages), Blinkbot (a blink controlled robot), a pen that can draw in 3D, and a public map that can act as Google of physical world. For these very achievements, he was honoured as the Young Global Leader 2013 by the World Economic Forum.
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