Shalu Robot

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Robot Shalu
Robot shalu india.png
Indian humanoid "Shalu"
InventorDinesh Kunwar Patel
Country India
Year of creation2020
TypeHumanoid Robot
PurposeSocial and Educational Robot

Robot Shalu is the world's first[1][2][3] homemade artificially intelligent multilingual social and educational humanoid robot, made-up of waste materials,[4][5] that can speak 47 languages i.e. 9 Indian and 38 foreign languages.[6]

The robot is developed by Dinesh Kunwar Patel,[7][8][9] a Kendriya Vidyalaya Computer Science teacher from Mumbai, India[10] (native of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh).[3] It is based on Sophia Robot.[11][12] Robot Shalu has been given first place in the top 10 humanoid robots of the world by TopTen Magazine[13] and also identified as most recognized Indian Robot in Global Tech Market by Analytics Insight Magazine.[14] Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has included Robot Shalu in the Computer Science curriculum of class sixth.[15]

During the Corona pandemic, "Wear your mask, keep physical distance and follow government guidelines", the message being spread by Robot Shalu.[8]

History[]

The robot’s creator, Dinesh Patel states S. Shankar directed Robot (Enthiran)[11] and Hanson Robotics developed social humanoid robot, Sophia, as his prime motivation for building the robot.[16] He worked on the robot for 3 years[17][18] The first version of the robot was introduced to the world on 23 Nov 2020 by means of a telecast on DD News.[6]

The robot is made at home using waste materials[19] as well as aluminum, plastic, cardboard, wood, newspapers, and other things readily available in the local market.[20] No 3D-printed components are used and the cost is low, around ₹ 50,000 Indian rupees ($710, €591).[21] Shalu's intelligent software is designed and developed using open-source libraries like TensorFlow, NLTK, etc.[6] by Patel. Work on the development of the next version of the robot Shalu is currently in progress.[22][23]

Other information[]

The total weight of the shalu robot is 4kg because the robot only has an upper-body.

Features[]

Robot Shalu can interact in 9 Indian and 38 foreign languages (47 languages). It is reported that Shalu can speak in 9 Indian languages (Hindi, Bhojpuri, Bengali, Guajarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Nepali) and 38 foreign languages (including English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Spanish).[1]

Robot Shalu with her creator Dinesh Kunwar Patel

She can recognize people and remember them as well as identify many common objects,[9] She can not only understand human emotions like anger, happiness, laughter, jealousy etc. but can also behave accordingly.[24] Shalu can greet people, shake hands, recite poems.[25] She can answer factual questions and engage in casual conversations based on the script, by using Artificial Intelligence to understand the meaning of the conversation,[1] solve simple math[12] problems related to Time-Speed-Distance, Simple/Compound Interest, LCM/GCF, Factors, Prime numbers, Armstrong numbers, etc,[1][26] conduct verbal quizzes and interviews.[23] Shalu can forecast weather for the current and next 10 days of any place/location, readout horoscopes based on date of birth,[1] current news, recipes,[27] book reviews, movies reviews and product description.[28] She knows a range of subjects like Physics, Chemistry, General Knowledge,[12] History and Geography, etc.[26][29] and is capable to give lectures / presentations in the classroom as well as seminars.[1][26]

Shalu can be used as a robot teacher in schools to give a lecture in the classroom based on uploaded Power-Point Presentation, developed by human teacher,[30] answer the queries of students, ask them questions and determine the correctness of given answers too.[31][32] She can work as receptionist to respond to customer queries verbally as well as e-mail and SMS.[30] It can be used as a talking companion to senior citizens and a learning companion for young children too.[6][33]

Alignment with government initiatives[]

Robot Shalu is dedicated to Indian daughters towards Beti Bachao Beti Padhao[9][2] mission, and this creation is a tiny step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.[34] and Digital India Mission.[35]

Recognition[]

Ministry of Education, Govt. of India[36] as well as the then Education Minister of India Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' tweeted about Robot Shalu on 20 March 2021 and verified the above said facts about Robot's linguistic capability and materials used.[37]

Professor Supratik Chakraborty, Computer Science and Engineering department of IIT Bombay, appreciated the robot through a letter to Patel. In the letter he said that it is really a great development. Such a robot can be used in the field of education, entertainment and several other fields too. Shalu can be an inspiration for the next generation scientists.[38]

Award[]

Robot Shalu and her creator Dinesh Patel on 25 March 2021 were awarded by Jagranjosh.com for the Best innovation in Science and Technology with "Jagran Josh Education Award 2021" by the Education Minister of India Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.[26][39]

Dinesh said “I am keen to make it more beneficial for the students in impoverished communities. There are tens of thousands of children yet to make it to schools across India. I am targeting that to help such children who are willing to study but can't afford it.[4] Shalu can be an example and a source of inspiration for young, energetic future scientists who fall behind due to a lack of support and encouragement."[23]

Public appearances[]

Guest in College and Institutions[]

Live Interviews on Media/News Channels[]

References[]

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