Contraption Mops And Dries The Floor

“The dehydrator has the capacity of only two clothes at the moment, but I plan to increase that. “This concept is quite popular in the West, China Hydrophilic non-woven fabric manufacturers and we wanted to start something similar in India, but at a much evolved level. The centre started with facilitating about 45-odd start-ups that soon became profitable companies.The bamboo spinning wheel by Japanese innovator Hideo Oguri can be used anywhereRiddl, explains Garang, was set up in 2010 as an innovation centre and business incubator. Armaan’s contraption mops and dries the floor, simultaneously. Hideo has made a spin line for cotton and a dehydrate laundry machine, which runs without electricity.“The spin line is based on Mahatma Gandhi’s Charkha,” says Hideo. “It also has detachable sponges for maintenance. And through this mela, we generate about 1,000 opportunities every year!”The Maker MelaOngoing till January 13, At Somaiya VidyaViharend-ofTags: laundry machines, mahatma gandhi, amma ki almaari, maker mela. They now even have over 50 women on board from all over India, and the duo also help them curate products.

“And we’ve created more than 200 job opportunities through our incubators. Starting off as only a destination for crochet work, Janaki now has an expansive spread of fabric art, wood art, and handmade jewellery.Chatty Janaki and Chatty GirijaHaving practiced crochet since the age of six, Chatty Janaki never imagined she’d make a business out of it.THE ASIAN AGE.And as innovators started to crowd in from across the world, Gaurang turned it into a mela, which now hosts 100 teams with three innovators in each. An initiated of Gaurang Shetty, CEO of Riddl, the customised maker initiative also exposes these energetic minds to their labs, in order to improve their products over a period of the two day fair. To save myself, I came up with this mop,” grins Armaan.

“As the almirah started filling up with material, my daughter thought of turning it into a business.“We realised that building a community was useful, as alumni from Riddl started to come back to help the new start-ups,” smiled Gaurang.”Amma Ki AlmaariThe result sees the likes of 10-year-old Armaan Gupta, who is the creator of a remote-controlled cleaning and mopping machine.Janaki and Girija are currently part of a unique fair called Maker Mela, which looks to host innovators, helping them find the right market.Armaan Gupta working at his station at the mela“There are many young girls as well creating amazing stuff, but they don’t have a place to showcase it. The idea was to give people the ability to create innovative products to solve problems in their daily lives. Not just that, the innovators would be given a chance to exhibit their ideas. And both machines can be used anywhere!”Seeing the enthusiasm of the innovators, Gaurang hopes to take the mela abroad, starting with a mini version in Bangladesh.