Jiya Joshi and Sai Spoorthi Maram: A Soft-Robotic AI-Assisted Colonoscope
A Soft-Robotic AI-Assisted Colonoscope.
Jiya Joshi and Sai Spoorthi Maram engineered a hydraulically actuated, AI-assisted soft-robotic colonoscope intended to reduce patient risk and improve usability. Soft robotics is attractive in delicate internal procedures because it can replace rigid motion with more compliant structures.
Innovation mindset: In medical engineering, performance is not only reaching the destination; it is reaching it while minimising trauma.
Official project title: Soft Robotics in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Engineering a Hydraulic AI-Assisted Colonoscope to Minimize Patient Risks and Enhance Usability (Robotics and Intelligent Machines).
IP note
No public IP record; any filing made around the May 2025 fair would not yet be published under the 18-month rule — register check due from late 2026.
Recognition
Regeneron ISEF 2025 — Third Award ($1,200).
What this means for a student inventor in India
[Editor: 120–200 words connecting this story to the Indian route — Section 6 (any true inventor may apply), provisional vs complete specification, disclosure at fairs (Section 31), renewals, and who owns what when a school is involved. Link to the relevant MYCrave guide.]
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