{"id":15531,"date":"2022-04-27T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T01:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=15531"},"modified":"2022-04-25T13:52:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T08:22:10","slug":"vedant-harlalka-the-teen-innovator-making-breakthroughs-in-3d-printing-and-iot","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/vedant-harlalka-the-teen-innovator-making-breakthroughs-in-3d-printing-and-iot\/","title":{"rendered":"Vedant Harlalka: The teen innovator making breakthroughs in 3D printing and IoT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>(April 27, 2022)<\/strong> Turning a problem into an opportunity is what Mumbai-based Vedant Harlalka believes in. As an eighth-grader, Vedant thought 3D printers were expensive, and he created one that was economical. Not just this, during the pandemic, he ideated on an automatic hand-sanitiser dispenser. \u201cPushing the boundaries and moving beyond limits is what I truly believe in. At a time when my friends were watching YouTube videos, I was busy making them. Constant evolution is what keeps us moving forward in life,\u201d Vedant says in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A member of Model United Nations, the 15-year-old has engineering and IoT (internet of things) at the core of everything he does. \u201cI began exploring it at the age of 11, and soon found myself immersed in the world of innovation,\u201d adds the keynote speaker at Global Youth Education Summit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15540\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15540\" class=\"wp-image-15540 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3D-printer-picture1.jpeg\" alt=\"Vedant Harlalka \" width=\"596\" height=\"447\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 596px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 596\/447;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15540\" class=\" wp-image-15540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3D-printer-picture1.jpeg\" alt=\"Vedant Harlalka \" width=\"596\" height=\"447\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-15540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vedant Harlalka working on 3D printer prototype<\/p><\/div>\n<h5><strong>A self-taught innovator<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Born in Singapore in 2006 to a stockbroker father and a CA mother (now a homemaker), Vedant moved to Mumbai with his family when he was a year-and-a-half as his parents wanted to raise him amongst extended family. Growing up in the era of technology, he loved referring to YouTube reviews before buying a gadget. This stirred something in him. \u201cI wanted to be confident in front of the camera,\u201d says Vedant who started his own YouTube channel in grade IV. \u201cI loved reviewing gadgets, and my channel helped me learn scripting, production, and post-production,\u201d adds the innovator who continued this for two years before sinking his teeth into the world of Arduino.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reviewing gadgets made me inquisitive about their making. This curiosity led me to learn the basics of computer science through Harvard\u2019s cs50 course on edX. It gave me an insight into a whole new world,\u201d reveals Vedant who explains Arduino as a \u201cprinted circuit board which when attached to sensors and modules helps convert ideas into prototypes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15541 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/national-level-entrepreneurship.jpeg\" alt=\"Teen innovator | Vedant Harlalka \" width=\"579\" height=\"326\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 579px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 579\/326;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15541 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/national-level-entrepreneurship.jpeg\" alt=\"Teen innovator | Vedant Harlalka \" width=\"579\" height=\"326\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Turning problems into opportunities<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The teenager took a leap of faith into the world of innovation and when \u201copportunity struck\u201d during Covid-19, he and two seniors created an automatic hand sanitiser dispenser. \u201cGoing to grocery stores, we saw that people had to tap the sanitiser bottles, which could potentially spread the virus,\u201d says the St Mary&#8217;s School student who made a fully functional prototype in 15 days. \u201cWe had made small innovations, but with Covid, I knew it was time to do something big. We wanted to give back to society,\u201d adds the young innovator who despite having the first-mover advantage couldn\u2019t turn it into a market-friendly product due to funding and supply chain issues. \u201cThe market was in motion, and with \u20b915-\u20b920 lakh needed, the market was saturated with automatic sanitisers in some time,\u201d adds Vedant who refocused on making a cost-efficient 3D printer.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2019, while working on a project with his classmate Ukshaan, he realised the need for a 3D printer for a prototype. But with a decent one costing \u20b920,000, these then eighth graders decided to make one under $100. \u201cWe realised the potential of making one with recycled electronic scraps like DVD and CD drives instead of the traditional Nema 17 stepper motors, thus cutting down the cost,\u201d explains the Class 10 student who took two years to make the prototype. He is now working on making it a &#8220;consumer-friendly product&#8221; before patenting it and launching it commercially. &#8220;We thought we would finish it in a day, but it took us two years. But those years taught us so much. We learnt through trial and error, and it instilled confidence in us,&#8221; adds the TEDx speaker for whom it was an uphill task.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Guide to Looking Beyond the Boundaries | Vedant Harlalka | TEDxACE\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GFxSNjaNWo8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Overcoming the challenges<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>With 3D printing still in its nascent stage, the teenager had \u201cfew resources\u201d&#8221; and had to figure out his way. Vedant also calls the \u201clack of a mentor\u201d one of the hurdles, initially, however, it turned out to be a learning curve that saw him fit the role of innovator and entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p>For him, age has always been a double-edged sword. If his innovations have been scoffed at for being a \u201chigh school project,\u201d it has at times also added a sense of wonder. \u201cThose who have been supportive of skill and talent, ignore my age,\u201d says Vedant who is gearing up for his board exams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15539 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vedant-Image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Teen innovator | Vedant Harlalka \" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 474px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 474\/632;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15539 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vedant-Image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Teen innovator | Vedant Harlalka \" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The young innovator is also the project head at Neuralix, an open-source community with the motive of making the brain-machine interface more accessible to students and tinkerers. \u201cWe have developed an open-source development board that can be used to interface machine with the brain. Using the board, you can build a lot of projects with bio-signals,\u201d says the teen innovator who plans to pursue electrical and electronics engineering at IIT Delhi. \u201cI think engineering and IoT will always be at the core of whatever I do,\u201d says the boy who wants to launch a startup in EEE soon.<\/p>\n<p>His parents are the wind beneath his wings. \u201cThey have been super supportive. I am thankful that my dad once yelled at me for spending hours playing PubG. That motivated me to use my time on the internet wisely, and led me to learn to code and even mentor students,\u201d says Vedant, adding, \u201cWhen I was 11-12, I didn\u2019t have any mentor, and was lost. But now with a few years of experience, I want to help youngsters by giving them direction. For me, giving back holds an important place.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ca3_CYeO-MA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ca3_CYeO-MA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Vedant Harlalka (@vedantharlalka)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vedant wants youngsters to \u201clook beyond boundaries,\u201d and \u201ctake the first step, and the rest will follow. Don\u2019t limit yourself.\u201d The teenager wants to break the misconception of innovators being \u201cnerds.\u201d \u201cI love cycling for 20 km-30 km every day, and am a part of Sobo Riders. I also love walks and swims,\u201d says Vedant who calls hanging out with friends a perfect destressor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Vedant Harlalka on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vedantharlalka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Linkedin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vedantharlalka\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(April 27, 2022) Turning a problem into an opportunity is what Mumbai-based Vedant Harlalka believes in. As an eighth-grader, Vedant thought 3D printers were expensive, and he created one that was economical. 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