KOCHI: VST Mobility Solution, a startup backed by
Kerala Startup Mission
(
KSUM
) has come up with
BIN-19
, a medical device that enables the collection of used facemasks.
BIN-19 has been successfully installed in all the district administration offices of the state with the support of
CSR
funds. Recently, the company received orders from a European mask manufacturer for deploying the mask disinfection device in hospitals.
The Kochi-based startup had in June last year developed BIN-19 using IoT (internet of things), using knowhow from the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science Technology at Thiruvananthapuram. Amid a fresh spread of the pandemic, BIN-19 is playing a vital role in handling the disposal of used facemasks.
It facilitates the dropping of used masks into the chamber and subsequently enables its disinfection. The disinfected masks will be transferred to another container inside the
bin
. The person who drops the masks can sanitize using the device's automatic sanitizer dispenser. The device is hands-free, as all its functions are automatic.
The IoT features also ensure a mobile application to navigate/find BIN-19, besides providing a web portal for alerts on status. The device also has alerts on switching on and off power and opening the box, revealed Alvin George, chief executive officer, VST.
The start-up has an end-toend platform on telematics that includes software and hardware products for the intelligent transportation system. KSUM is an incubator approved by the Union government’s Department of Science and Technology’s National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board. The agency promotes entrepreneurship development and incubation activities to promote technology-based ventures.
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