Mihir, known for his work on drones, has designed a low-cost concussion detection kit, and a math app which recognises and solves handwritten problems. The Stanford graduate also co-authored a paper on brain tumor diagnosis.
Passionately building new things
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 19, Feb 2022
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