June 1, 2020
Release - 0054

T-Works worked with Hyderabad based startup, Bluesemi to develop and deploy their smart and AI backed temperature scanning device at Indian Railways

TWorks, a Government of Telangana initiative, worked with a Hyderabad-based startup, Bluesemi, incubated at T-Hub, to develop and deploy their smart and wireless temperature - monitoring device for the Indian Railways. The device called NEEM was successfully demonstrated at Guntur railway station where 600 passengers were scanned in less than 30 minutes. 

The demonstration to Indian Railways was organized by Hyderabad-based firm Timing Technologies India Pvt Ltd, sales partner of BlueSemi. With the successful demo of the NEEM at Guntur railway station backed by a highly positive response from the authorities, the team is hopeful to be able to support all the 70 railway divisions of India and ensure the smooth inflow of passengers during Covid-19 pandemic. As per the standard operating procedure for social distancing, defined by Govt of India, thermal screening is mandatory for railways and other social establishments. With the tested accuracy and easy installation procedure, NEEM will play a crucial role in arresting the spread of the virus by detecting the temperature of the passengers at railway platforms. 

Sunil, Founder Bluesemi, added, “We anticipate a high demand for the contactless scanning device as the fear of contracting the deadly virus might be extremely high among the passengers travelling via railways and metros. The T-Works team helped us in the development of the device by helping us procure the material amidst the deep lockdown and supported us by connecting to the right resources timely that helped us transition the prototype to a deployable product.”The conventional thermal guns and devices are imported, and requires manual operation whereby the operator could come in close proximity with the passengers. NEEM is an automated and contactless temperature reading device that incorporates a well researched algorithm that makes it highly accurate. The device is easy to operate, records the data of the scanned users and sends it to the server for analysis.

Lenin Chalasani, Managing Director of Timing Technologies India, “The cost of importing and deployment of the thermal devices from China is extremely high. We envisage manufacturing and deployment of NEEM in Indian Railways on the lines of the Make in India initiative and contribute our part in regaining the momentum of Indian economy.”