{"id":914685,"date":"2026-11-12T11:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/914685\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:02:11","slug":"bengaluru-billionaire-kiran-mazumdar-shaw-lauds-16-year-olds-jarvis-invention-inspired-by-iron-man-works-without-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/914685\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw lauds 16-year-old&#8217;s &#8216;Jarvis&#8217; invention inspired by Iron Man, works without internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your ordinary switch boards often require you to physically get up and switch on or off the lights and fans. While there are certain smart home platform, many are concerned about their privacy. So, a 16-year-old young Indian boy decided to come up with a smart invention, which has caught the attention of <a rel=\"dofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/biocon-ltd\/stocks\/companyid-2082.cms\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" target=\"_blank\">Biocon<\/a> founder <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/kiran-mazumdar-shaw\/profileshow\/79681819.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw<\/a>. It is an unusual home technology invention inspired by Iron Man&#8217;s famous assistant, Jarvis. <\/p>\n<p>The teenage innovator has built a tiny device that controls the lights and fan in his room. Through his voice commands, and without needing to get up and stand near the switchboard, he can switch on or off the lights of his room. In the video, shared by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, he introduced the device with much enthusiasm and said, \u201cI think this is one of the craziest things I have ever built, because this tiny device can control my whole room. Let me show you.\u201d He then calls out Jarvis and commands, &#8220;all lights off&#8221;, and every light in the room switches off. He also demonstrates commands such as \u201cFan on\u201d, \u201cGood night\u201d and \u201cStudy mode on\u201d. The device turns on the fan, switches to a dim light for bedtime and brightens the room for studying.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the craziest part is that the device works &#8220;completely offline&#8221; unlike other devices. Pointing towards ordinary switchboards, he adds, \u201cI mean isn\u2019t this better than that?\u201d His video left many social media users impressed with some asking the young boy to offered an internship. <br \/>Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw praised the idea and highlighted how the device can make everyday life easier for people who require it the most. She wrote, \u201cWonderful to see young minds turning curiosity into practical innovation!\u201d She added, \u201cThis offline <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/voice-controlled-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">voice-controlled system<\/a> for lights and fans has real-world potential, particularly in making homes more accessible for the elderly and people with disabilities. A great example of how simple, ingenious ideas can address everyday challenges.\u201d\u2014 kiranshaw (@kiranshaw) <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kiranshaw\/status\/2120723256881955028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">About Kiran Mazumdar-ShawBillionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a first-generation entrepreneur and the chairperson of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/biocon-ltd\/stocks\/companyid-2082.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Biocon<\/a> who started her entrepreneurial journey in 1978 from her garage in India. She holds a BSc in <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/zoology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zoology<\/a> (Hons) from Bangalore University and a postgraduate diploma in Malting and Bewing from the Ballart Institute of Advanced Education in Melbourne, Australia. She has also received honorary doctorates from several institutions, including Concordia University in Canada, Heriot-Watt University and the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Magazines#href\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/topic\/university-of-glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">University of Glasgow<\/a> in the UK, as well as Presidency University and Bennett University in India. As per Forbes, her networth is $3.1B. <br \/>Add <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ET Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1794481331_559_123467569.cms.png\"\/> as a Reliable and Trusted News Source<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your ordinary switch boards often require you to physically get up and switch on or off the lights&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[48753,382168,174,382165,382164,382167,87148,74,287444,382166,1529],"class_list":["post-914685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-internet","tag-biocon","tag-biocon-founder","tag-internet","tag-jarvis-invention","tag-kiran-mazumdar-shaw","tag-offline-device","tag-smart-home-technology","tag-technology","tag-university-of-glasgow","tag-voice-controlled-system","tag-zoology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}