Indian students develop a bra designed to shock
Three Indian students have developed a bra which will deliver a 3,800v electric shock to anybody deemed a potential rapist or attacker.
11:35AM BST 16 Apr 2013
Manisha Mohan, an aeronautical engineering student in the Indian city of Chennai, together with two fellow students, Niladhri Basu Bal and Rimpi Tripathi, decided to take proactive steps to try and help protect the women of India post the vicious rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi at the end of last year.
The result is a bra which can deliver electric shocks to anyone by using ‘Society Harnessing Equipment’ (SHE), which also enable the wearer to send texts to the police or a relative with the exact GPS location of the incident, reports the BBC.
The bra has been designed with a pressure censor plugged into an electric circuit and measures have put in place so it does not harm the wearer, only the attacker.
"Firstly, the system is placed in a bi-layer fabric, which ensures insulation to the victim," Ms Mohan told the BBC.
"Also the pressure values for squeeze, pinch and grab have been calibrated. The force applied on hugging does not satisfy the conditions for actuation of the device, and there is also a self-actuation switch where a woman can actuate it by herself when in unsafe environment."
The team in Chennai, who have already won an innovation award for their work, are busy modifying the bra’s technology in a bid to make the electrical components less cumbersome and more practical – so they could eventually begin selling the lingerie.
“My vision is to see every women walking confidently on the streets in all parts of the world, even at odd hours," Ms Mohan told the BBC.
"I aim to give a sense of self-security to women living in the rural areas too. I have not accomplished any of my dreams yet, so it certainly does not give a sense of achievement so far.
"Indeed, it adds more responsibility on my shoulders, as many women have placed their trust in this device."
Since the Delhi gang-rape and murder last December, the number of gun applications by Indian women has doubled.
Many of the applicants are professional women who want to take responsibility for their own safety because the police have failed to protect them.
According to India’s Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry there has been a 35 per cent decline in female foreign tourists since the attack and India’s National Crime Records Bureau provide figures indicating that one woman is raped every 20 minutes.
Indian students develop a bra designed to shock
Three Indian students have developed a bra which will deliver a 3,800v electric shock to anybody deemed a potential rapist or attacker.
11:35AM BST 16 Apr 2013
Manisha Mohan, an aeronautical engineering student in the Indian city of Chennai, together with two fellow students, Niladhri Basu Bal and Rimpi Tripathi, decided to take proactive steps to try and help protect the women of India post the vicious rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi at the end of last year.
The result is a bra which can deliver electric shocks to anyone by using ‘Society Harnessing Equipment’ (SHE), which also enable the wearer to send texts to the police or a relative with the exact GPS location of the incident, reports the BBC.
The bra has been designed with a pressure censor plugged into an electric circuit and measures have put in place so it does not harm the wearer, only the attacker.
"Firstly, the system is placed in a bi-layer fabric, which ensures insulation to the victim," Ms Mohan told the BBC.
"Also the pressure values for squeeze, pinch and grab have been calibrated. The force applied on hugging does not satisfy the conditions for actuation of the device, and there is also a self-actuation switch where a woman can actuate it by herself when in unsafe environment."
The team in Chennai, who have already won an innovation award for their work, are busy modifying the bra’s technology in a bid to make the electrical components less cumbersome and more practical – so they could eventually begin selling the lingerie.
“My vision is to see every women walking confidently on the streets in all parts of the world, even at odd hours," Ms Mohan told the BBC.
"I aim to give a sense of self-security to women living in the rural areas too. I have not accomplished any of my dreams yet, so it certainly does not give a sense of achievement so far.
"Indeed, it adds more responsibility on my shoulders, as many women have placed their trust in this device."
Since the Delhi gang-rape and murder last December, the number of gun applications by Indian women has doubled.
Many of the applicants are professional women who want to take responsibility for their own safety because the police have failed to protect them.
According to India’s Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry there has been a 35 per cent decline in female foreign tourists since the attack and India’s National Crime Records Bureau provide figures indicating that one woman is raped every 20 minutes.
Three Indian students have developed a bra which will deliver a 3,800v electric shock to anybody deemed a potential rapist or attacker.
11:35AM BST 16 Apr 2013
Manisha Mohan, an aeronautical engineering student in the Indian city of Chennai, together with two fellow students, Niladhri Basu Bal and Rimpi Tripathi, decided to take proactive steps to try and help protect the women of India post the vicious rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi at the end of last year.
The result is a bra which can deliver electric shocks to anyone by using ‘Society Harnessing Equipment’ (SHE), which also enable the wearer to send texts to the police or a relative with the exact GPS location of the incident, reports the BBC.
The bra has been designed with a pressure censor plugged into an electric circuit and measures have put in place so it does not harm the wearer, only the attacker.
"Firstly, the system is placed in a bi-layer fabric, which ensures insulation to the victim," Ms Mohan told the BBC.
"Also the pressure values for squeeze, pinch and grab have been calibrated. The force applied on hugging does not satisfy the conditions for actuation of the device, and there is also a self-actuation switch where a woman can actuate it by herself when in unsafe environment."
The team in Chennai, who have already won an innovation award for their work, are busy modifying the bra’s technology in a bid to make the electrical components less cumbersome and more practical – so they could eventually begin selling the lingerie.
“My vision is to see every women walking confidently on the streets in all parts of the world, even at odd hours," Ms Mohan told the BBC.
"I aim to give a sense of self-security to women living in the rural areas too. I have not accomplished any of my dreams yet, so it certainly does not give a sense of achievement so far.
"Indeed, it adds more responsibility on my shoulders, as many women have placed their trust in this device."
Since the Delhi gang-rape and murder last December, the number of gun applications by Indian women has doubled.
Many of the applicants are professional women who want to take responsibility for their own safety because the police have failed to protect them.
According to India’s Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry there has been a 35 per cent decline in female foreign tourists since the attack and India’s National Crime Records Bureau provide figures indicating that one woman is raped every 20 minutes.
