India, Nov. 13 -- A young tech enthusiast has impressed Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw after building his own version of 'Jarvis', the fictional artificial intelligence assistant from the Iron Man films. Ridit Kumawat's homemade device allows him to control his room's lights and fan using voice commands, without requiring an internet connection.

Kumawat demonstrated his invention in an Instagram video that has since gone viral, attracting over 30 million views and thousands of comments.

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In the video, Kumawat shows a compact device installed near his room's switchboard. He explains how the system responds to spoken ins...