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IIT Indore Develops AI-Powered Human Replica for Disease Detection
Scientists at IIT Indore have created a robot that looks like a human and can breathe and blink.
This robot is a digital twin of the human body and uses AI to help doctors find diseases early.
They showed it at a big conference in Bhopal.
The robot is currently focused on the lungs but will soon include other parts like the heart.
The team at IIT Indore is also supporting many startups and new technologies in healthcare.
They hope this robot will help doctors give better treatment by practicing on the digital twin first.
IIT Indore developed an AI-powered human body replica that mimics basic functions like breathing and blinking.
The replica is designed to assist doctors in early and preventive diagnosis by simulating disease effects on organs.
It was showcased at the Madhya Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 in Bhopal on January 15, 2026.
The project is supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, under the NM-ICPS mission.
The replica is currently focused on the lungs but will expand to include the cardiovascular system and other organs.
- Who
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore
- What
- Developed an AI-powered human body replica for disease detection
- Where
- Bhopal, India
- When
- January 15, 2026
- Why
- To assist doctors in early and preventive diagnosis by simulating disease effects on organs
Key facts
- Developer
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore
- Event
- Madhya Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026
- Location
- Bhopal, India
- Date
- January 15, 2026
- Support
- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
- Mission
- National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
- Startup Support
- 89 startups funded across various domains
- Current Focus
- Lungs Digital Twin model
Quotes
Vaibhav Jain
A representative from Drishti CPS, IIT Indore
“At Drishti CPS, we are providing various supports like technology development programs for faculty and students. We are extending different kinds of startup support as well. We have funded around 89 startups so far across various domains. Recently, we have been upgraded into technology translation into the healthcare sector through a new initiative called the Charak DT (Digital Twin) Platform. We are making a digital twin of Human which aims to provide preventive diagnosis of diseases to the human body.”
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“It is a Digital Twin model of human, which implements an AI model and it is trained on various human parameters that lead to some kind of diseases. So whenever these parameters get into some kind of threshold, we used to provide diagnosis with the help of different technologies. We have created the Digital Twin model for lungs for the time being and in the future we will develop the cardiovascular system and others. So, various Digital Twins will be developed in the upcoming Charak DT platform.”
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