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Bengaluru students reach finals of Samsung India’s Young Innovators
Bhavya Chawat and Kruthi Krishna, students at R.V. College of Engineering in Bengaluru, have reached the final round of Samsung India’s Young Innovators programme.
Their team is one of the top 20 in Samsung Solve 2026.
Their project, Step Sense, uses sensors placed in shoe soles and artificial intelligence to track how a person walks.
Changes in walking patterns may help detect conditions such as diabetic foot ulcers and plantar fasciitis.
The system can also monitor fatigue and assess the risk of falls.
The students say early detection could help patients get treatment sooner and prevent serious outcomes, including leg amputation.
Their team will compete in the programme’s finale.
Two students from Bengaluru have been selected among the top 20 teams for the finale of Samsung India’s Young Innovators at Samsung Solve 2026.
Bhavya Chawat and Kruthi Krishna are students at R.V. College of Engineering.
Their project, Step Sense, uses walking patterns to help detect medical conditions including diabetic foot ulcer and plantar fasciitis.
Sensors in shoe soles monitor factors such as fatigue, fall risk and changes in walking patterns over time.
Kruthi Krishna said early detection could help patients receive treatment in time and prevent leg amputation.
- Who
- Bhavya Chawat and Kruthi Krishna, students at R.V. College of Engineering.
- What
- They were selected among the top 20 teams for the finale of Samsung India’s Young Innovators at Samsung Solve 2026. Their project is called Step Sense.
- When
- Published October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- Their project uses walking patterns to help detect medical conditions and monitor health-related changes.
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Early detection of this disease can prevent patient’s leg from being amputated. We have built this project using AI technology. The sensors installed in the sole of shoes can help us monitor parameters like fatigue monitoring, fall-risk assessment and changes in the walking pattern over time. If altered, patients can take necessary treatment at the right time.
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- Students
- Bhavya Chawat and Kruthi Krishna
- Institution
- R.V. College of Engineering
- Finalists
- Top 20 teams
- Competition
- Samsung India’s Young Innovators at Samsung Solve 2026
- Project
- Step Sense
- Detected conditions
- Diabetic foot ulcer and plantar fasciitis
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