Remember the first time you watched Iron Man and wished you could talk to your house the way Tony Stark talks to his? Most of us enjoyed watching it as just movie magic.But what if Jarvis actually came alive in real life?Recently, a young tech enthusiast named Ridit Kumawat built his own smart-home assistant, calling it Jarvis after the fictional AI helper in the Iron Man films. This caught the notice of Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who couldn’t stop appreciating the boy’s innovation.
Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw appreciates Young teen for creating Iron Man-inspired bedroom “Jarvis” that works without the internet
A young tech enthusiast named Ridit Kumawat built a DIY smart-home assistant called Jarvis, after the fictional AI helper from the Iron Man films. He showed the compact device in an Instagram video. It has since caught the eye of Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.Appreciating the boy, Mazumdar wrote, “Wonderful to see young minds turning curiosity into practical innovation!” adding that she said, “This offline voice-controlled system 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.”
What does Ridit’s Jarvis do?
The name Jarvis is quite familiar with Marvel fans, from the Iron Man films, where ‘JARVIS’ is the AI assistant created by Tony Stark to help him manage his technology and control different systems. Kumawat’s version brings a small, practical slice of that idea into a regular bedroom.Kumawat mounted the device beside his room’s switchboard, so he can control appliances just by speaking. It can switch lights on and off, run a fan, and activate room presets such as Study Mode and Goodnight. A preset lets one voice command set up several appliances together, instead of flipping each switch by hand.Showing the demo, Ridit said, “I think this is one of the craziest things I have ever built because this tiny device can control my whole room,” said Kumawat. “Let me show you. Jarvis, what can I do for you? All lights off. All lights are off. Fan on. Fan turned on. Good night. Good night, sir. Study mode on. Study mode turned on. Fan off. Fan turned off.”He further added, “The craziest part is that this works completely offline, unlike other devices like Google Home and Alexa. So, privacy on top. I mean, isn’t this better than that? I know it is”.
This works without an internet connection
What really sets this setup apart is that it doesn’t need the internet at all.Popular assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home usually rely on cloud services to understand voice commands. Ridit’s Jarvis is built to work offline instead. So you can control your appliances without your voice commands ever being sent to outside servers.Working offline also gives the project its own charm, especially for people who just want simple smart-home convenience without depending on an internet connection.
