If you think that the concept of Ant-Man in the films - where a human can interact with insect and get it do things as per his wish - is far-fetched, the works of Abhijeet Satani is a good place to start. In one of his experiments, he guided the cockroach left and right just with his mental command with help of an apparatus mounted on the insect's back!

But that's not what Satani is clinging to - the whiz-kid from Ahmedabad, who already has four patents to his name in as diverse fields as human-machine interface to stopping acid rain, is trying to apply his innovation for improving healthcare.

We got very good results in computer-aided prosthetics. Our claim to fame was to install an artificial leg in a five-year-old child in Australia who had lost the limb. The child was able to control his leg as normally as possible. We are now supplying such advanced limbs to many across the globe," said Satani, who is now working with a city-based hospital for testing his wireless electroencephalogram (EEG).

Satani said that he wants to work with neuro-surgeons to get the EEG during neuro surgeries to give real-time feedback on the surgery. "We have to get several permissions for the same. But once the system is tested and used in operation theatres, the surgeons will get real-time feedback on the operation and the person will not require repeated procedures," he said.

Satani doesn't hold a bachelor's degree. "I was always interested in research and after a few months in a city-based engineering college, I decided to pursue my interest after encouragement from my family and set up a lab for my experiments. I am happy that after four patents, I have got invite from many top institutions across the globe for collaboration," said Satani.

But Satani is now collaborating with Gujarat Technological University (GTU) and iCreate for his experiments and innovations. "We have offered our lab to Satani for his new projects. The university had also helped him to get a patent," said Prof Navin Sheth, vice-chancellor of GTU. "He has shown interest in pursuing express BTech where the course could be completed in less than four years' time. The university will also support him in doing so."