In 2017, Indore Zoo became the first smart zoo of India. Tourists could receive interesting facts about animals and birds when they came near them. Tourists were to install a free app named Accio – which showed interesting information about the animals. This made tourists appreciate the beauty and uniqueness of each and every animal, resulting in more immersive experience. Bluetooth and IoT technologies were used to make this happen. The project was launched in collaboration with a startup launched by 2 IIT Indore Computer Science Graduates, Shikhar Bansal and Ravi Shankar Bharti.
