Cutting-edge AI applications
We build production-grade systems where modern AI meets domain rigour — from indigenous LLM tooling to multimodal inference for real-world deployments.
Building intelligence
for inner wellbeing.
Manas AI is a research platform at the intersection of physics-informed AI, consciousness science, and human-centred design — developing systems that sense, model, and support the dynamics of mind.
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What we do
Four directions, one philosophy.
We believe the next leap in AI will not come from scale alone, but from a deeper grounding in physics, awareness, and the lived human body. Manas AI pursues four research thrusts that share that conviction.
Models for physical AI
We embed conservation laws, symmetries, and physical priors directly into learning systems — enabling agents and instruments that reason about the material world with integrity.
Consciousness-based research
Drawing on Indic traditions of inquiry into the mind, we model attention, awareness, and reflective experience — building a rigorous bridge between phenomenology and computation.
Low-cost AI-powered devices
We design human-centred instruments — affordable, non-intrusive, and culturally grounded — that bring contemplative and clinical insight within reach of every household.
Service verticals
Mind is dynamic. Wellbeing tools
Mind is dynamic. Wellbeing tools
should be dynamic too.
An indigenous, scalable platform for cognitive, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing — designed for educational institutions, wellness centres, and research facilities.
01 / Attention◐
Attention
Models instability, restlessness, and task disengagement.
02 / Stress◑
Stress
Captures arousal, anxiety, and emotional recovery.
03 / Sleep◒
Sleep
Tracks rhythm, routine regularity, and recovery.
04 / Meditation◓
Meditation
Measures breath, stillness, and quality of practice.
05 / Guidance◉
Guidance
Culturally rooted AI for reflection and mentorship.
Now open · Internships 2026
Join the lab.
Join the lab.
Work on the edge.
We're inviting curious, rigorous, hands-on interns to work alongside our researchers on questions that matter — from consciousness science to physical AI to the devices that take this work into the world.
Track · 01
Meditation & Consciousness Research
Computational modelling of attention, awareness, and reflective experience — bridging contemplative phenomenology with measurable signal.
Cognitive science
Signal analysis
Sanskrit / Indic studies
Track · 02
LLMs & Indigenous Language AI
Build retrieval and reasoning systems over Indic knowledge — fine-tune, evaluate, and ship LLMs that respect classical texts.
PyTorch
RAG
Evals
Track · 03
Physics-Informed & Physical AI
Embed conservation laws and physical priors into learning systems — for embodied agents and physiology-aware models.
PINNs
JAX
Inverse problems
Track · 04
Human–Computer Interaction
Design and prototype the interfaces — wearable, mobile, ambient — that bring AI into daily practice without disrupting it.
UX research
Prototyping
Field studies
Track · 05
AI for Healthcare & Wellbeing
Multimodal pipelines for affect, attention, arousal, and sleep — validated against real-world clinical and contemplative settings.
Biosignals
Time-series ML
Clinical eval
Track · 06
Embedded Systems & Devices
Help shape SakshiSense and the next generation of Manas AI devices — low-power, on-device inference, sensor fusion, firmware.
C / C++
Edge ML
Sensors
Send a short note describing your work, a project you'd like to pursue, and the track that most excites you. We read every application.
How it works
A four-stage architecture for the inner life.
STAGE 01
Sense
Wearables and mobile interfaces collect multimodal data — non-intrusively.
STAGE 02
Infer
AI models estimate physiological and mental states with calibrated uncertainty.
STAGE 03
Guide
Personalised feedback rooted in cultural wisdom and clinical evidence.
STAGE 04
Learn
Privacy-preserving, research-grade datasets that advance the field.
Flagship device
SakshiSense — a quiet witness to your practice.
An AI-driven meditation companion that gently reflects attentional stability — without disrupting practice or imposing predetermined outcomes.
- Non-intrusive design — no headgear, no pressure points.
- Affordable sensing that adapts to your personal baseline.
- Breath, posture, and rhythm distilled into an Attentional Stability Index.
- Available as a phone app or a lightweight dedicated wearable.
"We do not measure the mind to control it. We listen to it carefully — so that intelligence, both human and artificial, can grow in dialogue with awareness." — The Manas AI philosophy
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Let's build the
science of inner life — together.
We welcome collaborations with universities, research groups, counselling centres, schools, hospitals, and technology partners who share our commitment to rigour and care.
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