A new cooking gas alarm and SMS system has been developed by a group of young innovators, technologists and engineers that aims to prevent fire accidents due to gas leaks.

The system deploys a gadget developed by a Bhubaneswar-based company 'Robotic Wares' that sends an SMS to the owner's mobile phone in case of a gas leak. The system can detect leaks either from stove or the rubber pipe.

CEO of RoboticWares Kushal Nahata said, "We are trying to make the common man's life more simple and secure. We are targeting military, medical, consumer and industrial sectors as a potential market for robots."

He said that about 7,000 people suffer burns every year because of accidents relating to cooking gas leak. He added that the fire can be prevented with the help of remote gadgets as users can switch off the cylinder after getting the alert message.