# Koode + Parayu
AI-Powered Hospital Intake System (Edge AI for Public Healthcare, Kerala)
Source document: koode_parayu.docx
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## Overview
Koode + Parayu is a fully offline, edge AI-based hospital intake and navigation system designed for high-volume government hospitals.
- Parayu → AI-powered symptom intake kiosk (voice-first, Malayalam supported)
- Koode Bot → ESP32-based robot for patient navigation
The system replaces manual reception workflows with structured AI-driven triage.
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## Problem Statement
Government hospitals face severe intake bottlenecks:
- Overloaded reception staff handling hundreds of patients
- No structured triage → incorrect department routing
- No symptom history passed to doctors
- Elderly patients struggle with navigation
- No epidemic pattern detection
This is primarily a workflow inefficiency problem.
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## Solution Architecture
### Components
| Component | Function |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| Parayu Kiosk | AI-based symptom intake |
| Koode Bot | Physical patient navigation |
| Doctor Dashboard| Pre-consult clinical summaries |
| SQLite DB | Patient records + analytics |
| MQTT Broker | Communication layer |
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## Key Features
- Fully offline operation (no cloud dependency)
- Malayalam, Hindi, English voice intake
- Structured AI-driven clinical interview
- Automatic department assignment
- Real-time doctor dashboard
- ESP32 robot navigation via MQTT
- Symptom aggregation for epidemic detection
- Privacy-first architecture
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## AI Stack
### Models
| Model | Role |
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Gemma 4 E2B (Q4_K_M) | Clinical reasoning + reports |
| Whisper (faster-whisper small) | Speech-to-text |
| RAG System | Context injection |
### Why Gemma 4
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