Bengaluru Techie Builds 'Kidnap' Button for Spontaneous Weekend Adventures

• Pankaj, a Bengaluru software engineer, created a device to add spontaneity to his weekends.
• The 'kidnap' button, when pressed, books an Uber to a random interesting place in the city.
• The device uses a physical digital push button connected to a Raspberry Pi and a Python script.
• Pankaj has used it 11 times, always resulting in positive experiences, like visiting a 110-year-old wrestling pit.
• An AI agent, using OpenStreetMap APIs and Pankaj's interests, selects the destinations, with plans to add food exploration.