Meet Study Sloth: An AI Study Buddy That Takes Care of the Busywork

Description and use

Study Sloth consolidates lecture recordings, PDFs, lab records, and notes into organized, timestamped study materials, flashcards, quizzes, and lab manuals, streamlining exam preparation.

Problem

Students struggle to consolidate lecture recordings, PDFs, lab records, and notes scattered across multiple places, leading to wasted time and missed marks.

Outcome

Study Sloth streamlines the preparation process by turning disparate study materials into organized, timestamped notes, flashcards, quizzes, and lab manuals, reducing the time spent on setup and increasing focus on learning.

Workflow

• Upload syllabus to create units and topics
• Upload PDFs to generate structured notes with page references
• Upload or record lectures to produce timestamped transcripts and unit notes
• Generate flashcards, quizzes, and likely viva questions from notes
• Create lab manuals from experiment titles and outputs, linking them to the study deck
• Review and export the study deck for study
• Use the local app, hosted workspace, or lightweight notes page depending on privacy and resource needs

Evidence

Study Sloth is a study workspace that does the setup work, so you can get to the learning sooner.

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Turns it into a timestamped transcript and notes by unit

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Builds a lab manual from your experiment titles, using your real outputs when you have them.

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Python, FastAPI, SQLite, and plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

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I used GitHub Copilot in VS Code while building and debugging.

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