Prototypes for humanity

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Get involved in the design of your living space with the help of WithWithout. This AI construction tool helps overcome the technical limitations associated with building design giving inhabitants more control over the development of their home environment.

With the Wellbie app patients suffering from autoimmune diseases can manage their condition effectively. It tracks symptoms then provides data which helps the user understand their disease and manage their condition with personalised care, leading to improved treatment outcomes.

Helping immigrant communities overcome language barriers, Jemi Nje is an app which enables conversation. Speaking into the device then flipping it delivers a translation, making conversation more natural and expressive as the users can look at each other rather than a screen.

This innovative radiation shield means we no longer need to rely on heavy toxic lead to keep patients and healthcare workers safe during medical imaging procedures. Made from lightweight, low-cost bismuth the shield can 3 printed for a perfect fit.

EQUALITY:How to create better opportunities for those in need? How can technology support self confidence? Empower individuals with disability or in underprivileged positions through technology. Link in bio: view all 'Equality focused solutions from Prototypes of Humanity 2022

Second Harvest is a food preservation system which protects nutrients while retaining flavour. This revolutionary storage container holds food in a CO2 enriched atmosphere, extending shelf life up to 6 times longer than traditional refrigeration, using minimal energy.

Has AI become our master? This interactive installation subverts the presumed hierarchy of man and machine. Being asked the questions, we start to wonder; ‘Is AI alive?’ #prototypesforhumanity

Noah is an indoor chair that transforms into a lightweight, puncture-proof life raft with onboard first aid kit and paddle with handles to grip onto, attach a cord to, or link multiple rafts together. Saving lives and helping people is high flood risk areas to reach safety.

Measuring the water quality in our threatened wetland ecosystems is an urgent task. Float is an autonomous robotic device, designed to measure and share data safely and efficiently, putting the power to improve conditions into the hands of those most affected by them.

Could we capture plastic waste at river level & prevent it from spreading over the oceans? Project TrashBoom,does that. Using locally sourced materials, low-tech & open-source user manual, it’s led to over 800 tons of river plastic being collected &processed in India &Indonesia.

Up to 40% of fruit and vegetables in Pakistan are wasted post-harvest due to their short shelf-life and transport delays. Farmality is an efficient and cost-effective farm-based device producing premium dried food products, thus reducing waste. #prototypesforhumanity

The monotone nature of type makes reading comprehension difficult due to lack of expression, leading to poor learning outcomes. Expressive typeface improves reading comprehension by highlighting specific words with phonologically expressive fonts. #prototypesforhumanity

Rwanda lacks the infrastructure to recycle plastic, also struggling to afford 3D printer us-age due to the high cost of imported filament. This open-source project will enable users to reduce their plastic footprint by turning plastic bottles into affordable 3D printer filament.

When the natural blinking mechanism fails, eyes become painful and vulnerable to infection. BlinkAid is a non-invasive medical device that induces artificial blinking and tear secretion, vital mechanisms that protect the cornea from dust and dirt. #prototypesforhumanity

Traditional home-birthing products are cumbersome and impractical, women frequently opt for the more medicalised hospital system. Leya improves the experience of homebirths by empowering mothers to choose labouring positions they find most effective. #prototypesforhumanity

Most consumer flood products are inadequate & costly, meaning communities in flood prone areas remain in significant danger of drowning or becoming stranded. An indoor chair that transforms quickly into a lightweight, puncture-proof life raft with onboard first aid kit & paddle.

Carbon-eliminating technology is expensive & often inefficient, dis-incentivising businesses to capture their emissions. This battery captures CO2 from high emitting industries while monetising the variation in cost of electricity, making capturing CO2 financially sustainable.

The ageing population & consequent shortage of caregivers,is leaving the elderly alone & vulnerable to making unwise purchasing decisions. Carebase aims to create a healthier lifestyle for the elderly by helping them choose healthcare products that are appropriate to their needs.

Lack of accessible at-home pregnancy tests,deprives visually impaired women of privacy & independence. FDA approved test can be used without sighted assistance.APT has a mechanism that translates the result into vibrations,that can be felt when pressing a button on the device.