Rob suffered a concussion while playing ice hockey.
"I was hit in open ice. Apparently, I did a backflip in the air and was unconscious for about 30 seconds. It was a pretty big hit. Honestly, if it wasn't for the (safety) protocols that they had in place… I think my story would be very different today”, he recalled.
Joshua was frustrated because of the problems he had to face while getting on and off the plane when going abroad with physical reduced mobility. He felt that they could be at least partially solved. So he took action, as he was tired of waiting for transferring equipment and specialist assistance when flying.
So after five months of research and development, Joshua came up with Able Move, in 2018. It consists of a device “between a sling and a seat” that can be hoisted in and out of a wheelchair and plane seats.
Cooking, or even just boiling water, can be dangerous when the person suffers from dementia.
That’s why Michelle built a device, Sensistove, to help the user know if the gas stove knob is switched on or off. This gadget can be attached to any gas stove with knobs, detecting if it is on or off. At the same time, it will send an SMS to the caregivers, so that they can call the stove user and remind them to switch off the stove or letting them know if it has been on for too long.
Frederick’s grandmother has been a wheelchair user for over a decade. Initially, she was able to walk a short distance, but then she stopped being willing to leave a wheelchair after slipping and hurting her leg.
Because of this, she ended up developing several pressure ulcers had developed on her back and thighs. Frederick noticed this and decided to find a solution.
Lewis’ parents, Dawn and Andy, always tried to get their son to cycle with them and with his brother Cameron. They came up with ideas such as using straps to attach the boy’s hands to the handlebars and his feet to the pedals. However, Lewis still needed his wheelchair, because, without it, he felt uncomfortable.
So the family had to carry him around each time they reached a destination, which became harder the older Lewis became.
Frenalytics is a patented online software that works as a medical portal, therapy tool and analytics tracker specifically designed to help people with neurological deficits on their road to recovery. Thanks to data analysis, it provides the user with a personalised treatment. It can be used by families and/or facilities. The software also stores patients’ medical records and features online therapy sessions.
“[CRI] is a rowing program that’s basically trying to cater to people who are Olympians, but also paralympians and children and people with disabilities. They had a variety of projects for us to work on. I worked on a project that created a glove for people who had weak grip strength or things like that. So they can keep rowing even if their hand gives out. You’re making something with your hands, which is a skill not a lot of people our age have.
Markus and his wife had spent a lot of time and money trying to fight his son’s condition so that his reading and writing would improve. However, they weren’t finding a solution.
“I saw my son suffering”, Markus confessed.
So, in 2002, the professor took action and set out to build the solution himself using his computer science expertise. “I thought there must be a way to develop software to treat dyslexia based on our experience as computer scientists,” he said.
Zach was a master degree student at Victoria University School of Design when he used 3D printing technology to invent a dynamic, shock-absorbing scaffold fitted under the nose-shaped facade to anchor it against accidental movement.
He was driven to build this solution when he learned that people who had to wear prosthetics after injuries or surgery faced a second trauma – having their prosthetic accidentally knocked off during tasks such as playing sports or being jostled in busy spaces.
Robbie Cooper, born in 2000, in the UK, was a high school student who developed, in 2018, a 3D printing diabetic pump. He was inspired by diabetic students.
Robbie’s design technology teacher gave him the idea for this device because he attends courses about diabetes in order to support students with the condition.
The teenager accepted the challenge and started talking to diabetic students and also got in touch with a diabetes nurse, in 2017.
Ana Paula Silveira and Alvaro Zermiani are both blind. So when Ana Paula got pregnant, she wasn’t able to see her ultrasound. That’s when her doctor had the idea to make a 3D printing model from the ultrasound so that the couple could feel their baby.
Emergency Mask Pod consists of 3D printing case that contains a mask that protects the lungs of someone trapped in a fire until they were rescued.
In 2013, the student read about a story about a mother who had to drop her two-year-old son from the second story of a burning building in order to save him from dying from some inhalation.
This made Alexis think that had to be a better way. So she started to think about how to come up with a device that would transport the mask that would protect the lungs of someone trapped in a fire until they are evacuated from the spot.
Amos Dudley, born the USA, in 1993, is a college student who 3D printed his own aligner, 2016, to help correct his crooked smile. It’s cheaper than using the braces prescribed by the dentist.
"Then it was just a matter of animating them into their correct positions. measured the total distance of travel, and divided it by the maximum recommended distance a tooth can travel per aligner. Each frame of animation was baked into a new STL model”.
Jakob always loved to tinker and create things. He works with CAD designs and 3D printing. Because the boy’s father works in product development, he has access to a 3D printer at work. So Jakob soon started using a modelling program to craft designs at home. He would then email the plans to his father, who would print them at work, and bring home the printed versions the next day.
Jamie got this device when he was 10 years old. However, not having the left hand never stopped him. “Jamie was born without one hand but he honestly never made an issue of it. He still does everything any other little kid would. He’s always been out playing and enjoying himself with friends”, the father explained.
To benefit from Zumbudda, users must register, purchase credits (the system works on a pre-paid top-up system, but the first five minutes are free) and they can then connect with experts in real-time (they must accept your invite before charges apply).
Flying Doctors Nigeria consists of a medical emergency service that specialises in air ambulance, medevac, remote site medical solutions, and infrastructural development and training.
Gifted Mom consists of a messaging platform that connects pregnant women and mothers to healthcare services providers. It gives the users several services: programs to moms and pregnant women, including maternal education, access to family planning and contraception services, information on when and how to vaccinate children safely, also allowing them to book appointments, find labs and babysitters and also to compare different health insurances.
Asidu has been an inventor since he was a little boy and has developed several different gadgets for different purposes, all of them to make life easier. The eating machine, one of the devices he invented, is a powered system that has a spoon attached, that goes up and down so that a person with no arms can get the food in their mouth.
A self-taught person, he was no degree but has is own company. Some companies have taken an interest in his gadgets. Asidu just wants to keep working on his inventions.
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