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an annual innovation festival organised by Engineering Good
T4G 2022
T4G 2022
Tech For Good (T4G) is an annual innovation festival organized by Engineering Good that celebrates the use of technology to find innovative solutions for people with disabilities.
T4G 2022 consists of 30 teams, 30 mentors and 6 problem statements. The 6 problem statements are: Independent Wheelchair Transfers, Audible Phone Calls, Independent Creative Photography, Social Communication Bot, Liquid Volume Indicator and Bowling Mechanism. Youth innovators team up with skilled-mentors and community partners to create holistic solutions. Throughout the course of learning, innovators build empathy, learn about accessibility and its challenges directly from members of the community, and gain new prototyping skills.
Here are some inventions from 30 entries from student inventors!
Braille inspired syringe
Braille inspired syringe
Measuring Liquid Volume
Dispensing precise amounts of medication is often a tricky guessing game for people with visual disabilities who may struggle to see the small measurements printed on a syringe.
Thus, the team designed a 3D-printed syringe holder that guides the user to draw precise amounts of fluids through touch, feeling for the thick lines that work like Braille.
The product, which won the Most Impactful Award, can also benefit those who may need to draw liquids in dark places or tight corners where their view of the syringe is obscured. The team hopes to refine the product and develop new sizes to fit an insulin pen or other commonly used syringes.
The codes for the braille inspired syringe are open source and others can use the codes and design the product even better.
36 wheelchairs
36 wheelchairs
Independent Wheelchair Transfers
People with mid-stage Motor Neurone Disease (MND) typically have insufficient upper body strength to transfer themselves from their wheelchair to a toilet seat. Currently, most people with MND rely on the help of family members and external caregivers, which sometimes could be challenging if their caregivers are elderly or unavailable. Solutions could help scenarios demanding independent transfer, such as moving from the wheelchair to the bed.
36 wheelchairs makes use of hooks and sliding mechanisms, allowing independent wheelchair transfers to occur!
(photos taken from team's instagram page @36wheelchairs)
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