Possible Problems to Solve
Physical challenges – Do you know someone with a physical challenge? What can you do to improve their quality of life?
Problems with knee, maybe making a kneecap or brace to improve quality of life.
World events, state events, local events – What can you do to improve the world around you?
Covid, make a mask, Water Filter
Your car, house, and personal possessions – What problems do you observe?
Bugs and maybe losing them can be a problem, maybe a bug zapper or a tracking device.
Global issues (renewable energy, lack of clean water, world hunger, poor health care) – What are the current issues? What is working well and what needs to be addressed?
Water Filters for clean water, Car Filter for Exhaust to handle pollution.
Your day at school – What problems do you observe (for example, cafeteria efficiency, textbook distribution, access to technology, access to outdoor space, safety, physical building inefficiency)?
Mini Heater/Cooler for classrooms to help with temperature.
Portable Projectors for teachers whose projectors are out of commission.
Extracurricular activities – How do you spend your free time? What would make your participation in hobbies, clubs, and/or sports teams more enjoyable or easier?
Comfortable padding for football innovation
Knee, Shin, Elbow Guards? Maybe a better innovation
Indoor and outdoor activities – How can you improve a necessary or leisure activity (brushing your teeth, preparing a meal, playing video/board games, studying, cleaning your room, gardening, mowing the lawn, cleaning gutters, storing unused belongings)?
Any automatic lawnmower(like a Roomba)
Your part-time job – How could you make it better or easier to perform?
An app that changes work schedule based on other events
Seasonal activities – What problems do you observe during different seasons?
Allergies, maybe a natural remedy? Headphones that act as ear warmers.
A better world – What can be done to make the world a better place?
Low Maintenance food, Edible clay
Career plans – What is your favorite subject? What do you want to study in college? What are some of the current problems being addressed in this field?
Science, Biomedical Engineering, Silent Whistle, or Emergency button to contact Police.
Safety – What can be made safer?
Sports Equipment built to handle tackles during games.
Cost – What is too expensive?
Cheaper but equal or better alternative Computer Screens for Laptops
Your household chores – What chores do you do around home? What would make them easier or less time-consuming?
Dishes, Cleaning, All-in-one cleaning solution
Don’t you hate it when you have to do chores
I wish I had a machine do it for me
Life would be better if machines could do these tasks for me.
Answers
Strength-Related Problems can happen to construction workers and movers?
A Brace or Exo-suit of sorts that can help with strength?
https://www.cnet.com/news/the-suitx-exoskeleton-gave-me-crazy-strength/
https://spectrum.ieee.org/sarcos-guardian-xo-powered-exoskeleton
Lawnmowing is a long task too, maybe it can be automatized?
Any automatic lawnmower in which you can choose precise spots on your lawn to mow and basically map out what to cut?
Cold Temperatures can be irritating to deal with, maybe a mini heater?
A Portable heater to take with you on the go? (Pocket-Sized? Backpack Sized?)