Dubai's Global Grad Show has put out a call for ideas to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the most eye-catching proposals.<br />"Locabox" is a communal delivery depot where drivers can drop supplies to several addresses at once, managing their risk of exposure. Residents would collect their items at assigned time slots.
Dubai's Global Grad Show has put out a call for ideas to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the most eye-catching proposals.
"Locabox" is a communal delivery depot where drivers can drop supplies to several addresses at once, managing their risk of exposure. Residents would collect their items at assigned time slots.
Grad Show COVID-19 open call. Maud Chevallier and Jospehine Baros, L'ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique
"Qenqo" is a hygiene station for remote areas, giving isolated people access to sanitation.
"Qenqo" is a hygiene station for remote areas, giving isolated people access to sanitation.
Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Qenqo" by Social Chain, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
"Handl" is a portable grip handle to allow users to avoid direct contact with potentially contaminated surfaces with their bare hands.
"Handl" is a portable grip handle to allow users to avoid direct contact with potentially contaminated surfaces with their bare hands.
Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Handl" by Catalina Lotero and Felipe Guarin, Keio University.
"Touch" is a system of stick-on sensors that alarm when a wearer is about to touch their face, potentially reducing the risk of transmission.
"Touch" is a system of stick-on sensors that alarm when a wearer is about to touch their face, potentially reducing the risk of transmission.
Global Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Touch" by Anna Teachout, Georgia Institute of Technology.
"Steam Nurse" is a smart locker that cleans the clothes of hospital staff with chemicals and ultraviolet light.
"Steam Nurse" is a smart locker that cleans the clothes of hospital staff with chemicals and ultraviolet light.
Global Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Steam Nurse" by Ruth Manzanares, Lucia Pejerrey Florian, Jessica Porras Real, Jose Paredes Alarcon, Deivid Yabar Gamarra, Universidad Privada del Norte.
"Farewell Suit" is a protective outfit that would allow family members to visit dying relatives without risk of infection.
"Farewell Suit" is a protective outfit that would allow family members to visit dying relatives without risk of infection.
Global Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Farewell Suit" by Hector Mendoza Alvizo and Maria Jose Alvarez Estrada, Tecnologico de Monterey
To help reduce waste of precious fresh food supplies, "Fresh Tracker" is a system for organizing produce, feeding information on expiry dates to the user's smartphone.
To help reduce waste of precious fresh food supplies, "Fresh Tracker" is a system for organizing produce, feeding information on expiry dates to the user's smartphone.
Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Fresh Tracker" by Sheung-Hung Lee and Ziyuan Zhu, MIT
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Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Solar Tunnel" by Giuseppe Ciardella, Saverio Tavernese, Walter Agostinelli, and Andrea Marchionni, College des Ingenieurs, Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino.
"Interactive Design Barrier" is a device to allow for people in quarantine to safely interact with others, potentially reducing loneliness and improving mental health.
"Interactive Design Barrier" is a device to allow for people in quarantine to safely interact with others, potentially reducing loneliness and improving mental health.
Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "Interactive Barrier Design" by Xincan Yang and Daheng TongWe,
"ECHOO" is a system that uses headsets to re-socialize people once lockdowns are over, through techniques such as lowering volume when in close proximity to others to encourage interaction.
"ECHOO" is a system that uses headsets to re-socialize people once lockdowns are over, through techniques such as lowering volume when in close proximity to others to encourage interaction.
Grad Show COVID-19 open call. "ECHOO" by the Design Incubation Centre (DIC) at the National University of Singapore.