The James Dyson Award national winners have been chosen. The national winners are announced ahead of the international stages.
The awards celebrate innovations of young people across twenty-nine markets worldwide, created thanks to Sir James Dyson’s commitment to show the world changing potential of engineers.
The winning inventions with country of origin are as follows:
Australia – Airlift
A pneumatic patient transfer device to protect the well-being of healthcare workers.
Austria – Orbit Mouse
An alternative computer mouse designed to prevent work-related repetitive-strain injury and strengthen key muscle systems.
Belgium – Ivvy
A portable alternative to the IV pole that is intuitive for healthcare worker or patient use and monitors the patient through data, allowing them to be assessed from home.
Canada – Taco
An accessibility tool aimed at people with limited hand mobility, for example due to diseases such as Parkinson’s, or who are inexperienced to prepare food for cooking.
China – CareRare
A clinical screening machine that assess a patient for rare genetic diseases alongside their probability to affect the user using an algorithm developed by the creators.
France – Nobsolete
A three piece, multipurpose kitchen utensil designed for easy replacement of individual sections to improve overall longevity of the device.
Germany – TrashBoom
A scalable floating barrier for the collection of rubbish in rivers to prevent their entering the ocean, it boasts locally-sourced materials and open-source blueprints.
Hong Kong – O_Oley
A biomedical device to reduce ocular stress and assist in eye health to stop the development of glaucoma.
India – EpiSHOT
A re-usable alternative to the epi-pen that can be quickly reloaded and operated using a single hand.
Ireland – Méadú
An interactive mathematics device for aspects such as time tables, created to reduce maths anxiety in students aged 7 to 12.
Italy – Argo
Designed to increase the autonomy of visually impaired swimmers by using vibrations to signal their turn and orientation, also open-source.
Japan – Air Talk-Starter
A device to signal the direction of communication from another person for hard-of-hearing individuals.
Korea – The Rotary Safety Hook
A safety device designed to increase the ease of passing through a vertical level of scaffolding and reduce falling accidents on construction sites.
Malaysia – MA-Pencil
An ergonomically designed, multifunctional pencil set with weighted gripper to guide the independent writing of autistic children.
Mexico – ATL-59
A water-saving system specifically designed for vertical housing.
Netherlands – BREATHE
An installation system designed similarly to a window for the purpose of improving air quality in small living spaces.
New Zealand – Hatch
An accessible medical bassinet to reduce the physical demand on a parent experiencing limited mobility and pain while maintain parental proximity.
Philippines – Brakong
Designed for breast cancer survivors this lightweight, external breast prosthesis is made from 3D scans and an aquatic plant with antimicrobial properties.
Poland – SmartHeal
A smart pH sensor integrated into a wound dressing to assess wound condition and detect infection. It is precise, affordable, scalable and avoids tissue disruption.
Singapore – REHABIT
Stroke therapy devices to guide the patient in correct and safe physical therapy, independently of a medical professional.
Spain – Hoops
Luggage designed to increase the autonomy of wheelchair users when travelling, it attaches to the wheel’s axis.
Sweden – Hemi
A therapeutic toy that encourages a fun and engaging version of at home exercise for children with arm-hand motor disabilities.
Switzerland – Zest
With the ability to be engineered based on personal physical ability, the 3D knit and 3D printed shoes are designed people with cerebral palsy.
Taiwan – Moses
A cycling helmet designed to translate audio road information into dynamic language for riders who are hard-of-hearing.
Thailand – KomilO
An automatic system that increases the chances of artificial insemination of dairy cows by analysing their estrus conditions.
Turkey – PhysioCircle
A smart vest training system to teach the correct physiotherapy method for chest physiotherapy in people with respiratory diseases.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) – FireOut
A system designed for regions that suffer from recurring outbreaks using environmentally-friendly methods to control wildfires.
United Kingdom (UK) – DotPlot
A breast health monitoring tool to remind and guide the user through a breast health check.
United States (US) – Airy Scoliosis Brace
A scoliosis brace that can be adjusted to accommodate the users body and future growth.
