Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja by Sophia Neill

Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja by Sophia Neill is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award in Nosive Tehnologije Competition Category.

ŽeljezoNosiva Tehnologija· 2021

Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja

by Sophia Neill

Client: Victoria University of Wellington

Željezna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Nosiva Tehnologija Category

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The Design

About Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja

Czero je nosivi uređaj namijenjen smanjenju širenja infekcija. Prsten vibrira kada se ruka korisnika približi licu, podsjećajući ga da ga ne dodiruje. Naušnica ili privjesak bežično komuniciraju s prstenom kako bi se detektirala ta udaljenost. Unutar prstena nalaze se odašiljač, prijamnik, vibrator, optički senzor protoka krvi, senzor temperature, mikrokontroler i baterija. Zdravstveni podaci šalju se u povezanu aplikaciju, koja također daje podsjetnike za pranje ruku. Dodaci su mali i diskretni.

The Recognition

About the Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaratelja. Očekuje se da Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. Czero Prsten za praćenje zdravlja se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvalitete života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Czero is a wearable device that vibrates when your hand is near your face reminding you not to touch it which would reduce transmission of infections notably. The ring is linked to an app that tracks your health and also alerts you to wash your hands before turning off.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sizes vary between accessories.
Tags: Ring, technology, travel, safety, health, app, covid 19
Production Technology: Inside a ring is a transmitter, receiver, vibrator, Photoplethysmography sensor (PPG), Negative Temperature Coefficient (NTC) sensor, Arduino and battery. The earring/pendant transmits and receives information wirelessly to the ring. When the ring and earring/pendant are close, the vibrator in the ring is activated until moved away. The PPG sensor tracks the blood flow under the skin. Body temperature is monitored through a NTC sensor. The Ardunio and transmitter sends this information to the app.
Design Challenge: This project began when challenged at university to create a new interaction that had some relevance to the Covid 19 pandemic. Sophias solution to this challenge was to remove the interaction of touching the face as 80% of infections are spread this way.
Research: Sophia began research by looking at Covid 19 and understanding the root of the issue. As Covid 19 is not predicted to be the only pandemic, Influenza is posing an increasing threat as we are expected to enter a post antibiotic era, where life threatening infections are deemed untreatable. To be able to successfully reduce the spread Covid 19 and other infections, Sophia chose to design an affordable product for a large target audience but majority travellers.
Inspiration: Covid 19 and Influenza viruses have a rapid transmission rate which causes a huge threat when we are without vaccinations or cures. Although washing our hands has been encouraged during this time 80% of infections spread from touching our faces. Czero is a prevention tool intended for travellers. This diminishes overseas transmission and reduce a potential pandemic down to an endemic.
Project Duration: This project was completed by a third year Industrial design student with Victoria University of Wellington during the Covid 19 lockdown period in New Zealand.
Operation Flow: Czero utilises pre existing technology in a revolutionary way, with the power to significantly reduce the spread of Covid 19 and other threatening infections that may arise in the future. This concept has considerable relevance to the current global crisis, increasing the demand for innovative and feasible designs. The ring and accessories are discrete, small and aesthetically pleasing which is rarely seen in healthcare products. Not only does this product break the dangerous habit we have of touching our faces, it also tracks the state of the user and informs them when they may have contracted an infection.
Image Credits: Chat Roulette, Single Friend, 2019