Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija by Sophia Neill

Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija by Sophia Neill is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Churana Iñikik Kamay Competition Category.

FierruChurana Iñikik· 2021

Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija

by Sophia Neill

Client: Victoria University of Wellington

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Churana Iñikik Category

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The Design

About Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija

Qillqa Simi: Czero nisqaqa, unquykuna mast'arikuyta pisiyachinapaq ruwasqa, chukchisqa apana kaqmi. Kay sortijaqa khuyuyanmi, apaqpa makin uyanman qayllaptin, ama llamk'anankupaq yuyarichispa. Uno rinrichaqa otaq q'ipichaqa, kay sortijawan mana waskhawan tupaspa rimanakunku, kay karunchayta reqsinankupaq. Sortijaq ukhunpin kachkan huk apachiq, huk chaskiq, huk khuyuchiq, yawarpa purinanta qhawaq riqsichiq, ruphaynin qhawaq, huk pisi umalliq (microcontroller) hinaspa huk pila. Qali kaymanta willakuykunaqa, huk tupachisqa aplicaciónman apachikun, chaymi makikunata mayllanapaqpas yuyarichin. Kay churakunaqa uchuychamanta, mana rikhurispa ima.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Czero Ñawpaq Ruway: Qali Kaymanta Qhawana Sortija yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

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