Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit by Sophia Neill

Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit by Sophia Neill is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award in Dizajni i Teknologjive të Veshura Competition Category.

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Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit

by Sophia Neill

Client: Victoria University of Wellington

Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award Winner in Teknologji e Veshur Category

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The Design

About Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit

Czero është një pajisje e mbajtshme e krijuar për të reduktuar përhapjen e infeksioneve. Unaza vibron kur dora e mbajtësit i afrohet fytyrës, duke dhënë një kujtesë për të mos e prekur atë. Një vath ose varëse komunikon pa tel me unazën për të ndjerë këtë distancë. Brenda unazës gjenden një transmetues, një marrës, një vibrues, një sensor optik i rrjedhës së gjakut, një sensor temperature, një mikrokontrollues dhe një bateri. Të dhënat shëndetësore dërgohen te një aplikacion i lidhur, i cili gjithashtu jep kujtesa për larjen e duarve. Aksesorët janë të vegjël dhe diskretë.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Hekurt A' Design Award

Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit është fitues i Çmimit të Hekurt A' Design Award, një njohje prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të mira që plotësojnë kërkesat profesionale e industriale që priten nga krijimet e dizajnuara mirë. Fituesit e Hekurt shfaqin aftësi të madhe, specializim të lartë, kuptim ekspert dhe kapacitet krijues të autorëve të tyre. Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit pritet të jetë një krijim shumë i vlerësuar, i admiruar e i dashur, praktik dhe inovativ. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Hekurt A' Design Award integron praktikat më të mira të industrisë dhe ka karakteristika teknike të afta, të lidhura me njohuri dhe talent. Czero Unaza për Monitorimin e Shëndetit respektohet për përpikërinë e tij dhe është dizajnuar për të ofruar përmirësime të cilësisë së jetës që ndihmojnë ta bëjnë botën një vend më të mirë.

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