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Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ by Jiawei Gu, Zhu Pengcheng and Song Wei

Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ by Jiawei Gu, Zhu Pengcheng and Song Wei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ዲጂታላውን ኤለክትሮኒካውን መሳርሒ Competition Category.


ነሓስኤለክትሮኒክስ ንተጠቀምቲ· 2026

Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ

by Jiawei Gu, Zhu Pengcheng and Song Wei

Client: Shanghai Ling Universe Technology Development Co., Ltd.

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኤለክትሮኒክስ ንተጠቀምቲ Category

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The Design

About Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ

ስፓርክ ሊንግ (Spark Ling) ንቆልዑ ዝኸውን ተለባሲ ናይ ትምህርቲ መሓዛ እዩ። እዚ መሳርሒ 106 ግራም ዝምዘን ኮይኑ፡ ካብ ABS ዝተሰርሐ ኣካል፡ ማግኔታዊ ሽፋን፡ ከምኡ'ውን ናይ ድሕነት መቆለፊ ዘለዎ ናይ ክሳድ መእሰሪ ኣለዎ። 2.83 ኢንች ዝዓቐኑ ወረቐት ዝመስል ስክሪን ናይ ዓይኒ ጻዕቂ ይንክይ፡ ድምጺ ቀዳማይ ዝገበረ መተሓላለፊን ክልተ ብምትንካፍ ዝሰርሑ መልጎማትን ድማ ነቲ ምውስሳእ ቀሊል ይገብርዎ። ኣብቲ መሳርሒ ዝካየድ መስርሕ ልዕሊ 100000 ኣቕሓታት ይለሊ፡ ናይ ድምጺ ቃና ድማ ብውሽጣዊ መንገዲ ይምርምር፡ እዚ ድማ ንውልቃዊ ሓበሬታ ምሕላው ይድግፍ። 1600mAh ዝዓቕማ ባትሪ ክሳብ ሸውዓተ መዓልታት ኣብ ተጸባይነት ክጸንሕ የኽእል። ትምህርቲ ምስ ክውንነታዊ ኣቕሓታትን ናይ ደገ ምድህሳስን ዝተኣሳሰረ እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Spark Ling ተለባሲ ናይ ቆልዑ መምሃሪ መሳርሒ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Unlike isolating tablets or distraction-driven smartwatches, Spark Ling introduces relational edtech. Spark Ling redefines children's learning by combining video-based mentors, object-driven discovery, and emotionally intelligent AI. As the first children's device to integrate Cambridge-grade tutoring, interactive cultural figures, and a voice-first interface with a paper-like display, it reduces screen exposure while expanding access to top-tier education. Co-created character mentors enhance engagement and promote equity, delivering both emotional support and academic growth to every child, everywhere.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions: Width 7.7 cm, Depth 8.2 cm, Height 1.4 cm. Weight: 106 grams.
Anti-glare 2.83 inch paper-like screen minimizes visual strain. Equipped with dual 500MP and 800MP cameras for enhanced capture capabilities.
Tags
GenA Companion, Multi Agents, Wearable EdTech, AI Personification, Relational memory, Proactive agency and Relational memory
Production Technology
Lightweight Wearable Design: ABS body weighing 106 grams with magnetic case and neck strap, featuring dual 5MP and 8MP cameras and dual box speakers.
Multimodal AI System: On-device processing enables recognition of over 100000 objects using computer vision and performs emotional voice analysis based on pitch and timbre, all locally for enhanced privacy.
Energy Efficiency: 1600mAh battery with ultra-low-power display driver and 2.83 inch paper-like eye-care screen allows up to 7 days of standby time.
Seamless Connectivity: Supports 4G, SIM, and Wi-Fi connections. Noise-canceling microphone array enables real-time outdoor learning with intelligent agents.
Design Challenge
Overcoming Child Cognition Abstraction and AI Personification Was Pivotal
Decoding Authentic Needs
Children express needs through fragmented cues, such as sighs or random photos. We integrated vocal emotion computing (pitch and timbre analysis) with context-aware vision to transform these ambient signals into teachable moments, such as triggering tutoring after a sigh during homework or explaining ecosystems through a leaf photo.
Personality-Driven AI Pedagogy
Relational memory and proactive agency drive personalized learning experiences.
Research
Spark Ling applies harvard and MIT frameworks to develop systematic thinking and character growth.
Spark Ling incorporates the thinking routines of Harvard Project Zero, guiding children to build structured cognitive models through interactive learning strategies (source: https://pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines). For character development, it adopts the CCR Framework-Knowledge, Character, and Skills-developed by the Center for Curriculum Redesign at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This three-dimensional approach supports balanced growth across knowledge acquisition, skill-building, and values formation (source: https://curriculumredesign.org/about/our-team).
Inspiration
Spark Ling combats Generation Alpha’s screen dependency and creativity decline by turning the physical world into a hands-on classroom. Powered by Ling OS, it offers context-aware mentors like Darwin for nature discovery. Its 106g ergonomic design includes a tactile interface, paper-like display, and object recognition. With SIM/4G and safety controls, kids explore freely and learn everywhere.
Project Duration
Started in Beijing in June 2024, completed in Beijing in May 2025, and awarded the Red Dot Award in Germany in June 2025.
Operation Flow
The lightweight body, 106 grams, includes a detachable magnetic lanyard with a built-in safety buckle, ensuring secure and wearable use for children. Tactile interaction is central to the experience. The AI Camera Button allows single press object capture with over 100000 items recognized. The Mentor Call Button enables voice or AI Face time to summon the learning companion.
Patents
Patent 1
Patent Pending. Application No. CN2025301576366. Applicant:Shanghai Ling Universe Technology Development Co., Ltd. Year: 2025. Jurisdiction: China.
Patent 2
Patent Pending. Application No. CN2025211219919. Applicant: Shanghai Ling Universe Technology Development Co., Ltd. Year: 2025. Jurisdiction: China.
Patent 3
Patent Pending. Application No. 30/009,457. Applicant: Shanghai Ling Universe Technology Development Co., Ltd. Year: 2025. Jurisdiction: United States.
Team Members
Gu Jiawei, Zhu Pengcheng, Song wei

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