Thanks…and Stay Tuned!
Thank you to everyone who entered and voted in this year’s contest. Watch this space for announcement of the finalists who will compete for the $25,000 Grand Prize.
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Since Tech Briefs magazine launched the Create the Future Design contest in 2002 to recognize and reward engineering innovation, over 15,000 design ideas have been submitted by engineers, students, and entrepreneurs in more than 100 countries. Join the innovators who dared to dream big by entering your ideas today.
Read About Past Winners’ Success Stories
Special Report spotlights the eight top entries in 2023 as well as past winners whose ideas are now in the market, making a difference in the world.
Click here to read moreA ‘Create the Future’ Winner Featured on ‘Here’s an Idea’
Spinal cord injury affects 17,000 Americans and 700,000 people worldwide each year. A research team at NeuroPair, Inc. won the Grand Prize in the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest for a revolutionary approach to spinal cord repair. In this Here’s an Idea podcast episode, Dr. Johannes Dapprich, NeuroPair’s CEO and founder, discusses their groundbreaking approach that addresses a critical need in the medical field, offering a fast and minimally invasive solution to a long-standing problem.
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DO YOU READ A LOT ?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ A FANCY BOOK A FICTION OR A NOVEL , SITTING OR SLEEPING ?
IF SLEEPING HAVE YOU EVER FELT THE ACHE IN YOUR ARMS WHILE HOLDING THE BOOK ?
Linac-MR systems are poised to revolutionize radiation cancer therapy in the very near future. These systems will allow real-time 3D tracking during radiation therapy in order to optimize the radiation delivery to the cancer tumor, while the patient moves and breathes (something not possible with current technologies).
WHEELED WALKER
• What problem does your design idea solve?
I'm a seventy four year old veteran. I use a walking cane. I see a lot of vets that use a walking device and I ask them why they need it. Most, myself included, complain about joint pain,
Our defacto hardware tool to interact with computers is the mouse. Be it a mousepad or a handheld mouse, it is the one and only tool – along with the keyboard - we all use to make our daily work in computers.
DrRho is a medical tele-presence robot under development at Vyas Labs. It provides a robotic base with human environment maneuverability and a set of robotic manipulators, together with telemedicine modalities of electronic stethoscope, blood pressure, temperature, ECG and pulse-oximetry. It also provides the doctors’
PERSONAL*IZ EDITION (pronounced Personal-Eyes)
CONTEST CATEGORY: CONSUMER PRODUCTS
CONTEST ENTRY: Augmented Reality for Consumers - The BROWZ*A/R (Personal*IZ Edition)
ENTRY SLOGAN: “The KEY to What You SEE”
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APP FEATURES
Augmented-Reality to display consumer PRODUCT archives;
This is a conceptual design for a nanomotor driven attachment used in low flow shunts. The motor itself is driven from natural proteins found in the body,
CONTEST ENTRY: Augmented Reality Helmet Controls - The BROWZ*A/R (Rugged*IZ Edition)
ENTRY SLOGAN: “The KEY to What You SEE”
APP FEATURES
Augmented-Reality Display and Control in Hands-Free Environments;
Augmented-Reality for WorkZone SAFETY Standards (OSHA, UN);
[Suit Environments: sterile, hostile, extreme,
The product consists of a walker assistant with the ability to be folded, reducing its size and optimizing transportation. The walker has a pair of central axes linking the three main elements of its structure: the two legs and handle. The legs are telescopic allowing extension and height adjustment.
CONTEST CATEGORY: MACHINERY/AUTOMATION/ROBOTICS
CONTEST ENTRY: Augmented Reality to Control Machines - The BROWZ*A/R (Mechan*IZ)
ENTRY SLOGAN: “The KEY to What You SEE”
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