A collaboration with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign & Georgia State University
2018 Design Competition
Stand
1st Place
Judy Kong
California College of Arts
The TechSAge Design Competition chose Judy Kong from the California College of the Arts as the winner with her entry named "Stand." Stand is a cane with a compressible mechanism designed to assist older adults in sitting and standing.
Stand
StabiliTeeth
Finalist
Alexander Hasnain, Than Huynh, Cody Guldner, and James Nie
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
StabiliTeeth is a tremor-reducing, electric toothbrush that aims to support self-care and independence among people who experience tremors, such as those with Parkinson’s disease, ALS, & stroke.
MS Assistant is a health and wellness self-management app that assists individuals aging with multiple sclerosis (MS). This evidence-based app helps users track their symptoms and share health data with providers. MS Assistant was developed as a dissertation project by Ljilja Ruzic Kascak, who recently graduated with a Ph.D. in Industrial Design from Georgia Tech. Ljilja was also awarded a mobile application seed grant from TechSAge.
MS Assistant App
PULSE
Finalist
Robert Quinn, Andrew Gibson, Connor Collins, and Bruce Haantjes
Virginia Tech
Designed for individuals with chronic back pain, PULSE is a tactile response system that monitors posture through a compression fit vest with embedded sensors and a mobile app. The student designer worked with residents at a local retirement community to develop the concept.
Kristin Anderson, Long C. Ho, Victoria Peskin, and Aditya Sharma
University of Washington
Students developed a device that makes cutting food easy for everyone, especially people with mobility in one arm or with limited muscle strength. The Swivel Station allows the user to cut food with the press of a button, which automatically turns on a re-wired electric knife.
