Run by Nesta and supported by IBM, the Longitude Explorer Prize 2017 set out to challenge school pupils to use the Internet of Things to tackle health issues.
Our objective was to inspire the next generation of inventors, designers, engineers and explorers to improve STEM skills and entrepreneurial skills as well as developing an understanding of how they can utilise the technology (IoT) for social good.
Sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know about future challenges.
A water bottle that monitors water intake and will remind you if you need to drink more.
Combining fitness with gaming, the team created a web app and compatible device that gives users real life rewards for doing fitness activities. The rewards are aimed at gamers and would include in-game currency, paid apps for free and vouchers. They were a runner-up in the Prize.
A button carried by students with a mental health disability. When clicked it sends a direct signal to a teacher’s wristband, telling him/her that the student has a problem or needs to leave the lesson, giving them a notice discreetly and allowing them to provide help.
SeeO2 is a wearable wristband that detects the amount of pollution in the air around the user. It links to an app on the phone, where people can view the statistics and enter their start and end destination. The app will then calculate the safest, cleanest air quality route. The SeeO2 aims to protect people from dangerously high pollution levels. They were a runner-up in the Prize.
An app for young people and their families with recipes and exercises that can be done during cooking.
Soothe is a system to help people who suffer from panic attacks. A wristband that monitors a person’s stress levels will trigger a number of useful calming measures to help the user focus on their breathing and calm down. Research showed that this solution could potentially benefit war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who could benefit from non-medicalised help to manage their mental health. They were a runner-up in the Prize.
A wearable device that alerts people when someone is having a panic attack. When the notification has been sent, methods of calming down display on the screen such as breathing exercises. Similarly on the receiver’s watch or phone, methods of helping the person are displayed.
A stress ball that allows users to fidget with it. Using pressure sensors, collected data can be transferred via Bluetooth to your phone or a computer to analyse when most stressful moments happened. This will enable users to analyse what situations cause stress and how to prevent or manage it.
A system of sensors around the homes of older people to track their daily routine. If someone is acting out of the ordinary a chosen person can be informed. The product aims to support people with dementia.
Encouraged young people to develop a new generation of satellite applications for social good.
Supported young entrepreneurs to change the world with AI enabled tech.
Challenging young people to use technology to create an app, product or service to improve the world
Challenged young people to develop innovative, practical solutions that use the Internet of Things to improve health and wellbeing of people.
