Cybernetics

Explore 4 award-winning designs tagged Cybernetics on A Design News.

Designer: Team JIZAI ARMS Work: Supernumerary Robotic Limb System Tag: Cybernetics

Jizai Arms

Jizai Arms is a supernumerary robotic limb system worn on the body. The system consists of a wearable base unit with six terminals and detachable robotic arms, each with five degrees of freedom. The arms can be attached and removed quickly, so wearers can exchange arms with one another. Exterior parts are produced by three-dimensional printing, which allows complex shapes and reduces weight. The arms are operated through a half scale model moved by hand, and the posture of the model is applied directly to the robotic arms.

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Designer: Harpreet Singh Sareen Work: Nanosensors Inside Plants Tag: Cybernetics

Argus

Argus is a water quality monitoring system based on a living plant. Nanosensors are injected into the leaves, where they remain within the intercellular space. The sensors produce a visible glow of a specific light wavelength. When lead from the surrounding water reaches the leaves, the glow is reduced, indicating that the water contains impurities. The plant samples water continuously and needs no electricity. A result appears within fifteen minutes to two hours, which is faster than laboratory testing.

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Designer: Meta Mecha Team Work: Metamaterial Prosthetic Liner Tag: Cybernetics

Meta Mecha

Meta Mecha is a prosthetic socket liner made from mechanical metamaterials. The liner is generated from a 3D scan of the residual limb and from pressure data collected during walking, so the mechanical surface follows personalized medical requirements. Meta Mecha is 3D printed in elastic TPU on industrial printers. A pressure sensitive material changes color when pressure exceeds the tolerance limit, showing the user that the liner needs replacement. Replacement is simple and economical, and it supports the gradual deformation of the residual limb.

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Designer: ARBO design Work: Wearable Exoskeleton Tag: Cybernetics

ExyOne Shoulder

The EXYONE is the first exoskeleton totally designed in Brazil and full produced with the local technology. It is a wearable exoskeleton, with focus on the industrial environment and allows the operator's effort reduction in until 8Kg, improving the safe performance and reducing injuries in the upper limbs and back. The product is designed specifically for the local market worker and its biotype needs, being accessible in terms of costs and customizable for different body kinds. It brings also the IoT data analysis, which allow to improve the worker's performance.

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