Eshita Priyadarshini and Kunal Singh from the Industrial Design-Product Design discipline have conceptualised and designed these products.
Two students from the National Institute of Design (NID) have designed products for the rural and semi-urban masses which are both cost effective, light weight and easy to assemble.
Eshita Priyadarshini and Kunal Singh from the Industrial Design-Product Design discipline have conceptualised and designed these products.
While Priyadarshini's design of 'low-cost 12-channel ECG machine' aims at cutting down medical cost for the masses at large, Singh's design of 'do-it-yourself solar water purifier' is aimed at providing water from natural resources to villages facing scarcity in water supply or who have to travel far to get potable water.
Explaining her design and concept, Priyadarshini said "Currently, an individual has to shell out Rs100-500 for one-time ECG test or report. The idea was to cut down this cost to Rs10-15 only, especially in emerging markets such as the Asian market, where it can be extended primarily into the rural areas. While designing the ECG machine, aspects such as usability and cost differentiation from the current product available in the market had to be considered."
Priyadarshini designed the machine while working for 6 months with GE Healthcare, Bangalore. Her ECG machine, besides being cost effective, is also light in weight as compared to the bulky machines available in the market and also has a very clear screen and ECG printouts to understand and read the patient's health report.
The engineering prototype of the same is under construction in China for further tests and experiments.
On the other side, Singh's compact sized do-it-yourself solar water purifier is his commitment to designing new sustainable solutions as a whole and not just a product.
He said, "As I started working with ICARUS firm I was briefed that a water purifier needs to be designed keeping in mind provision of pure water to millions of people using solar energy and minimal cost of construction. After lot of research, tests, experiments and round-ups of the market for low-cost manufacturing products, I have come up with a purifier that has the capacity to provide 8 litres of water per day for a single family of four by utilizing 8 hours of sun during clear skies."
Currently, Singh's project is taken to the next level, to make a bigger purifier that can use the sun to provide water to at least 50 people.
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