Meet the Teams
Check out the teams and the life-changing projects they are working on.
Projects will be updated on this page as teams advance through the stages of development.
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Concept
Working Model
Prototype

Makers UP
Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay
Uruguay
A low-cost, portable and compatible harness designed to fit on the back of a chair and reduce the load a caretaker/caregiver, or individual in a wheelchair themselves, must carry when transferring seats.

Adaptive Flute for One Hand
Vanderbilt University
United States
A flute-attachment system that enables individuals with one arm and/or fewer than 5 fingers on one hand to cover all instrument holes so they can play independently.

Innovation USFQ
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Ecuador
An affordable and intuitive mioelectrical transradial prosthesis designed to control a 3D printed hand. Offers a delicate and powerful grip.

9ariden
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P)
Morocco
An accessible application that solely uses visual icons and audio notes and is intended to serve as an intermediary between banks and users to assist illiterate individuals with financial literacy.