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How design and technology are meeting the need to maintain health,
safety, purpose and wellbeing at home in light of the pandemic.

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REPORT OVERVIEW
O
PURPOSE
This report was compiled by Springwise in
partnership with Aritco to explore how the
COVID-19 pandemic is shaping life within the
home. It offers valuable insight into key trends,
the latest technologies and innovations from
across the globe that reveal how our living
environments are rapidly changing.
CONTENT
This report explores the future of the home
through the lens of consumers and the innovators
working to meet their evolving needs. In particular,
how a desire for well-designed hygienic, calming,
and purpose-driven solutions are reimagining the
home, and how the home ecosystem is changing
to incorporate all facets of daily life.

4 A Message From Aritco — Next Level Living

5 A Message From Springwise — #InnovationForGood
6 Reimagining What a Clean, Safe and Sustainable Home Looks Like
22 An Evolving Home Ecosystem to Stay Healthy and Connected

INNOVATIONS
CLEAN, SAFE AND EVOLVING HOME
SUSTAINABLE HOME ECOSYSTEM
12 Artistic Air Purifier 30 Modular Home Office
(Sauberair) (MUTABOR)
13 Antibacterial Ceiling Fan 31 Optimised Video Presentations
(Nanyang Technological University) (All Turtles)
14 Ceiling Air Purification 32 Data Encryption Device
(Armstrong World Industries) (Winston Privacy)
15 Energy-Harvesting Windows 33 Remote Respiratory Monitor
(US Department of Energy) (Turtle Shell Technologies)
16 Infrared Home Heater 34 Virtual Travel Tour
(Koleda) (Visit Faroe Islands)
17 Circadian Lightbulbs 35 AI Music Therapy
(TUO & University of Washington) (Muru Music Health)
18 Antibacterial Modular Room Kits 36 Grocery Voice Ordering
(MINIWIZ) (Carrefour and Google)
19 Sanitising Shelf 37 AR Art Viewing Tool
(Umeå Institute of Design & Electrolux) (Etsy)
20 Contactless Lift Panels 38 Predictive Maintenance Platform
(Techmax Solution) (Augury)

Air Heat Light Touchless Work Health & Shopping

Wellbeing

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NEXT LEVEL LIVING

N
Innovation has been at the core
of Aritco’s values since the
company was founded in Sweden
in 1995. Over the years, we have
revolutionised the lift industry with
a simple idea – opening up spaces
for everyone by improving mobility
everywhere and blending efficiency
with aesthetics. We call it “Next
Level Living”. We design our lifts
based on the company’s focus
on Scandinavian design, smart
functionality and safety, and we
have manufactured and installed
them in more than 35,000 private
homes, schools, offices and retail
stores around the world.
retrofitted into almost any home,
the Aritco HomeLift went on to
win a Red Dot Product Award
2017 and a Gold Medal at the
European Product Design Awards.
It was also nominated for the Best
Domestic Design category at the
Wallpaper* Design Awards, was
named a finalist for Stora Design
Priset (Great Design Prize) 2017
and was one of five finalists for
the Grand Award of Design by
Teknikföretagen and Svensk Form.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant
that a high percentage of the
world’s population has spent most
ecosystem. The research and
development team at Aritco has
been working hard integrating some
of these innovations, particularly
the use of antibacterial UV light into
the design of both the public and
commercial lifts, as well as the home
lifts, to adapt to this “new normal”.
We hope you enjoy this deep-dive
into the global innovations that
will shape our homes in 2021 and
beyond. Watch this space for news
from Aritco about how our lifts will
continue to revolutionise how we
move around our homes in safety,
comfort and style.

In 2016, the design team at
Aritco turned its attention to the
domestic setting and launched
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of 2020 confined to our homes
which have become hubs for work, David Schill
exercise and education as well as Marketing Director, Aritco Lift
leisure. Design and technology aritco.com

the Aritco HomeLift, taking
residential accessibility to a new
level. Designed as a customisable
piece of furniture that can be
#InnovationForGood
have driven new innovations that
support the evolution of the home
into a clean, safe and sustainable
space with an integrated, digital
Despite the unprecedented
disruption in how we all now live,
we at Springwise have been
laser-focused on the positive
innovation that has come in
response to the global COVID-19
pandemic. Some of the most
promising solutions we’ve seen
have been targeted at the home
environment, as you’ll see in the
pages that follow.
But first, a few words about
Springwise and what we do.
We are the world’s leading
idea-spotting network and we
have been publishing the most
interesting business innovations
since 2002. Our mission is to be
the place of record for innovations
that matter — to spot the
innovators, the entrepreneurs, the
original thinkers, the disrupters
and the outliers from across the
developed and developing world
and to bring these new ideas
to a wide readership. Access to
Springwise’s daily innovations,
and extensive database of over
10,000 solutions, is now free for
all, via our website, daily and
weekly email newsletters, and
the Springwise Innovation
smartphone app.
Above all, what drives us is to be
a force for good in a world that
needs all of the positive inspiration
it can get. This is why our focus
is on #InnovationForGood — the
solutions aiming to solve the
most pressing problems with
sustainable and purpose-driven
ideas. Along with our parent
company Re_Set, a London-
based boutique consultancy
for disruption, innovation and
sustainability, we are a proud
Certified B Corporation and
members of 1% For The Planet. We
take a purpose-driven approach
to all of the work we do, including
what you’ll find in this report,
which we’ve proudly compiled on
behalf of our friends at Aritco.
The development of sophisticated
technology has been making homes
smarter, safer, and more sustainable
for several years now. But, as
with most things, the pandemic
has accelerated existing trends
while spurring brand new ones —
including a hyper-focus on health
and wellness and the urgent need
to adapt our living environments
to co-exist with where we now
work and shop from on an
increasingly frequent basis.
Such drastic shifts are not easy
to adjust to, especially under the
fog of a deadly health crisis and
the anxieties that it provokes. But
based on history and what we’ve
seen in 2020, the most important
innovation often comes out of
times of great hardship. We
hope you find our take on the
future of the home informative
as well as inspirational.
Justin Sablich
Editor, Springwise
springwise.com
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REIMAGINING WHAT
ANTIMICROBIAL
AND TOUCHLESS

A
A ‘CLEAN AND SAFE’
Many designs are
beginning to include
are likely to remain a
constant, especially for

O S
HOME L OKS LIKE
touchless options, for
both ease of use and
increased sanitation.
people desiring a return
to in-person work and
leisure activities. Already,

O
High traffic zones of the designs, materials and
home with frequently processes previously
As we spend more time at home, there’s a desire for well-designed contacted objects now associated with and
hygienic solutions to ensure a safe environment and a turn toward require layouts and used predominantly in
arrangements that can commercial and public
stress-relieving, calming, and purpose-driven solutions. incorporate additional places have become
layers of safety practices relevant to and required
and procedures. in peoples’ living spaces.
Pre-pandemic,
wiping noses on As people try to keep Experts predict that
tissues rather than their distance from each the wet tissue and wipe
sleeves and washing other while indoors, market will increase
hands when working in living spaces, too, are by more than ¤5.3
the kitchen were fairly being reconsidered for billion by 2024,A with
prosaic measures for maximum efficiency and the nascent global
health. Most people safety. Even with the antimicrobial coating for sterilisation and antimicrobial
followed them most possibility of a vaccine market expanding to disinfectant. Innovators characteristics into
of the time. Since bringing relief from ¤4.1 billion by 2025.B are already looking everything from clothing
early 2020, however, the need for extreme This growth is driven in beyond household and edible films on fresh
the concept of what shielding and isolation, large part by significant cleaning products produce to personal
constitutes clean (and high levels of hygiene increases in the need and incorporating devices and wall paint.
safe) underwent rapid,
radical change.

The home has now

gone beyond simply
being a place to As well as what we the rest of the home, its
relax, eat and spend
time with family. It INDOOR AIR touch, what we breathe
has come under
gadgets and occupants’
way of life.
has become a place
of work, a ward for QUALITY increased scrutiny.
Dealing with urban Industry standards
illness, a vacation smog was a good continue to intensify
destination, a centre training ground for as the characteristics of
of education, the technologies and COVID-19 become
local fitness centre systems now required better understood.
and more. As within almost every Amongst the
scientific knowledge building, residential worldwide community,
of COVID-19 and commercial. comprehension that this
grows, consumers is unlikely to be the last,
are responding Air purification is fast or only, global pandemic
by adopting new becoming a household in modern times is
behaviours and imperative, and even slowly seeping into our
adapting old more so for families with collective consciousness.
approaches. Every vulnerable members of This understanding
item that enters the all ages. Systems and further drives demand
home is viewed now devices that work on for devices that are no
through a lens of everyday moulds, dust longer a luxury nor for
extreme hygiene. and asbestos must now city dwellers alone. By
Where has it been? work on microscopic, 2027, the international
Who touched it? How infectious virus particles. air purifier market is
much risk is everyone And they must expected to attain sales
comfortable with? seamlessly integrate with of ¤18.2 billion.C

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HOME
COMFORTS
No one can forget the
images of mountains
brought into view for the
first time in decades, wild
animals roaming city
streets and water clarity
that hadn’t been seen in
a lifetime, all because
humans were staying
indoors. With our activity
increasingly confined
to the spaces in which
we live, comfort and
wellbeing have
commandeered more
attention. Far from being
an extravagance for those
with time to spare, health
and wellness at home
have become foundational
to our survival.
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A SENSE OF
PURPOSE
With additional time to for waste-to-energy
consider how and why programmes, starting
things are done the to garden, eating root
way they are, people to stem, composting
around the world spent and reducing waste,
a significant amount consumption done in
of time in lockdown and for the home is
contemplating their increasingly tailored for
environmental impact. wellbeing. And not just
The home has become individual wellness.
a canvas for sustainable
experimentation. The concept of doing
no harm to the
Against a backdrop surrounding environment
of decline in many
other industries,
has moved out from the
hiking trails and wild
renewable energy
grew in 2020. By 2025,
campsites to everyday
purchasing, activities
renewables are predicted and commitments.
to become the largest Individuals in vast
Health at home used to Designers and architects In replicating functions source of electricity numbers are now
mean general safety are following the mass that used to take place generation worldwide, considering the effects
features for those with exodus from city centres elsewhere in the thus finally knocking of their actions on
limited mobility. Now the to homes with community, house and coal off the top spot in communities, societies
concept encompasses innovations that go far garden improvements the energy market.E and the Earth itself. And
a host of additional beyond single-use must meet a despite broad and deep
aspects. Telemedicine structures or devices. considerable list of As part of a global move levels of isolation across
programmes reach more Research into sensory criteria. Ease of use towards climate-neutral almost every nation, the
vulnerable, isolated inputs combined with and ability to integrate behaviours, individual sense of being connected
individuals than ever developments in with other household choices are heightening to a greater good helps
before, with the global material science appliances are of the focus on materials, sustain many people,
telemedicine market size contributes to multi- particular consideration. functionality and whether or not they
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projected to grow by layered designs centred Incorporating wellbeing carbon emissions. From are living alone, as
23.5 per cent by 2026.D on end-users’ comfort. into home hubs of choosing biodegradable part of a family or in
With mental health care Naturally grown activity requires well- packaging to advocating shared spaces.
gaining parity with ingredients and designed solutions that
physical care, everything sustainable practices are provide surprising and
from the impact of widely viewed as unexpected amounts A Technavio Research, November 2020
the built environment necessities, particularly of functionality via B Antimicrobial Coating Market Report | Reportlinker.com, November 2020
C Global Air Purifier Market Report | ResearchAndMarkets.com, November 2020
to how we work is as access to nature was minimal climate and D Telemedicine Market Report | Kenneth Research, November 2020
being improved. so reduced in 2020. spatial footprints. E Global Renewable Energy Report | International Energy Agency, November 2020
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CLEA
AN, SAFE AND
SUSTAINABLE HOME
O

Air Heat Light Touchless

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WHAT WHAT
Air purifier doubles Eco-friendly ceiling
as attractive home fan that kills germs
decor
WHO
WHO Nanyang
Sauberair Technological
University
WHERE
Taiwan WHERE
Singapore
CONTACT
biz@sauberair.com CONTACT
lesterkok@ntu.
edu.sg
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AN INVISIBLE AIR PURIFIER
DISGUISED AS A PIECE OF ART
The Sauberair FLAT eliminates a wide range of pollutants in the air, using
BLADELESS CEILING FAN USES LESS
minimum power, while also being hidden from view. ENERGY AND KILLS MICROORGANISMS
A newly developed system is capable of cooling a small room at twice the
The Taiwan-based Despite its compact
TAKEAWAY speed of a conventional fan whilst only using half the energy.
company Sauberair has appearance, the
made a conscious effort Sauberair FLAT is
to disguise their latest capable of cleaning a Easy integration within a Researchers at the cools people around it.
invention as home décor, 19-square-metre space household is essential for long- Nanyang Technological In addition, an LED
TAKEAWAY
creating a sleek air within 12 minutes. The term adaptation of many of the University, Singapore lamp in the centre of
purifier that looks like app will alert the user emergent devices and (NTU Singapore) have the fan provides light Conventional ceiling fans
wall art. when the filter, which can technologies. Designing for developed a ceiling fan in different temperatures contribute significantly to
be easily removed, must beauty as well as function is one capable of cooling a of white. An ultraviolet residential electricity consumption.
The Sauberair FLAT is be replaced with a new of the best ways of doing that, small room at twice the light source also helps During one month of trialling
just three and a half filter press-fitted in. FLAT and something the FLAT achieves speed of a conventional to kill microorganisms Vortec at the Co-Op Café at the
inches thick and uses a reliable non- through its slim shape. It also fan (about 100 cubic such as bacteria and NTU Innovation Centre, which is
disguises itself as a woven fibre material filter helps make it more accessible for meters per minute), viruses, to reduce the the size of a four-room apartment
custom piece of wall art that guarantees high use in smaller living spaces. With whilst using just over half spread of diseases (90 sqm), utility costs were
that can be hung around dust-holding capacities. mental and physical wellness the energy (42 watts through the air in reduced by an estimated 50 per
the home, while also now tied so directly to our compared to 75 watts). confined spaces. cent. Additionally, the UV
eliminating a wide range This means that it has homes, purpose-driven LED lamps, produced by
of pollutants. The air a longer lifespan and solutions must contribute The Vortec fan works In addition, an LED Seoul Viosys, achieved an
purifier can be easily the airflow will not directly to a calming by sucking cool air from lamp in the centre of impressive 99.9 per cent
controlled with an reduce rapidly when sense of safety while below the fan, diverging the fan provides light in disinfection of COVID-19.
accompanying app accumulating mass providing flexibility the heat and moisture different temperatures Home appliances that
and with built-in amounts of dust. The in their installation from those sitting of white. An ultraviolet can both save money
smart sensors. FLAT purifier’s intakes and and application. underneath. Its UFO-like light source also helps to by using less energy
automatically monitors exhausts are built around shape allows air to be kill microorganisms such and create a safe home
the air quality and the sides, keeping the showered outwards from as bacteria and viruses, environment are likely
reacts to provide a front face intake for the top of the spinning to reduce the spread of to be in high demand in a
fresher and healthier the art, which sits in a vortex, creating an air diseases through the air post-COVID world.
environment. wooden frame. curtain that falls and in confined spaces.

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WHAT WHAT
Ceiling panel Window prototype
system that purifies harvests energy
indoor air and cools in-door
environments
WHO
Armstrong World WHO
Industries US Department of
Energy
WHERE
United States WHERE
United States
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CONTACT
jenniferjohnson@ CONTACT

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armstrongceilings. nrel.gov
com

CEILING PANEL SYSTEM WITH

ULTRAVIOLET AIR PURIFICATION
The system removes 97 per cent of pathogens in the first round of cleaning, bringing
WINDOWS THAT BECOME SOLAR
healthcare-quality disinfecting capabilities to working and living spaces. CELLS WHEN HEATED
Windows are in development that can switch colours when heated by sunlight
Armstrong World Able to remove 97 per
TAKEAWAY to keep buildings cool and act as solar panels at the same time.
Industries has partnered cent of infectious particles
with Medical Illumination from the air with the
International Inc. first round of cleaning, Retrofitting existing buildings Researchers at the the humidity is low,
to create the 24/7 the 24/7 Defend system for new health and safety US Department of the perovskite remains
TAKEAWAY
Defend ceiling and air can be installed in new requirements could very well make Energy’s National transparent and
purification system. The spaces or retrofitted for room for additional innovations Renewable Energy natural light is let in With much of the previous
portfolio of products existing rooms. as building owners consider the Laboratory (NREL) are as normal. But when attention on improving construction
includes cleanable needs of different spaces. Some developing windows the glass reaches sustainability emphasising materials
ceilings and trims, Alongside the new may upgrade every area of a that automatically temperatures between and processes, it is interesting to
AirAssure ceiling panels products, Armstrong nursing home or a brick-and- change colour when 35-46 °C, the vapour see developing interest in windows,
and the VidaShield provides the cleaning mortar operation, whereas others heated and can also causes the perovskite which are crucial to any build and
UV24 air purification and disinfecting guides may find new ways of trading act as solar panels. crystals to rearrange often the crux of a design. A range
system. Used together, for a range of ceiling that require smaller numbers of The thermochromic themselves into of recent innovations focused on
the collaboration brings panels, tile and trim structures. As those decisions photovoltaic technology different shapes, each improving functionality provides
healthcare-quality materials, including are made, collaborations within can block glare and one changing the colour homeowners with additional means
cleaning and disinfecting woods and metals. a community, whether that be reduce the need for of the glass in about of contributing to environmental
capabilities to home and single buildings or a range cooling, while also seven seconds. efforts without sacrificing
office spaces. As communities strive of businesses across harvesting energy from Changing from yellow, comfort or style. And with
to return to in-person geographical areas and the light that can provide orange, red and brown, integrated solar technology,
The AirAssure ceiling meetings within both industries, will become a source of electricity. each colour blocks light windows serve an
panel design reduces work and personal life, more and more to different degrees additional purpose as a
the volume of air that a mix of integrated important to new ways The windows are and cools the room source of energy, helping
leaks out of a space, cleaning solutions of living and working. made from a thin film down in the process. to increase efficiency by
thereby improving the and technological of an emerging solar reducing the need for
performance of filtration improvements are cell material called The NREL team believes panels elsewhere.
systems. The ultraviolet becoming essential perovskite. This is that a prototype
air cleaning technology to the maintenance wedged between two thermochromic
sits behind the ceiling of higher standards of panes of glass, with a photovoltaic window
panels, cleaning the air both public and solvent vapour injected could be developed by
up to four times an hour. private cleanliness. into the gap. When the end of 2021.

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WHAT WHAT
Infrared Circadian
home heater lightbulbs that
reduces energy improve sleep
consumption quality

WHO WHO
Koleda TUO & University
of Washington
WHERE
Switzerland WHERE
United States
CONTACT
koleda.co/contact CONTACT
info@thetuolife.com

CREDIT: TUO
CREDIT: KOLEDA

CIRCADIAN LIGHTBULBS PROVIDE

HOME HEATER USES INFRARED PERSONALISED BODY CLOCK LIGHTING
RADIATION, SAVING ENERGY TUO’s lightbulbs look like most others on the surface, yet contain app-controlled
wavelengths that mimic those that occur naturally at sunrise and sunset.
Using thermal radiation to heat objects directly, this in-door heater uses
around 30 per cent less energy than traditional systems.
Researchers from the internal rhythms are
University of Washington much more powerful
TAKEAWAY
The Solus+, by the a warm house the minute were able to identify a than the light needed to
Swiss startup Koleda, they walk in the door,
TAKEAWAY cell in the retina of the activate s-cone cells. Circadian health directly influences
delivers heat via infrared and prevents them from human eye that signals to Blue light products are sleep patterns, and the ¤3.7 trillion
radiation, whereby heat accidentally leaving the Most home heating systems have the brain when it is time also less accurate global wellness industry A has taken
is transferred directly to heat on while away. not changed much over the last few to wake and sleep. because s-cone cells note. Sleep aids and guides are
the objects in the room. decades – they use a boiler to heat Named s-cones, the react to other colours. now ubiquitous, and the effects of
This uses around 30 per The company claims the radiators, or force warm air through highly sensitive not getting enough, or the right
cent less energy than Solus+ will not lose this vents. They rely on the principle of photoreceptor cells react TUO began selling their quality of sleep, weighs heavily on
traditional convection efficiency over time and convection, which is the transfer to wavelengths of light circadian lightbulbs in many. One of the simplest methods
heating systems. The is both faster and easier of heat from one place to another found at sunrise and November 2020. They of reducing stress lies in helping
heater can be installed to use than traditional by the movement of a fluid that for sunset. This research was work like regular white someone else, and a reduction in
by simply plugging it in, heating systems. this purpose includes air. However, then licensed to the light bulbs when not stress can make it easier to sleep
and is designed as a these systems are energy-inefficient smart lighting company connected to the well, which in turn enhances
smooth, flat panel that According to Koleda and expensive. Thermal radiation TUO, which used it to internet. When general health, making altruism
fits almost everywhere CEO, Maxim Interbrick, heats objects directly, rather create lightbulbs that connected, the one method for improving
in the home, requires no it is high time for a than warming the air around help users fall asleep and circadian bulbs emit overall wellbeing.
ongoing maintenance new way to heat homes: them, making it more wake up naturally. the required wake and
and will not burn out. “As the world moves energy-efficient than sleep wavelengths of
towards renewable convection heating. All What was significant light, as directed by
The Solus+ can also energy sources, and of this translates into a about the researchers’ the accompanying app,
connect to a companion the electricity grid more affordable heating finding was the low level which allows users to
app, which allows users becomes cheaper and system as well. of brightness required to create a custom
to monitor and adjust cleaner, we set out to kickstart the body’s circadian schedule that
the heat of each unit develop an innovative biological clock. Products will calculate the
individually. It also lets solution for currently working with appropriate light modes
users turn units on while environmentally blue wavelengths of light and time exposures
on their way home, for conscious homeowners.” as a means of regulating automatically. A Global Wellness Institute | 2018

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CREDIT: MINIWIZ
ANTIBACTERIAL MODULAR ROOM KITS
WITH SELF-CLEANING UV TECHNOLOGY
The walls are nano-coated with recycled aluminium and have
The circular economy
experts and product
engineering studio
Miniwiz specialise in
transforming post-
consumer waste into
high-performance
materials. Their
Modular Adaptable
Convertible (MAC)
system upcycles such
waste into medical-
grade, antiviral,
antibacterial
modular rooms.
The MAC wards are
lightweight for easy
transport and consist
of interlocking parts to
facilitate rapid assembly.
Each modular room
contains negative
air pressure, which
helps cool the space
and prevent airborne
pollutants from
harming individuals
within the space.
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an integrated ultraviolet self-cleaning system.
The walls are made from
recycled plastic bottles
and are nano-coated
with recycled aluminium.
An integrated ultraviolet
self-cleaning system
works with the aluminium
to create the kit’s
antiviral and antibacterial
properties, which Miniwiz
says reduces 99.9 per
cent of bacteria count
while repelling viruses.
While the MAC kits were
initially developed with
the idea of replacing
makeshift hospital
wards in mind, they are
designed in a way to
be used in a variety of
settings. Using similar
technology and design,
Miniwiz hopes to offer
similar setups to home
consumers and envision
them being used in
restaurants and hotels
as well.
WHAT WHAT
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Modular Adaptable Home shelf
Convertible (MAC) sanitises skin
room system and devices
WHO WHO
Miniwiz Umeå Institute of
Design & Electrolux
WHERE
Taiwan WHERE
Sweden
CONTACT
contact@miniwiz. CONTACT
com registrator@umu.se
SHELVED SANITISATION STATION
DISINFECTS HANDS AND DEVICES
Located at the entrance of the house, the Muhō is a post-COVID home solution
that disinfects devices like smartphones and hands instantly.
TAKEAWAY
With the goal of creating Muhõ comes with 3 UV-C
When not needed for emergency post-COVID home light-enabled shelves
TAKEAWAY
healthcare, the MAC kits could be solutions, a team at to place items such as
ideal working spaces at home or Umeå Institute of phones, keys, wallets, or Efficiency is going to increase as
in offices. The self-cleaning system Design have collaborated sunglasses on. Once an a design priority as many aspects
keeps each room safe for use by with Electrolux to object is placed on the of life change to accommodate
multiple groups and individuals, develop a hallway shelf, a contact-sensor post-pandemic health and safety
and the connectivity makes it sanitisation-station. activates the UV-C requirements. The multiple layers
easy to create pods of multiple light in seconds, killing of risk-assessment and growth
rooms for socially-distanced The Muhõ envisions a any germs that have in numbers of steps of personal
team working. Additionally, as new type of furniture for accumulated on hygiene that surround almost every
remote and flexible employment homes that goes above the items. The lowest daily activity make routines and
arrangements become more of and beyond, to keep shelf has a built-in schedules far more complicated.
a social norm, it is likely that life organised and safe. hands-free sanitiser To combat that drain on time,
home-based professionals Made to be conveniently dispenser, allowing you creators must rethink,
will begin looking for located at the entrance to clean your hands repurpose and invent
something more hygienic, of the home, it allows while your items are new ways of performing
and businesslike, than you to instantly disinfect being disinfected. tasks that are essential
the sitting room couch your device and hands, to the smooth running
for a home office. preventing any potential To add an extra flair to of what has become
germs from entering the design, the Muhõ the incredibly multi-
the house. comes with a smart functional home.
mirror that not only
As UV light acts as a allows you to check how
disinfectant by breaking you look but also gives
down the DNA of any you temperature and
bacteria or viruses, the weather updates.
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WHAT
Contactless lift
panel prevents
spreading of germs

WHO
Techmax Solution

WHERE
India
CREDIT: PHOTO BY SVEN DE KOE ON UNSPLASH, TECHMAX SOLUTION/YOUTUBE

CONTACT
info@techmax.co.in

SYSTEM CONVERTS LIFT PANELS

TO CONTACTLESS
The Sparshless system is affordable and easy-to-install, allowing users
to avoid coming into contact with potential viruses.

The Indian IoT company The Sparshless is

Techmax Solution has
developed a touchless
lift panel, the Sparshless,
that can be retrofitted to
almost any elevator. To
call the elevator, the rider
simply places their hand
below the unit. Once
inside, they can choose
a floor by pointing to the
corresponding button
on the Sparshless from a
distance of around
15-20 mm.
The system is compatible
with all elevators
and aims to be both
affordable and accurate.
It comes with a 4, 8 or 14
button option, but these
can also be customised.
installed next to the
existing panel, which will
makes uninstallation an
easier process as well
should the needs of a
user change.
According to the
company, a commercial
lift button has the
potential to contain a
significant amount of
bacteria. The company
believes its innovation
can play a major role in
preventing the spread of
harmful bacteria where
lifts are in heavy use,
including multi-story
apartments, commercial
complexes, hospitals,
malls and more.
TAKEAWAY
We’re starting to see a world
where almost anything can be
made contactless, from lift panels,
shopping checkouts, home deliveries
and more. Not only would this help
to reduce the chance of accidental
virus transmission and curb
global pandemics, but it could
also help reassure people
to come back to work,
shops and restaurants,
as well as those who are
integrating more touchless
technology in their living
environments. It is also
easy to envision this
particular type of touchless
technology being adapted
to make a wider range of
processes touchless.

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AN EVOLVING
O
HOME ECOSYSTEM
S
Digital connections certainly increased
in 2020, although much of the uptick

TO STAY HEALTHY
in time spent online was due to
changes in working practices.

AND CONNECTED
Businesses large and small found
ways to accommodate and support
the unexpected and long-term need

N
How do we maintain meaningful connections with the outside world
while integrating work, shopping and healthcare into daily home life?
for many employees to work remotely.
With the home, rather than the city
centre, now the hub of daily activity,
everyday routines changed drastically.

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Lunches, doctor’s
appointments, shopping,
school and more went
virtual almost overnight.
Brands able to respond
with agility found new
ways of reaching regular,
and new, customers —
often by providing more
contactless and remote
items and services
while incorporating
aspects of emergency
community care.

Small coffee shops

started delivering
locally and added
essential toiletries to
their menu. Health
professionals provided
care via video link.
Banks set up regular
calls with customers.
By 2025, it is estimated
that at-home
consumption could be
a ¤2.5 trillion market,
with consumer products,
leisure/recreation and
education the top three
areas of expenditure.A

For some companies,

CONNECTION,
the unexpected
downtime meant teams

NOT ISOLATION
had an incredible
opportunity to introduce
solutions to challenges
that had never been
experienced before. So far, what technology mental health conditions. symptoms worse than economically by the
Mixed reality shopping, can not yet do is A mix of stressors appear previously reported.C coronavirus, approached
modular home working replicate the human to be compounding the changes wrought by
spaces, virtual offices, touch. Millions of people the detrimental In response to and global shutdowns with
and myriad telemedicine around the globe were effects the global alongside those changes, imagination and heart.
options brought the separated from loved pandemic is having on outpourings of community Across distances, worries
world into the home. ones for months and peoples’ wellbeing. support focused on and almost constant
Such an acceleration many will remain apart The American reducing isolation and change, innovations such
of digital living reduces well into 2021. Psychological strengthening networks as drive-in opera, online
time-related restrictions Association found that for the most vulnerable. stand up comedy sets,
on when activities Before COVID-19, 78 per cent of adults What came as a surprise DIY-kits and remote,
can take place or be loneliness was a growing say the coronavirus was the wider spread robot-facilitated tours
completed. This is epidemic in some of pandemic is a significant effects that aided in helped establish and

ESSENTIAL useful, yet also

dangerous, when the
the world’s wealthiest
countries. When the
source of stress in
their lives.B Public
uplifting numerous
others, including those
maintain a sense of
connection — different

DAILY divisions between

work, administration
virus forced vast and
immediate restrictions
Health England reports
an increase in the
organising the care. methods from what used
to be the norm, and

EXPERIENCES of the home, health

and recreation are so
on social interactions,
experts predicted an
proportion of people
reporting depressive
Entrepreneurs in the
arts and hospitality, two
highly reliant on virtual
aspects, but inspiring
blurred, if not gone. overwhelming rise in symptoms and with industries devastated pivots nonetheless.

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through the full supply

chain of their purchases. with AI-powered
This led to ongoing refrigerators, coffee
growth in shopping makers, hoovers and
decisions built around dishwashers already
climate neutrality providing households
and a broadened with another level in
understanding of the sustainable efficiency.
means of corporate lip IoT technology is
service and greenwashing. growing at a rate of
The result being that 15 to 20 per cent each
for great numbers of year. F As the range of its
people, carbon neutrality, application widens, so
transparent production too does the collection
processes, inclusivity of associated data, which
and diversity, coupled further compounds the
with hygienic and safe challenges of protecting
transportation, are high online information.
priority requirements
of doing business with The COVID-19 pandemic
a brand. has been a boon to
cybercriminals. By
Further automating November 2020,
delivery logistics assists phishing attempts
in maintaining healthy throughout the year
social distancing, and had increased by 220
the use of robots and per cent. More than half
drones often increases of all fraudulent sites
efficiencies. Such savings masqueraded as some of
could benefit a range of the biggest tech names
companies, particularly on the planet, including
as experts predict that Apple, Microsoft,
online resale will grow by Netflix and Paypal.G
414 per cent from 2019
to 2024.E The continued rollout of

DATA 5G and development of

The flip side, of course, distributed computing

CREDIT: ISTOCK
PRIVACY
of remotely operated is helping build stronger
delivery services is a (and ideally safer) digital
continuing decline in networks capable of
human interactions. handling the greater
Personalisation is one With the nucleus of most Overall, levels of comfort security cameras and activity loads that are
very focused way that peoples’ lives shifting with some automation other devices, combined becoming the norm.
brands are working location, we’ve seen and artificial intelligence, with the growth of fake Even when the health
to assuage that loss. exponential growth namely via virtual news and knowledge emergency has passed,
E-COMMERCE IN A Often dependent on
augmented and mixed
in digital security
requirements. Businesses
personal assistants, have
been rising amongst the
of deep fake
technologies, suddenly
it is likely that the
expansive volume of
GLOBAL PANDEMIC reality technologies,
bespoke experiences
suddenly had to oversee
vastly distributed
general public. Although
privacy was a concern
made the issues of data
security and privacy
online daily living will
continue in a multitude
create a connection networks of employees. for many, for millions personally relevant. of ways, particularly as
through an engaging Families had to organise of others it wasn’t a innovators work to create
Before COVID-19, Although a range of retailers had a head start. occasion centred on internet services for a pressing issue. News of Smart appliances are bespoke hybrids of real
e-commerce was already technologies make it By May 2020, Shopify one particular person. huge swell in online traffic. the hackability of home becoming commonplace, and virtual interactions.
the future of retail. possible to bring some replaced the Royal Bank And during what is
Brands knew that, and of those points of of Canada as the nation’s undoubtedly one of
flagships around the engagement into the largest public company.D the most bewildering A Contactless Economy Report | Deloitte, September 2020
B American Psychological Association Survey, October 2020
world were increasingly home, not all companies years of peoples’ lives, C Public Health England, November 2020
experiential and digital were ready for the pace With additional space moments of lightness, D BNN Bloomberg, May 2020
E 2021 Ecommerce Trends | ecomdash.com, November 2020
while also playing to the of change. For the most in their daily routines, joy and fun stand out F Computer Weekly, October 2020
exclusivity of location. part, established online consumers were thinking particularly brightly. G Phishing and Fraud Report | F5 Labs, November 2020

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EVOLVING HOME
O
ECOSYSTEM
S

Work Health & Wellbeing Shopping

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WHAT WHAT
Modular home Digital platform for
office design for creating engaging
upgrading video meetings
presentations
WHO
WHO All Turtles
MUTABOR
WHERE
WHERE United States
Germany
CONTACT
CONTACT hello@mmhmm.
mutabor.de app

CREDIT: ALL TURTLES

CREDIT: MUTABOR

HOME OFFICE KIT ADDS STYLE AND PLATFORM OPTIMISES ZOOM MEETINGS
FLEXIBILITY TO PRESENTATIONS WITH ENGAGING FEATURES
MUTABOR offers employees working from home a brand-adequate Users can choose from a vast library of virtual backgrounds, position a live video stream
design for the home office workplace anywhere on-screen and synchronise backgrounds with another presenter.

The Hamburg-based personal setup as The digital studio All Other features include
creative design company easy as possible.
TAKEAWAY Turtles has developed a virtual laser pointer;
TAKEAWAY
MUTABOR created the Mmhmm platform the ability to collaborate
a modular furniture The idea is to This concept was crafted at the that aims to put the fun remotely on creating Aside from reinvigorating remote
construction kit that can replicate the in-person height of the COVID-19 pandemic back into remote, presentations; a tool to work meetings, Mmhmm could
transform one’s home presentation experience when video meetings and video meetings. synchronise backgrounds also be a game-changer for all
office environment, in ways that software webinars became part of the new with another presenter, types of remote video content,
amounting to a and digital add-ons normal and it aims to provide All Turtles was founded for a smooth transition; including for home-based
professional upgrade of cannot, including the employers with ways to support with the realisation and to easily upload education. Making video more
the remote-working ability to give standing their staff with the increasing that a lot of remote a video to sharing dynamic, without requiring any
presentation experience. presentations in a way needs of a home office space. presentations that might platforms like YouTube. special skills, could increase the
The system helps present similar to what would While many digital solutions have have been energetic The app works on a democratisation of video content,
webinars from home with be done in-person. emerged that optimise the video in person, ended up number of remote making it more accessible and
an elevated and work- conferencing experience, few take being flat and dull when conference platforms useful. According to Mmhmm,
appropriate aesthetic. “The home office the physical design of the home remote. So, they set and not everyone in the Beta testers interested in the
should support modern office into consideration. “In times out to design a set of meeting needs the app – app have included designers,
“The Branded Home collaboration formats. of employer branding, the tools that allows anyone only the one presenting. musicians, religious leaders,
Office” kit includes After all, it’s not just a attractiveness of the work­ to create compelling and even hospital clowns.
presentation stands and matter of using adequate place goes hand in hand and interesting The company was This represents a major
storage cabinets with software to facilitate with creative workplace video presentations inspired by its own opportunity to make
doors doubling as display communication and design. New working themselves. Users experiences with boring video conferencing
boards, providing several creative exchange on a methods call for new can choose from a and restrictive video more impactful for
options for displaying laptop or static screen. spatial concepts,” the huge library of virtual conference calls, saying: users wherever they
whiteboards and It is more than that. For company says. backgrounds, position “Suddenly, we were all work and live.
poster-sized imagery. those who prefer to stand a live video stream just bland heads-in-a-box,
There’s also an easily- during presentations or anywhere on the and it was harder than
adjustable desk which, moderation, a modern background or on ever to collaborate with,
like the other items, are workstation should the material you are present to, and entertain
wheeled in order to enable precisely that,” discussing and even each other. So, we built
make arranging your the company says. shrink or grow in size. Mmhmm to fix that.”

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WHAT WHAT
Data protection Contactless health
device for the monitoring system
entire home
WHO
WHO Turtle Shell
Winston Privacy Technologies

WHERE WHERE
United States India

CONTACT CONTACT
support@ contact@dozee.io
winstonprivacy.
com
CREDIT: WINSTON PRIVACY

CREDIT: DOZEE
REMOTE RESPIRATORY MONITOR TRACKS
SMART HARDWARE SYSTEM ENCRYPTS SYMPTOMS AS PATIENT SLEEPS
ALL ONLINE HOME DEVICES The contactless system can track changes in heart rate and sleeping patterns,
reducing the number of unwarranted in-person medical visits.
A data security platform promises to prevent all invasions of privacy within the home,
from being watched by a smart TV to smartphone app data collection. Turtle Shell Technologies diagnosis or checkup
in India has developed a before a condition
TAKEAWAY
Created by an ad-tech businesses trying to contactless health deteriorates. The system
industry veteran, Winston increase sales.
TAKEAWAY monitoring system. meets the clinical 98.4 Already an area of growth, remote
is an easy-to-install smart Dozee uses a slim sensor per cent accuracy patient monitoring became a more
hardware encryption With Winston installed, Ease of use is vital for the millions sheet that fits under a required for use in urgent need at the onset of the
system that protects all invasions of privacy, of individuals and families now typical mattress and medical settings. coronavirus pandemic. Ageing
users’ online privacy. from being watched by a completing the majority of their connects to the internet populations will likely further the
Once running, the smart TV to smartphone activities online. With a multitude in order to capture early As well as COVID-19, the trend, as more and more families
hardware filter protects app data collection, of in-real-life tasks moved to health warning signs, sensing system helps and communities become
every connected device are prevented. Winston the digital sphere, quick and such as changes to heart track sleep apnea and accustomed to home-based online
in the home. works by scrambling minimal set-up requirements rate and breathing and monitor chronic consultations and the use of digital
and encrypting a users make it much more likely that sleeping patterns. conditions such as health records. We expect to see
The system works with internet activity and appropriate safety measures hypertension and other even more focus on home-
all websites, devices location with that of 20 will be installed and The system works by respiratory illnesses. based preventative care
and streaming services, to 30 other Winston followed. Furthermore, tracking micro-vibrations The co-founders of the moving forward,
including Amazon’s users. The groups in conjunction with the produced by the body company focus their especially with the need
Alexa, webcams, smart change hourly, making it growth in connected and and uses machine research and to reduce burdens on
TVs and Wi-Fi routers. impossible to track and AI-powered technologies learning and artificial development on helping overwhelmed healthcare
The filter protects follow any individual. comes changes to user intelligence to build a to make preventative systems during health
users from pop-ups Users have personal habits and requirements, comprehensive picture healthcare part of life. crises, and as users
and cookies and, most dashboards for network making virtual security of each individual’s Future versions of continue to become
importantly, blocks all analytics in order systems designed with baseline statistics and Dozee will include more comfortable with
surveillance of users’ to see who is trying to inbuilt flexibility an essential overall health profile. The temperature monitoring the technology.
online activity, from track them and through component of home living, goal of Dozee is to help capabilities among
potential hackers and what content. working and recreation. patients access a other developments.

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CREDIT: KIRSTIN VANG/VISIT FAROE ISLANDS
LONDON
A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE FAROE ISLANDS
WITH REMOTE-CONTROLLED GUIDES
From the comfort of their own homes, virtual visitors were able to control
their tour guides — camera-wearing locals — via an app.
At the height of global
COVID-19 lockdowns,
The Faroe Islands, a
Danish territory, came
up with a way to allow
people around the world
to go on a self-guided
tour of the archipelago.
Camera-wearing locals
responded to sight-
seeing commands from
people at home, allowing
virtual tourists to control
their own route.
Virtual visitors controlled
their tour guide using
a free app and had two
minutes of control over
the guide, who also
provided a commentary.
After their two minutes
were up it became
someone else’s turn,
although virtual tourists
could rejoin the queue
for another two minutes
any number of times.
The remote North
Atlantic islands depend
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FAROE ISLANDS
heavily on tourism to
augment traditional
trades such as fishing
and sheep-herding,
and this year the
Faroe Islands had
planned to ramp up
tourism with two new
200-room hotels in
the capital, Tórshavn.
Although the pandemic
disrupted that ambition,
the hope was that the
virtual tourism app
would encourage people
to visit in person once
it was safe to do so.
Until then, according to
Visit Faroe Islands, they
believed that seeing
the islands through a
remotely operated
guide would at least
“bring you joy and
inspiration during these
challenging times – and
we, of course, hope to
welcome you in person
once you are free to
travel again.”
WHAT WHAT
Custom VR-tours AI music therapy
for home-bound platform
tourists
WHO
WHO Muru Music Health
Visit Faroe Islands
CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK, MURU MUSIC HEALTH
WHERE
WHERE Australia
Denmark
CONTACT
(Faroe Islands)
murumusic.com/
CONTACT contact
info@
visitfaroeislands.
com
MUSIC THERAPY PLATFORM USES AI TO
IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION
Muru Music Health relies on user input and AI algorithms to create personalized
playlists that aim to trigger mental health benefits.
Muru Music Health has input. Customers can
TAKEAWAY
developed an AI music provide feedback by
therapy platform for liking or disliking
TAKEAWAY those suffering from
cognitive decline.
specific songs and
writing comments.
This merging of music therapy
and AI shows great potential to
The platform, which All of this results in a support mental health ailments
For many, the pandemic resulted provides access to a dynamic playlist that in a way that’s easily accessible
in fewer social interactions and catalogue of a million keeps updating and in modern living environments.
increasingly blurry boundaries songs — the majority evolving based on the A Cochrane study A on depression
between work and home life. On of which were released user’s feedback. “found that music therapy plus
top of this, the ability to travel — before the 1980s — was treatment as usual is more
one of life’s greatest pleasures created with the ageing “The difference here is effective than treatment” alone.
— was also taken away. It’s no population in mind, we are looking at the Other research has demonstrated
surprise that depression has risen but the company plans individual, and we’re similar positive results when
during the pandemic, with one to expand its use to looking specifically for studying trauma and schizophrenia.
US study A finding the disease has also address broader music to help them Music appears to act as a medium
increased three-fold. Innovations mental health disorders relax, exercise, or trigger for processing and addressing
like this show the potential to and support general positive memories. emotions, and can also be
recreate some of the joys of travel wellbeing. That means we can’t used as a stabilising or calming
from home, providing a much- really rely on music agent for anxiety or dysregulation.
needed respite from the stresses A web-based platform listening of another user
brought on by COVID-19, and built on Google Cloud, because it doesn’t have
demonstrates the potential the platform uses the same effects,” Muru
to provide meaningful technology the company Music’s founder Nicc
experiences to those calls “AI Music Brain” Johnson says.
unable to travel for a — a human-assisted AI
variety of reasons. system that analyses Beyond broadening
large quantities of music the health benefits
to find similarities based derived from the
on personal music taste. platform, Johnson
But unlike popular hopes to integrate the
streaming platforms, platform with connected
A Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults
Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic | JAMA,
Muru relies directly on devices, like home smart
September 2020 the user’s individual speakers and wearables. A Music therapy for depression | Cochrane, 2017
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WHAT WHAT
Voice ordering AR tool to visualise
of groceries prospective wall art

WHO WHO
Carrefour and Etsy
Google
WHERE
WHERE United States
CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK, UNSPLASH

France
CONTACT
CONTACT etsy.com/contact
presse_france@
carrefour.com

CARREFOUR AND GOOGLE PARTNER ON

VOICE-BASED GROCERY SHOPPING
The French retailer became the first in the world to offer its customers
the voice shopping service on Google Assistant.

CREDIT: ETSY
Carrefour Group, the to deliver simple,
TAKEAWAY
AR FEATURE ALLOWS SHOPPERS
French retailer operating frictionless and deeply
stores across 30 relevant experiences for

TO VISUALISE WALL ART

countries, partnered with shoppers in France.” There is growing evidence
US tech giant Google that consumers are becoming
to launch a voice-based Users are able to give a more comfortable using voice-
e-commerce grocery specific voice command recognition devices in the home The tool enables users to get a sense of an Etsy’s products’ size,
shopping experience. to start the experience and are seeing voice assistants as look and feel in their space of choice.
The system allows on Google Assistant and “the smarter, faster, and easier way
shoppers to make then build their shopping to perform everyday activities,” as
purchases through the
Google Assistant and
list. That includes specific
words such as “milk,”
a study by PWC found.A According
to this study, roughly 50 per cent
Etsy developed an
augmented reality (AR)
and plans to make
the feature available
TAKEAWAY
Google Home devices, and product or brand of consumers have already made tool to help users on Android too.
share shopping lists and names. The shopping purchases using a voice assistant visualise art, photos and The pandemic has created an
convert the shopping lists can then be shared and another 25 per cent have prints in their homes. Already operating environment where the benefits
list into a shopping cart. with others, like family considered it. “The majority of items Etsy users can open the ahead of the game for of AR and VR for shoppers have
Carrefour was the first members, who can also purchased are small and quick and retailer’s app on their some time, the virtual- become more relevant as shoppers
retailer in the world to add any items they want. are things that someone could buy iPhone or iPad and use only retailer developed purchase more goods from home.
integrate with the new Finally, Google Assistant without necessarily having to see it the new augmented the feature as part of Apps like Etsy’s are becoming
voice-based grocery will convert the shopping physically,” PWC found, and staple reality tool to visualise an effort to provide particularly useful and follow a
shopping experience on list into a shopping cart, grocery items fit this mould how wall art will fit into customers with “a greater movement of retailers
the Google Assistant. proposing products that perfectly. Further partnerships their home or space. more visual shopping providing more AR and
most closely reflect the like Google and Carrefour’s experience”. The tool VR tools as consumers
“Shoppers today user’s preferences. This will only encourage this Whilst the beta launch of enables users to get a become more
are saddled with will be based on whether trend further. the tool only includes sense of products’ comfortable using the
disconnected experiences the shopper has already prints, photographs and size, look and feel in technologies. A recent
through the shopping purchased the product, portraits, there are their space of choice, survey by Gartner and
journey,” says Sébastien or because the Google already over five million an advantage for GetAppA had 47 per
Missoffe, VP and Assistant has deduced items available in the art furniture brands, where cent of the respondents
managing director of the preferences based on and collectables determining the size saying the pandemic has
Google France. “We the general purchasing category. The company of a bed or table is changed their attitudes
wanted to explore new habits of the customer also hopes to expand its particularly important towards AR technology.
distribution models and at Carrefour, best price AR feature into other to ensure it fits in the
e-commerce technologies available, and best sellers. A Prepare for the voice revolution | PWC, 2018 categories in the future dimensions of the room. A GetApp AR/VR Survey 2020, August 2020

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WHAT
Predictive machine
maintenance
platform

WHO
Augury

WHERE
Israel and
United States

CONTACT
info@augury.com
CREDIT: ISTOCK, AUGURY

AI-DRIVEN PLATFORM PREDICTS

MECHANICAL ERRORS IN MACHINES
Augury’s platform gathers key metrics using sensors and analyses them
with algorithms to make predictions about a machine’s health.

The self-described
“machine health” startup
machines analysed are
then compared to similar
TAKEAWAY
Augury has developed a appliances on the cloud,
predictive maintenance relieving the need to This type of predictive maintenance
platform that uses retrain models. technology has been used for
artificial intelligence to some time now in machines like
analyse machines for The company plans jet engines and gas turbines,
mechanical errors. The to expand the use but more adaptable versions like
idea is that readings and of its technology by Augury’s may be making their way
patterns embedded within implementing it into into more homes in the future. The
the noise from motors, more consumer COVID-19 pandemic has only made
compressors, pumps, appliances and have it the need more evident for reliable
industrial-scale heaters be more accessible to remote maintenance, as lockdowns
and more can be used to different parts of the made in-person assessments of
detect a problem. world. It will be adding mechanical systems less tangible.
new language support, Regardless of this, the ability to save
Augury’s sensors including for its product time and money using such systems
record the readings and suite and the alerts is enough to appeal on its own.
process the vibrations, customers receive. It will
temperatures and also expand the range
magnetism metrics of of country-specific
the machines, before certifications, which
uploading them to the will allow for the
cloud to be analysed by systems to be deployed
AI algorithms, which are in more regions.
generated by baseline
readings in the cloud “We’ve seen machine
backend. The system health emerge as the
gradually begins to foundation of any
recognise abnormal digitization and ‘Industry
sounds and faulty 4.0 strategy',” Augury’s
movements and the CEO Saar Yoskovitz says.

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Editor, Springwise
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Springwise Editorial Team

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