wei peng: innovation that matters
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Wei Peng gives us a survey of cool inventions that have the potential to help people in developing countries.TRANSCRIPT
Wei Peng Innovation that Matters
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Hairstyling$Iron$with$MP3$Player
Puppy$Tweets$
Noodle$Robot
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>&John&Saddington&(@tentblogger),&CreaGve&Engineer,&8bit.io
Concept of Appropriate Technology
Affordable
Sustainable
Right for the place
Right for the people
• low>cost&water&purificaAon&tool&• 700&litres/straw—–&approximately&one&
year&of&water&consumpAon&for&one&person.&&
• Unit&price:&$&7.5
Water
• transport&90&liters&water&at&one&Ame&• 5X&increase&in&producAvity&• Similar&product:&Q>drum
Water
• store&monsoon&rainwater&• 100,000>liter&version&available&• 1/5&of&the&cost&of&exisAng&cement&tanks&
Water
Food
• keep&tomato&fresh&for&21&days&• open>source&technology
• Portable;&pedal&power&• 100KG&rice&grain/hour
Food
• Proceed&all&kinds&of&nuts&at&the&rate&of&50&kg/hr&(compare&to&4kg/hr&by&hands)&
Food
Energy
• operate&on&all&solid&biofuels&• high&thermal&efficiency&raAo&(30%)&
• Environmentally&friendly
• Cheapest&tablet&• Target&collage&students&• Android&2.2&—&access&to&educaAonal&apps
Science$Facts
Math$Workout
SAT$vocabulary
and&more…
EducaEon
EducaEon
• low>cost&projector&• 100,000+&pages&informaAon&• Solar&power&
• In&sub>Saharan&Africa,&there&is&only&1$optometrist$for&every&1$million$people$
• Self>adjustable&glasses—&do&it&yourself!!
Health
• Difficult&to&access&remote&rural&communiAes&• Money!&Money!&Money!!&(a&Q>drum&costs&$65)&
• encourage&&grass>root&innovaAons&• connect&innovators,&scholars,&academicians,&policy&makers,&entrepreneurs&and&non>governmental&organizaAons
Wei Peng
Thank You!