Competition seeks tech solutions to lock down isolation
A competition has been launched that is looking for practical examples of how technology could transform the lives of people in isolation during lock down.
Organised by RS Components (RS), Nordic Semiconductor and Cadent, the global ‘Connect the Community’ competition will connect the people behind those solutions with sources of funding to realise their ideas.
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“We’re inviting people to think big to transform the lives of those living in isolation,” said Sam Presley, Lead Inspiration Engineer from the Grass Roots team at RS Components. “This is a fantastic opportunity for budding innovators to showcase their ideas, skills and ambition – working towards a cause that truly matters.”
According to RS, product concepts should be driven by low-power wireless technologies such as Bluetooth LE, Thread and Cellular IoT (LTE-M or NB-IoT), be easy to use, and accessible to people in a range of vulnerable circumstances. Ideas could focus on the purely practical, such as new ways to detect hazards in the home, or the fundamental, like ways of maintaining mental and physical fitness, and even the critical, such as raising alarms or requesting support from authorities and utility providers.
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