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Below provides a list of potential project topics and questions, you are not limited to this list but can use it to help develop RAD project ideas. Find an interesting question/ problem to solve with technology or find an interesting project topic that you can develop into a project idea. '''NOTE THAT YOU MAY NOT COPY ANY OF THESE IDEAS EXACTLY, EACH PROJECT MUST BE UNIQUE.''' These projects should have a physical component, they cannot be only software.  
''Below provides a list of potential project topics and questions, you are not limited to this list but can use it to help develop RAD project ideas. Find an interesting question/ problem to solve with technology or find an interesting project topic that you can develop into a project idea.'' '''NOTE THAT YOU MAY NOT COPY ANY OF THESE IDEAS EXACTLY, EACH PROJECT MUST BE UNIQUE.''' These projects should have a physical component, they cannot be only software.  


How can technology/ devices be used to solve the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals?
How can technology/ devices be used to solve the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals?
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# Affordable and Clean Energy
# Affordable and Clean Energy
# Decent Work and Economic Growth
# Decent Work and Economic Growth
# Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
# Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
# Reduced Inequality
# Reduced Inequality
# Sustainable Cities and Communities
# Sustainable Cities and Communities
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# Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
# Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
# Partnerships to achieve the Goal
# Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Also see: [https://newengineer.com/blog/8-of-the-greatest-challenges-facing-engineering-10871038| Challenges Facing Engineers] & [https://mashable.com/article/poverty-innovations |16 Brilliant Innovations Tackling Poverty Around the World]
<u> Guided Questions </u>:
# How can you make a city more sustainable/ integrate technology into a city?
## Interactive Sensor station
## Autonomous Vehicles that can connect mid-trip
## Small renewable energy drone charging stations
## Public Bike tracking device
## Human walking traffic tracker
## Public parking available space tracker with app
## Telehealth station
# How can you automate a home?
## Light/water/heat automation synced with a family’s daily schedule to optimize energy use
## Wearable sensor that turns off all devices in a room when you leave
## Autonomous Office Supplies
## Sleep tracking device
## Small-scale indoor farming
## Device to connect to loved ones far away
## Device to wake up one person, but not roommates
## Ways to promote mental health
# What is a device that could help someone disabled/ elderly?
## Therapeutic Assistive devices
## PT (physical therapy) devices
## Disability Devices (mobility, senses, etc)
## Helping sick/ elderly at home
## Blind Assistive Technology  (BAT)
## Prosthetic eyeball that’s like the iron man helmet and tracks everything around you and shows you in your view
## Sensor to test if the surface is ok for dog’s paw (temp, salinity)
## Technology to help the colorblind
## Stimulus Reducing device for autistic children
## Toys that are more accessible for Disabled children
## Assistive walking devices
## Technology to help dwarf people drive
## Technology that converts text to braille from phones
# What is a device that could help solve an environmental problem?
## Pollution
## Rising water levels
## Waste disposal
## Carbon capture
## Water scarcity
## More efficient energy capture
# What biomedical devices could be improved upon?
## Prosthetics
## Wheelchairs
## Diagnostic devices
# What water-based devices could be approved upon/ changed?
## Collecting samples on the ocean floor
## Mimic an ocean animal
## Water purification system
## Reverse Osmosis System
## Trash collectors
# What underwater devices could give us more insight into ocean wildlife?
# What technology could help educate on important issues (health, language, reading, etc)
# What technology could help aid natural disaster preparedness/ natural disaster cleanup?
## Flooding
## Counter wind for building during a hurricane
## Magnetic field building/bridges to decrease earthquake impact
# What technology could help solve transportation problems?
# What technology could improve at-home agriculture? Industrial agriculture?
## Pollination
## Watering practices
## Soil health
## Sustainable farming
## Farming in small spaces
# What devices can help the hunger crisis?
## Access to food/ farming
## Shelf stable nutritious bars/meals
# What kind of wearable devices could a group benefit from (sick children, elderly, animals, etc)
## Health wearables
# What kind of devices could help improve structural testing?
# What kinds of devices will make the world more sustainable?
# What technology could help those in rural areas?
# What technology could provide greater access to healthcare/ education/ information?
## Alternative learning for children
# What kind of robotic devices could improve our quality of life?
## Natural disaster Robot
## Crime first response robot
## Robotic Pets
# What technology could be used in the sports industry?
# What devices could improve/ change the additive manufacturing industry?
# What projects intersect Art/ Science that could improve an industry?
## Holographic platform to view your 2D designs in 3D with VR
## Home decor that is tech-focused
# How can virtual reality be used to benefit society?
## Natural disaster drill test
## Simulation of how structures fail
## Simulation of places that are inaccessible (caves)
## Navigation devices

Latest revision as of 00:41, 8 July 2023

Potential RAD Topics/ Questions

Below provides a list of potential project topics and questions, you are not limited to this list but can use it to help develop RAD project ideas. Find an interesting question/ problem to solve with technology or find an interesting project topic that you can develop into a project idea. NOTE THAT YOU MAY NOT COPY ANY OF THESE IDEAS EXACTLY, EACH PROJECT MUST BE UNIQUE. These projects should have a physical component, they cannot be only software.

How can technology/ devices be used to solve the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals?

  1. No Poverty
  2. Zero Hunger
  3. Good Health and Well-being
  4. Quality Education
  5. Gender Equality
  6. Clean Water and Sanitation
  7. Affordable and Clean Energy
  8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
  9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  10. Reduced Inequality
  11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
  12. Responsible Consumption and Production
  13. Climate Action
  14. Life Below Water
  15. Life on Land
  16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
  17. Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Also see: Challenges Facing Engineers & |16 Brilliant Innovations Tackling Poverty Around the World

Guided Questions :

  1. How can you make a city more sustainable/ integrate technology into a city?
    1. Interactive Sensor station
    2. Autonomous Vehicles that can connect mid-trip
    3. Small renewable energy drone charging stations
    4. Public Bike tracking device
    5. Human walking traffic tracker
    6. Public parking available space tracker with app
    7. Telehealth station
  2. How can you automate a home?
    1. Light/water/heat automation synced with a family’s daily schedule to optimize energy use
    2. Wearable sensor that turns off all devices in a room when you leave
    3. Autonomous Office Supplies
    4. Sleep tracking device
    5. Small-scale indoor farming
    6. Device to connect to loved ones far away
    7. Device to wake up one person, but not roommates
    8. Ways to promote mental health
  3. What is a device that could help someone disabled/ elderly?
    1. Therapeutic Assistive devices
    2. PT (physical therapy) devices
    3. Disability Devices (mobility, senses, etc)
    4. Helping sick/ elderly at home
    5. Blind Assistive Technology (BAT)
    6. Prosthetic eyeball that’s like the iron man helmet and tracks everything around you and shows you in your view
    7. Sensor to test if the surface is ok for dog’s paw (temp, salinity)
    8. Technology to help the colorblind
    9. Stimulus Reducing device for autistic children
    10. Toys that are more accessible for Disabled children
    11. Assistive walking devices
    12. Technology to help dwarf people drive
    13. Technology that converts text to braille from phones
  4. What is a device that could help solve an environmental problem?
    1. Pollution
    2. Rising water levels
    3. Waste disposal
    4. Carbon capture
    5. Water scarcity
    6. More efficient energy capture
  5. What biomedical devices could be improved upon?
    1. Prosthetics
    2. Wheelchairs
    3. Diagnostic devices
  6. What water-based devices could be approved upon/ changed?
    1. Collecting samples on the ocean floor
    2. Mimic an ocean animal
    3. Water purification system
    4. Reverse Osmosis System
    5. Trash collectors
  7. What underwater devices could give us more insight into ocean wildlife?
  8. What technology could help educate on important issues (health, language, reading, etc)
  9. What technology could help aid natural disaster preparedness/ natural disaster cleanup?
    1. Flooding
    2. Counter wind for building during a hurricane
    3. Magnetic field building/bridges to decrease earthquake impact
  10. What technology could help solve transportation problems?
  11. What technology could improve at-home agriculture? Industrial agriculture?
    1. Pollination
    2. Watering practices
    3. Soil health
    4. Sustainable farming
    5. Farming in small spaces
  12. What devices can help the hunger crisis?
    1. Access to food/ farming
    2. Shelf stable nutritious bars/meals
  13. What kind of wearable devices could a group benefit from (sick children, elderly, animals, etc)
    1. Health wearables
  14. What kind of devices could help improve structural testing?
  15. What kinds of devices will make the world more sustainable?
  16. What technology could help those in rural areas?
  17. What technology could provide greater access to healthcare/ education/ information?
    1. Alternative learning for children
  18. What kind of robotic devices could improve our quality of life?
    1. Natural disaster Robot
    2. Crime first response robot
    3. Robotic Pets
  19. What technology could be used in the sports industry?
  20. What devices could improve/ change the additive manufacturing industry?
  21. What projects intersect Art/ Science that could improve an industry?
    1. Holographic platform to view your 2D designs in 3D with VR
    2. Home decor that is tech-focused
  22. How can virtual reality be used to benefit society?
    1. Natural disaster drill test
    2. Simulation of how structures fail
    3. Simulation of places that are inaccessible (caves)
    4. Navigation devices
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