Innovate or Die - Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle
The Aquaduct is pedal powered vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. A peristaltic pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a filter, to a smaller clean tank. The clean tank is removable and closed for contamination-free home storage and use. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling the rider to filter the water while traveling or while stationary.
The Aquaduct is the winning entry in the Innovate or Die contest put on by Google and Specialized. The contest challenge was to build a pedal powered machine that has environmental impact. Please visit our blog ( http://theaquaduct.blogspot.com/ ) or email team.aquaduct@gmail.com for more details.
Background Information
The Aquaduct is a pedal-powered concept vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. The functional model was designed and constructed over a three-week period for the Innovate or Die contest hosted by Specialized Bicycles, Google, and Goodby, Silverstein and Partners.
The vehicle seeks to address the two main challenges with water in the developing world: sanitation and transportation. Water-related diseases kill thousands of people each day. Moreover, water sources can be miles away from the home, and women must walk these distances daily carrying heavy water vessels. The Aquaduct is designed to enable a person to sanitize and transport water simultaneously, potentially lessening the physical strain of the task and freeing up more time for work, education, or family.
As the rider pedals, a pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large holding tank, through a carbon filter, to a smaller, clean tank. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling the rider to filter the water while traveling or while stationary. The clean tank is removable and closed for contamination-free home storage and use.
In its current state, the Aquaduct is a prototype aimed squarely at demonstrating a concept and raising awareness around the issues of clean water in developing countries. Using IDEO’s expertise in human-centered design, in conjunction with guidance from industry experts, the Aquaduct team is working to evolve the concept into a viable solution. We are working not only to identify appropriate opportunities for the Aquaduct platform, but also to address the technical challenges such as cost, suitable purification technologies, and the logistics of addressing such a widespread crisis. The innovative combination of transportation and sanitation of water offers a unique approach to providing clean, drinkable water that could improve the lives of billions of people throughout the developing world.
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This is a pedal powered washing machine developed by a team of volunteers at Mayapedal. The design is simple to build, maintain, and operate.
Throughout Guatemala and the developing world, laundry is still largely done by hand. This is a very time consuming process. The pedal washing machine provides an alternative to hand washing or expensive and inefficient electric machines.
http://www.mayapedal.org
Mayapedal is a Guatemalan NGO dedicated to support the basic family economy, through the design and distribution of bicycle machines, providing an efficient alternative for the rural development of Guatemala.
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Innovate or Die -- The Transformation Trike
The Transformation Trike is a multi-use human-powered vehicle designed for use as a cargo hauler and people mover. The cargo capacity is 350 lbs and can accommodate one, two, or three drivers working in tandem.
This is an invention submission to the Specialized Bicycle's "Innovate or Die" pedal-powered machine contest. http://www.google.com/innovatecontest/
The Transformation Trike is designed to be rugged and use off the shelf components to ensure longevity.
The Trike was invented by Aaron Tarfman http://www.yourbodypower.org , fabricated by Bill Stites http://www.stitesdesign.com , video by Dan Kaufman http://www.crankmychain.com . Music by Mike Whipple - http://sticks-stones.net .
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Amphibious Cycle
This amphibious cycle was designed and built by seven engineering students at the University of Southampton, England in 2008. It is powered on water by a paddle wheel.
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bike yak
An innovative fusion of a bicycle and kayak to create a vehicle capable of tackling both the road and the river.
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