Public Invention Projects
To learn more about a specific project or join a team, contact Head Coach Robert Read at read.robert@pubinv.org.

ManuVera
This is a project developed by a team during the Rice360 15th Annual Global Health Technologies Design Competition. They developed forearm and upper arm components for a prosthetic hand design.

PolyVent
PolyVent is a diverse volunteer team of international engineers, scientists, clinicians and other professionals who have joined forces to design, build and produce a clinical-grade, open-source ventilator in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting global shortage of ventilators.

NASA-MCOG
The NASA-MCOG project develops an open-source control system to enhance NASA’s Ceramic Oxygen Generation technology, aimed at improving life support for space missions. The project focuses on precise parameter control, with potential applications for global health and oxygen generation in harsh environments.

Fetal Health Risk Detection using Machine Learning
Equipping healthcare professionals and expectant mothers with timely and actionable insights, this solution aims to transform neonatal care, saving lives and fostering healthier beginnings.
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Public Invention accepts and publishes a wide variety of humanitarian invention ideas. Some of these are just a simple idea; some have a one-page, and some are fully developed projects with sophisticated prototypes. All of them need volunteers with a wide variety of skill sets! Because it changes constantly, please checkout our spreadsheet.