Public Invention Projects
To learn more about a specific project or join a team, contact Head Coach Robert Read at read.robert@pubinv.org.
The Biochar Toilet
The Biochar Toilet project aims to provide an efficient, inexpensive, and sanitary way to dispose of human fecal matter, which would promote better health in poor or isolated communities.
Alarm Dialog Management (ADaM)
The ADaM project uses JavaScript to manage overlapping and ambiguous alarms. This allows the user to avoid alarm fatigue and make the best decisions possible in a crisis or high-alert situation.
Kea Framework
The Kea is an open-source framework for embedded systems, including a scheduler, task management, hardware abstraction layer, and more features.
KidsOR Oxygen Generator
Through ceramic ion transport and a simple design, this project aims to provide a source of pure oxygen to rural and remote hospitals. Public Invention has worked in conjunction with NASA and American Oxygen, and in partnership with KidsOR, to further this aim.
ManuVera
This is an associated project developed by a team during the Rice360 15th Annual Global Health Technologies Design Competition. They developed a forearm and the 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.
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Public Invention is thrilled to invite you to contribute your expertise to our open-source platform dedicated to advancing humanitarian technology. We embrace a diverse spectrum of ideas—from nascent concepts and single-page proposals to fully realized projects with cutting-edge prototypes. Our mission is to solve pressing global challenges through collaborative invention, and we need your unique skill set to make it happen!
Our dynamic ecosystem thrives on interdisciplinary collaboration. Our project portfolio is ever-evolving, reflecting the ingenuity of our global community. To explore current opportunities and find a project that aligns with your expertise. Dive into our repository of ideas, join a team, or propose your visionary project.
