TU Delft Impact Contest

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Interactive Image Descriptions (semi-finalist)

Existing image descriptions often lack context or detail and fail to meet the diverse needs of people with visual impairment. Preferences vary widely based on factors such as the type and onset of visual impairment, age, and personal interests. A one-size-fits-all approach to image descriptions is inadequate, highlighting the need for customizable, context-aware solutions. As mentioned in the article “The Accessible Books Consortium: what it means for publishers” by Catherline Jewell in WIPO magazine in 2018, globally, less than 10% of published works are available in accessible formats, leaving a significant gap inclusive for people with visual impairments. Accessibility and inclusivity has often been an ignored segment. This project investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) and interactive technologies can bridge this gap - and develops other integrate the solution that fits well with the need and real life scenario of target users.

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Vi-te! (semi-finalist)

Most AI assistants require screens and manual input, making them disruptive rather than helpful. Vi-te provides a hands-free, proactive AI experience, reducing cognitive load and improving accessibility for both general users and people with disabilities.

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Blind (semi-finalist)

Live music events are losing authenticity as excessive smartphone use distracts audiences and artists. Current solutions like Yondr pouches are inconvenient, costly, and unsustainable, while camera stickers are easily removable. These methods also block all phone functions, including emergency access. There’s a clear need for a solution that ensures immersion without compromising safety and accessibility.

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Pawtrail (semi-finalist)

Pet owners often experience high anxiety when transporting their pets, especially over long distances. Existing tracking solutions provide location updates but lack real-time contextual insights, leaving owners uncertain about their pet’s well-being. PawTrail addresses this gap by integrating multiple data sources—including logistics milestones, environmental conditions, and live tracking—into a single, user-friendly platform. This comprehensive visibility ensures owners are informed about their pet’s journey, reducing stress and improving trust in the transport process. By enhancing transparency and communication, PawTrail aims to set a new standard for pet transport monitoring.

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The Synergy Hub (semi-finalist)

We notice that teams in organisations are not harnessing the full potential of collaboration. Things like lack of vision and strategy, team misalignment, trust, defensiveness, and narcissism lead to reduced productivity and growth at best and destructive effects, at worst. Organisations and teams therefore suffer from underperformance and inefficiency, while also having members who are stressed, feeling disconnected, not feeling empowered, unable to be creative, and not feeling safe and included within their teams and organisations. Even if constructive conditions exist, collaborations still face hurdles to reach their full potential. This ultimately has an impact not only on the individuals, teams, and organisations, but on the society as a whole that would bear the costs of having members who are not thriving, happy and fulfilled.

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Zentence (semi-finalist)

Reading books takes effort and focus, causing many people who struggle with concentration to avoid reading altogether.

MotivApp

We are addressing the everyday problem of procrastination, lack of willpower and demotivation. For many people it is difficult to overcome these problems, therefore, they might need external factors to help them attain their daily and life goals.

ISUR - Impartial Student University Ranking

Students face challenges in selecting the right university due to subjective and highly influenced rankings, limited evaluation criteria, and a complex decision-making process. With inconsistent information and a lack of personalized guidance, many struggle to make informed choices that align with their academic and career goals.

ShipFeed

Developers and indie hackers can struggle to consistently share their progress while building in public. Posting updates manually gets time-consuming and distracting from the development work. But by not paying attention to marketing, great products and ideas remain unseen, or miss valuable feedback and opportunities for growth.

FluentVerse

The current lack of ways to learn languages in an immersive, interactive, and personalised way. All current methods take many years, or only get you to a very basic level of speaking.

Esmee Fransen

Jacob Perk