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TU Delft Impact Contest
Windsight
Offshore wind turbines are critical to Europe's energy transition, yet blade maintenance remains one of the industry's most costly and dangerous challenges. O&M costs represent 30% of a turbine's total lifetime expenses. Current inspection regimes are either periodic (conducted regardless of actual asset condition) or reactive, responding only after damage escalates. Sensor data and drone inspection data exist isolated, neither informing the other. The result: unnecessary vessel deployments, missed early-stage damage, unplanned downtime, and avoidable emissions from offshore crew transfers. The industry lacks a diagnostic intelligence layer to tell operators precisely when and where to act.
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CALADRIUS
When medical emergencies occur, teams of first responders need specialized medical equipment and supplies to be able to administer life-saving treatments. This equipment cannot always be carried by first-responders, as emergency situations are unpredictable and the aid required can only be truly assesed on-site. Existing land-based transportation solutions are vulnerable to infrastructure-related issues: congestion, maintenance or accidents can lead to delays which directly impact patient survival rates and can lead to avoidable complications. A more resilient solution is thus desirable.
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Galen
1 in 3 cats in the Netherlands is overweight, driving preventable disease and shortened lifespans. The "Care Gap" exists because current smart feeders are merely automated timers, they cannot track the physiological state of the pet. Owners lack a non-invasive way to track the changes on the pet. This leads to late-stage diagnosis of metabolic and cardiac issues. We are addressing the need for a proactive health-monitoring system that integrates physiological sensing into the daily routine.
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Mudskipper
We need an underwater drone that can fit inside a backpack, be cheap and easy to repair, and allow for many modifications to be made in the field (such as a robot arm or flashlights in modular configurations).
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NeuroType
Individuals with severe motor impairments or speech loss (e.g., ALS or paralysis) often face "locked-in" conditions where traditional communication tools like eye-tracking are too fatiguing or physically impossible to use, leading to social isolation and a loss of autonomy.
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HorizonLink
Colombia has thousands of poorly connected, remote, and isolated small towns and settlements. Many of these not even accesible by land, making supply runs and deliveries of life-saving medicine an arduous and unreliable endeavor. The status quo forces a choice between inefficient stockpiling leading to significant medical waste or the use of helicopters, which are cost-prohibitive and often unavailable. By using the power of UAVs, these communities can receive supplies on-demand instead of incurring the inefficiencies of stockpiling or not receiving them at all. Ensuring that geography is no longer a barrier to the outside world.
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LiNDA
The problem with the future of cycling is threefold. Development of bicycle safety is neglected compared to other modes of transportation. Cars have seen the development of LiDAR mapping but there has been little effort to translate these for cyclists. Cyclists are increasingly sharing lanes with motorised vehicles creating an unsafe cycling environment. Despite safety policy efforts, annual casualties increased by ~50% 2021-2023. AVs endanger cyclists more than human drivers. AVs increase accident risk in poor visibility. AVs cause 525% more accidents during dawn/dusk, 11% more in rain and hit cyclists from behind, in 96% of conflicts.
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