James Dyson Award 2025 Winners: Therapeutic Parkinson's Keyboard and AI Water Sensor
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Jennifer Hahn
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Summary
The 2025 James Dyson Award winners have been announced, with two innovative inventions taking top honors. The global sustainability winner is Filip Budny's WaterSense buoy, an AI-powered water quality sensor that floats and monitors pollution in real-time. The international winner is the OnCue keyboard, a therapeutic device designed for people with Parkinson's disease that uses gaming-inspired technology to help users regain fine motor control through adaptive key resistance and haptic feedback. Both inventions were selected from over 2,100 entries across 28 countries, showcasing student and graduate innovation in addressing real-world problems.
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Out of more than 2,100 entries from 28 countries, engineer Filip Budny's floating WaterSense buoy was selected as the global sustainability winner, while the OnCue keyboard was chosen as the international winner.
The OnCue keyboard uses gaming-inspired technology to help Parkinson's patients regain fine motor control through adaptive key resistance and haptic feedback.
The WaterSense buoy monitors water quality in real-time using AI to detect pollutants and environmental changes, providing crucial data for environmental protection.
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