This is a snapshot of recent projects from the different D-Lab classes.
| 2008 | Bicilavadora | Pedal-powered washing machine |
| Biodigester Workshop | Community workshop on how to install a plastic bag biogas generator to produce methane for cooking and fertilizer for farming |
| Ceramic Water Filters | Prototypical ceramic water filters using local clay and materials found near New Longoro, Gomboi and Dwere (Ghana) |
| Charcoal Technology Demonstration | How to make charcoal out of agricultural waste using an oil drum and readily available starch |
| Drip Irrigation Kits | Technology demonstration for the $2 drip irrigation kits from International Development Enterprises (IDE) |
| Hand-held Corn Shellers | A practical, economical hand-held corn sheller to quicly and easily remove corn kernels from the ear |
| Hand-powered Walnut Cracker | Adaptation of the Universal Nut Sheller from the Full Belly project to crack walnuts |
| Low-cost Bacterial Water Testing | Simple low-cost method for testing bacterial (fecal) contamination in community water sources |
| Portable Solar Cooker | Portable solar parabolic concentrator designed with nomadic peoples of the high-altitude regions of central Tibet |
| Rural Energy Usage Database | Quantitative monitoring mechanism for the implementation of energy alternatives in the Himalayan region |
| 2013 | Braille Typewriter | A Braille typewriter for children in Vellore, India, to help them gain skills that lead to jobs |
| Brazil | A water level reader for residents in Dois Palitos, Brazil, to keep them out of harms way |
| Food Grinder | A food grinder to aid a biogas digester at a school in El Salvador |
| Plastic Compactor | A waste compactor for women in a co-op in Nicaragua to help them gain independence |
| Team Emmanuela | A one-handed washing machine to assist a young amputee in Ghana |
| 2012 | Bicycle Centrifuge | Working with a community partner in Nigeria to improve an off grid centrifuge design for medical applications |
| Coir Spinning | Design a device to allow women in Assam to spin coconut fibers into rope |
| Crayon Manufacturing | A device to aid low scale manufacturing of natural dye crayons for Avani, in Uttarakhand, India |
| Multi-Crop Thresher | A low-cost device with the ability to thresh multiple crops in Ethiopia |
| Narrow Rickshaw | Designed to help Rickshaw Wallas in Dhaka, Bangladesh keep their jobs and maintain livelihood |
| 2011 | Flour Power | Affordable in-home human powered grain mills to finely grind flour in East Africa |
| Hairzingers | Simple tool to facilitate the beading process for women working in co-operatives in China |
| Moringa Sheller | A device that shells moringa seeds, a high value crop with income generating potential in Ghana |
| Rickshaw Lighting | Low cost, pedal-powered lighting for the Rickshaw Bank in Assam, India |
| Straw Chopper | Chopping straw to use as a substrate for growing mushrooms growers and supplement income in Assam, India |
| Toilet Seat | Improved design for locally manufacturable urine separating toilet seats in Ghana |
| 2010 | Bamboo Pencil Maker | Process for easy manufacturing of bamboo pencils that are comparable to pencils made from wood. |
| Chlorine Generation | Using locally run electrolysis for a do-it-yourself approach to chlorine generation |
| Plastic Bottle Recycling | Device that granulates and cleans used plastic bottles into reusable flakes |
| Portable Bicilavadora | Pedal-powered washing machine that easily transports from house to house. |
| Spiral Pine Needle Cookstove | Cookstove for burning pine needles as an alternative fuel source in India |
| Vegetable Cutter | Mechanized device for dicing large volumes of potatoes for an orphanage in Peru. |
| 2009 | Cell Phone Enabled Baby Scale | Integrated solution for for tracking infant health parameters in General Practicioner clinics in Pakistan |
| Chlorine Dispenser | Point-of-collection chlorine dispenser for rural communal water sources in western Kenya |
| Hydropower Lantern | Self-powered portable hydro-powered lantern for the Peruvian highlands |
| Plastic Bag Recycling | A simple device to turn waste plastic bags into plastic yarn |
| Soil Block Maker | Utilization of vibration for the compression of soil and cement into bricks |
| Solar Water Heater | Affordable solar water heater for high altitude deserts |
| 2008 | Bamboo Pencil Maker | Device for cutting and slotting bamboo pencil shafts |
| Integrated Food Vendor Cart | Multi-system mobile food cart for Indian street vendors |
| Mobile Maize Sheller | Bicycle-based system for on-farm shelling of corn |
| Mobile Stove Monitoring Kit | (MOSMO) Portable cookstove emissions test kit designer for field applications |
| Peanut Oil Press | Portable, pedal-powered peanut oil expeller |
| Portable Solar Cooker | Portable solar parabolic concentrator designed with nomadic peoples of the high-altitude regions of central Tibet |
| Soy Milk Maker | Device for mechanizing the production of large volumes of soymilk for an orphanage in Peru |
| 2013 | Aghast-Good Life | Cooperative design and construction of toilets appropriate for the community, in collaboration with students and faculty at Taha Village School |
| Fr. Waste to Gold | Afforestation initiative that uses fast-growing trees toward sustainability, economic benefit, and waste minimization |
| Hope in Flight | Usage of Black Soldier Flies to resolve sanitation challenges in developing world communities while providing local entrepreneurs with a socially beneficial revenue stream |
| SPOUTS of Water | A sustainable, locally-run, ceramic water filter factory in Uganda to help increase the access to clean drinking water to all |
| The Art of Waste | Making art installations functional in the form of decentralized wastewater treatment systems for marginalized low-income communities |
| Uganda Flood Risk | A system to forecast floods for the communities in the Manafwa basin, Uganda |
| WatA Test! | A hydrogen sulfide (H2S) bacteria test that is a dry powder version of a typically liquid water test: accurate, convenient and cheaper than any other |
| 2012 | Networked Irrigation | Plastic pipe, with data network on embedded wires, lowers cost and simplifies installation. Remote moisture sensors and valves supply water only where needed |
| OpenIR | web application for saving lives in disasters, offering geo-located infrared data as on-demand map layers and translating the data so that anyone can read it easily |
| SchoolHousePotential | Implementation of a bio-digestion process at the secondary school built in Lenana, Kenya. Methane is for the school’s kitchen and fertilizer is sold to local farms |
| Shared Water for Shared Health | Several households share one large rainwater harvesting system for improved water access and reduced cost in Uganda |
| Wecyclers | Establishing a recycling program in Lagos, Nigeria that emphasizes community participation and implements bicycle transportation |
| 2011 | Brundt Rainwater Purification System | Utilizing Harar, Ethiopia’s natural resources to make clean water available for all the people, including rainwater harvesting and filtration systems |
| GrubCycle | Conversion of organic waste into a value-added commercial animal feed using a type of grub, Black Soldier Fly larvae, in Kibera, Kenya, one of the world’s largest slums |
| Renewable H2All | Slow sand filter adjusted to the customs of the community of Tamahula, Mexico and a for-profit enterprise which includes a low-cost dry season irrigation system |
| Zacatech | A unique approach to educating rural subsistence farmers in Zacatecas, Mexico, about low-cost agricultural technologies |
| ZimbaPlus | A small-volume dispenser for hand pump chlorinators |
| 2010 | Comunidea! | Student-based initiative to establish IDEAS-like competition at Loja Universityu, Ecuador |
| My City, My Future | Youth in the slums of Rio mapping their world |
| Piecemeal | Improved, modular, hygienic, lightweight and affordable food carts for street vendors in Bangkok, Thailand |
| The Grease Project | Biodiesel retrofit for waste pickers in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2009 | Global Citizen Water Initiative | Coupling of inexpensive water quality test kits with open source spatial mapping for community water quality monitoring |
| Global Cycle Solutions | Bicycle-Powered Businesses (Tanzania, Peru) |
| NutriV | System to help health institutions keep track remotely of the progress of nutritional programs for undernourished children |
| Plastic Bag Recycling | A simple device to turn waste plastic bags into plastic yarn |
| SolSource | Rural Energy Product Distributor (Greater Himalayas) |
| Urban Agriculture | Low-cost household hydroponic system to produce higher yield crops |
| 2007 | Biogas Nicaragua | Alternative biogas energy solutions for rural and urban populations |
| ECVO | Water distillation unit running off of excess automotive engine heat |
| Learn TB | 3-week educational curriculum to teach the school population about the TB disease, contraction, prevention, and treatment |
| Mapping Disease | Publicly-accessible, continuously-updated database to map disease outbreaks in specific geographical locations |
| New DOTS | Solution for monitoring TB drug adherence paired with economic incentives |
| Sustainable Shelters | Appropriate, innovative and affordable housing design to facilitate owner-driven reconstruction in disaster relief |
| Vac-Cast | Human-powered, low-cost vacuum device used for sand-casting (SC) fitting to make prosthetic limbs |
| 2009 | Adjuvant | Social Venture Franchising (India + East Africa) |
| DataLibre | Civic Sector Informatics (Philippines, US) |
| Design ED | Educational Curriculum Development |
| Genius | Medical Advice Network |
| Global Citizen Water Initiative | Coupling of inexpensive water quality test kits with open source spatial mapping for community water quality monitoring |
| Gona Games | Mobiles-Based Educational Games |
| MedHelp | Home Healthcare Devices |
| MobileBusiness | Mobile-Enabled Merchant Tools (Africa) |
| Nautilus Power | Flexible Floating Power Systems |
| Novo Brazil | Private Vocational Training (Brazil) |
| NZ Capital | Micro-Banking Services (Zimbabwe) |
| PowerUp! Technologies | Hand-Powered Electricity |
| Prosthetics For All | Affordable Limb Augmentations (India) |
| Quilombo Energy | Renewables-Power Plants (Africa) |
| Sanergy | Sanitation + Energy + Fertilizer Systems (Kenya) |
| SolSource | Rural Energy Product Distributor (Greater Himalayas) |
| Thermoversion | Thermal-Powered Electricity (Kenya) |
| UBIQ | Mobile-Enabled Financial Services (Nigeria) |
| VALA | Mobile-Enabled Informal Market-Making (India) |
| WoundPump | Affordable Wound-Healing Device |
| 2008 | Civika | The "Facebook" for Civic-Sector Leaders (Africa, Philippines) |
| Covalent Global | Philanthropic Micro-Grant Network (Kenya, Africa) |
| DuraAlok | Low-Cost Eyeglasses Distributor (India) |
| Fair Goods | Urban Retailer Delivery Network (South Africa) |
| Global Cycle Solutions | Bicycle-Powered Businesses (Tanzania, Peru) |
| LinqUs | Infonet Connectivity & Services for the Elderly (India, China, Japan) |
| Moringa Agri Products | Cooperative-Owned Exporter (Kenya, Africa) |
| One Sol | Condominial Urban Sewer Solutions (Ghana, Africa) |
| PANAH Network | Migrant Housing & Employment System (Asia, Africa) |
| PayGo | Mobile Phone Payment System (Pakistan, Mexico) |
| Prestige Incubator | Building Premium Import Brands (Latin America) |
| SolSource | Rural Energy Product Distributor (Greater Himalayas) |
| Vidya Vitta | Investor-to-SME Brokerage (Nigeria, Tanzania, Africa) |
| 2013 | Anemia iDX | A non-invasive and accurate point of care diagnostic tool for anemia utilizing laser reflectance spectroscopy |
| Glucodetect | A kit to make affordable glucose test strips using local materials in Nicaragua |
| StethoKit | An innovative stethoscope kit designed for the developing world with the ability to record, playback, and simulate heart sounds |
| 2012 | AspiraMolde | Vacuum casting system that takes the negative mold of a patient with a leg amputation and shortens prosthetic production time |
| circumVentilator | Attachment to mechanize bag-valve-mask (Ambu bag) ventilators to aid nurses while transporting patients over long distances |
| GlucoSuite2012 | Qualitative diagnostic for routine diabetes monitoring based on short pieces of string coated in Benedict’s solution wicking blood samples |
| The Infusador | Battery-powered syringe infusion pump with adjustable gear settings for variable rates of infusion for critical medication dosing for neonates |
| 2011 | Low-cost Syringe Infusion Pump | Modular infusion pump for neonatal drug delivery with all movable parts made from locally available materials |
| Monicor | A user-friendly, modular EKG for health practitioners at all levels to record and transmit diagnostically useful information about cardiac health |
| Nososano | A device that prevents nosocomial infections by enabling nurses and parents to detect bacteria culturing on IV catheters in NICU patients |
| 2010 | Ambuzap | Portable low-cost defibrillator rechargable through the ambulance's power |
| BabyTracker | Labor contraction monitor for Nicaraguan hospitals |
| EyeHeme | Non-invasive anemia diagnostic based on reflectance spectroscopy from the eye |
| Nebshair | A breathe-actuated, dosage-monitoring attachment for jet nebulizers to treat multiple patients for respiratory illnesses |
| Swiss Army Electrocautery | A combination scalpel and extendable electrocautery tip for rural surgical procedures |
| 2009 | Cyclone | Pedal-powered centrifuge for developing world laboratories |
| GlucoTank | Sustainable method of testing glucose levels using colormetric tests and CCD readers |
| Nebula | Safe, electric-free nebulization device |
| POP bandage | Post-operative bandage solution with an infection alert and control mechanism |
| 2011 | Exo-Knee | Low-cost transfemoral prosthesis with mechanism to lock the knee joint during the stance phase and release it during the swing phase |
| Pediatric Pylon | A user-modifiable and adjustable pylon for growing patients. Project started in 2010, with new designs for its mechanism this year. |
| 2010 | Improved Vacuum Cast System | A more robust and longer lasting vacuum cast system for the developing world |
| Lego Leg Knee | An affordable, high performance knee prosthesis for communities in the developing world |
| Paediatric Pylon | A user-modifiable and adjustable pylon for growing patients made of non-toxic plastics and biodegradable fibers |
| Shape&Roll Cosmetic Cover | Durable, cosmetic shell for the prosthetic Shape&Roll foot |
| 2009 | Lego Leg | Affordable transtibial prosthesis assemblable with a set of sheets of carbon fiber and aluminum |
| Prosthetic Hand | Low-cost transradial prosthesis with variable mechanical advantage for closing/opening fingers |
| Shape&Roll Foot | Transtibial prosthesis made of PP with an adjustable attachment |
| 2008 | Exo Knee | Low-cost transfemoral prosthesis with mechanism to lock the knee joint during the stance phase and release it during the swing phase |
| Ez Knee | Caliper with a mechanism that enables a user to lock his knee by hand |
| Polio Brace | Caliper with mechanism to lock and unlock the knee in the stance and swing phase, respectively |
| 2011 | Economics of Wheelchair Production | How can we produce enough wheelchairs for everyone who needs one? A case study in Kenya |
| Hybrid Wheelchair | An adjustable wheelchair that can double as an everyday and active chair through the use of a removable backrest and lightweight frame |
| Hybrid Wheelchair | An adjustable wheelchair that can double as an everyday and active chair through the use of a removable backrest and lightweight frame |
| 2010 | Leveraged Freedom Chair | Design improvements for the next generation of the Leveraged Freedom Chair |
| Post Office Trike | Mobile post office run from a handcycle |
| Powertrike | Power-assisted handcycle |
| 2009 | Folding Tricycle Attachment | Improved tricycle wheelchair attachment for easier traveling over long distances |
| Power-assisted Tricycle | Modified tricycle wheelchair with a power assist |
| Small Business Attachments | Wheelchair additions to support small business activities, and associated micro-finance support wheelchair-based micro-enterprises |
| Web Donation Tool | Web-based mechanism for fundraising for Worldwide Mobility |
| 2008 | Folding 3-Wheeled Wheelchair | Three-wheeled wheelchair specially designed for easier traveling over rough terrain |
| Folding Tricycle Attachment | Improved tricycle wheelchair attachment for easier traveling over long distances |
| Mobile Impact | Support and empowerment network for wheelchair recipients |
| Small Business Attachments | Wheelchair additions to support small business activities, and associated micro-finance support wheelchair-based micro-enterprises |
| Wheelchair Accessories for Women | Device for female users to help carry objects in their wheelchairs |
| 2007 | 2-Speed Tricycle Drive Train | 2-speed drive train for hand-powered tricycles |
| Folding 3-Wheeled Wheelchair | Folding system for 3-wheeled wheelchairs built in Africa |
| Improved Trike Frame | Lighter and stronger tricycle frame |
| Marketing Strategies | Method to improve marketing strategies of small wheelchair workshops |
| 2013 | Biodigester Maintenance | Educational materials on the installation and maintenance of biodigesters in the developing world for both children and adults |
| Ice Cream Churn | A pedal-powered ice cream churn developed with youth in El Salvador for income generation |
| Ice Shaver | A pedal-powered device for making shaved ice developed with youth in El Salvador for income generation |
| Rabo Quente | A safer resistive water-heating showerhead for use in the favelas of Brazil |
| Solar Water Heater | Improvements to an economical rooftop solar water heating system |
| 2012 | Emissions Testing of Cooking Fuels | Emissions testing of alternative briquettes made of waste from the garment industry in Haiti, and comparison to charcoal and wood. |
| Low-Cost Solar Cell Encapsulation | Method of encapsulating solar cells using an EVA laminate and a Solar Cooker in northern Nicaragua with professional finish and minimal solar cell breaking |
| Orange Juice Sealer | Redesign and improve microchip and mechanics for orange juice sealer to improve robustness and longevity of the device |
| Solar Water Distillator | Large scale water distillation device that is inexpensive, robust, simple to build, and with a 24 hour or shorter distillation cycle |
| 2011 | Barrel on Fire | Low cost dugout and sealing process improves the agri-waste charcoal-making process by reducing heat exposure and safety risk to the user |
| Dehusking Insert | A cheap, local process which dehusks rice more conveniently; this allows for personal consumption and income generation |
| Orange Juice Sealer | Improvements on a low-power heat sealer device to preserve surplus orange juice in single-serving plastic bags for transport and later sale |
| Solar Cellphone Charger | Compact device to convert solar energy to a usable voltage for charging cellphones, to be built locally in Nicaragua |
| 2010 | Charcoal Stove | A culturally appropriate charcoal stove that physically and visually integrates into existing local wood stoves |
| Plastic Bag Sealer | A device for sealing single use plastic bags for long term juice storage |
| Solar Cell Cutter | A device for accurately scoring and cutting scrap solar cells to be made into cell phone chargers |
| Solar Water Distiller | A device for distilling salt water to be used in deep cycle batteries in solar installations |
| 2013 | Barefoot Power | Design of a reverse logistics supply chain for warranty support for solar lamps |
| Pure Home Water Filter | Distribution of water filters in Ghana, enabled by micro-financing |
| SolarClave | Manufacturing and distributing a solar-powered autoclave, for use at health clinics in Nicaragua |
| 2012 | Crayons Supply Chain | Development of organic crayons from local ingredients to widen use of pigment to other applications such as artist supplies |
| Essmart | Essmart makes social impact technologies available in local retail shops so that they reach low-income end users |
| LFC Supply Chain | Optimization of supply chain costs around the production of the Leveraged Freedom Chair to bring it from India to Guatemala |
| Moringa Oil Supply Chain | Empowering farmers by providing them with affordable processing technology and connecting them to export markets for moringa oil |
| Supply and Demand of Agricultural Waste Charcoal | To determine the optimal perimeters of agricultural waste charcoal production in rural Kenya, to match both supply and demand |
| 2013 | Atomic Bingo Transistor Origami | Prototypes of low-cost, physically intuitive models of atomic structure and transistors designed with teachers in New Longoro, Ghana |
| Bidirectional Learning With Global Peers | Digital exchange connecting the Advent School in Boston and the Avani School in Uttarakhand, India |
| InnovaTZ! | Educational videos supporting innovation and invention in Tanzania |
| Luz del Futuro | Workshops empowering waste-pickers to develop public speaking, mathematics, and entrepreneurship skills in Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| MakerEDU | Primary school educational modules teaching creativity through design in suburban Massachusetts (Weston) and rural Uganda (Kasiisi) #candoattitude! |
| The Lenana Project | Four week STEM camp working with teachers to develop hands-on projects in Lenana, an urban slum in Kenya |
