The Tech / Emerging tech / Hardware

Hardware

Physical technology, such as consumer electronics, built for civic tech

Showing 21 of 71 items
Vessels Tech
vesselstech.com

Vessels Tech

Digital Innovation for Social Impact

Adelaide SA, Australia
Hardware, Emerging tech, Social impact design firms
Open Source Ventilators Subreddit
reddit.com/r/OpenSourceVentilators

Open Source Ventilators Subreddit

A community dedicated to researching locally-sourced, easy-to-manufacture designs for PEEP valves, BVMs, automated BVM pumps, and full ventilators.

COVID, Digital fabrication, Hardware
COVID-19, health, Good health and well-being
UNDP Accelerator Labs
acceleratorlabs.undp.org

UNDP Accelerator Labs

We’re building the world’s largest and fastest learning network around development challenges.

Level 21, One United Nations Plaza, New York NY 10017
Hardware, Emerging tech, The Tech
Decent work and economic growth, United Nations, United Nations Development Programme
Tomorrow Lab
tomorrow-lab.com

Tomorrow Lab

An Innovation Studio for Hardware Products

45 East Broadway, NY, New York 10002
Hardware, Emerging tech
Open Hardware Observatory
joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor?f%5B0%5D=collection_policy_domain%3Ahttp%3A//joinup.eu/ontology/policy-domain%23free-and-open-source-software-in-public-administrations

Open Hardware Observatory

The Open Source Observatory (OSOR) serves as a place where the open source software community can come together to publish news, find out about events, find relevant open source software solutions and...

Brussels
Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech, Hardware
Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies
facebook.com/groups/670932227050506

Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies

This group is being formed to evaluate, design, validate, and source the fabrication of open source emergency medical supplies around the world, given a variety of local supply conditions.

COVID, Digital fabrication, Emerging Tech Report Projects
COVID-19, health, Good health and well-being
Open Respirator
github.com/brentjackson/OpenRespirator/wiki

Open Respirator

This is an open source hardware project to allow makers and the public to assemble mechanical respirators (aka. Ventilators, breathing machines) and/or intubation kits that could be used by medical pr...

Hardware, High-tech COVID Interventions
Link NYC
link.nyc

Link NYC

LinkNYC is a first-of-its-kind communication network, bringing the fastest free public Wi-Fi to millions of New Yorkers and visitors.

since 2014
Hardware, Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors
ICTWorks
ictworks.org

ICTWorks

ICTworks™ is the premier community for international development professionals committed to utilizing new and emerging technologies to magnify the intent of communities to accelerate their social and...

since 2019
Hardware, Emerging tech, Learn about civic tech
Atlas AI
atlasai.co

Atlas AI

Our software measures economic and infrastructure conditions across Africa, informing how capital can be deployed to drive forward economic progress.

Palo Alto
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Emerging tech
development
Project Open Air
web.archive.org/web/20210608102910/https://www.projectopenair.org

Project Open Air

We are working on medical devices, to have a fast and easy solution that can be reproduced and assembled locally worldwide.

Hardware, High-tech COVID Interventions
Self-fabricated Face Shields
docs.google.com/document/d/1YJjZ6AmlMc3_kFatqUqGiTHdkeSYKg_qpXARmhcvdDY/mobilebasic

Self-fabricated Face Shields

People with access to lasercutters and 3D printers are designing and fabricating face masks for front-line healthcare workers

COVID, Digital fabrication, Emerging Tech Report Projects
FarmChat Paper
ictworks.org/farmer-chatbot-india

FarmChat Paper

Using Chatbots to Answer Farmer Queries in India

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
Bots, Chat and messaging, Hardware
agriculture, research, Zero hunger
The State of Satellites
landscape.satsummit.io

The State of Satellites

This is an exploratory overview of current and upcoming sources of data, processing pipelines, and data products. It is aimed at helping non-experts explore and harness the unfolding revolution of Ear...

Hardware, Emerging tech, Satellites
agriculture, forests
Soofa
soofa.co

Soofa

Soofa makes smart, social, and sustainable technologies for cities and communities. We’re revolutionizing the way we communicate in cities.

24 Thorndike Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
since 2014
Hardware, Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors
public space
BRCK
brck.com

BRCK

Access the internet simply and reliably where you are. BRCK is a rugged, self powered, cloud enabled wifi hotspot router with built in fail-overs.

iHub Nairobi
since 2013
Connectivity, Hardware, Emerging tech
Tablet Comunitario
tabletcomunitario.org/mz

Tablet Comunitario

Empowering rural communities with digital education

Mozambique (Mocambique) 🇲🇿
since 2015
Hardware, Digital literacy
rural
Ignis
droneamplified.com

Ignis

The system attaches to a drone, and drops small incendiaries known as “dragon eggs” from a safe height, at a much lower cost and personal risk than a helicopter.

Lincoln, NE
Drones, Hardware, Emerging tech
fires
Atlas of Surveillance
atlasofsurveillance.org

Atlas of Surveillance

The largest-ever repository of information on which law enforcement agencies are using what surveillance technologies. fatalities or facial recognition systems leading to wrongful

Drones, Hardware, Emerging tech
racial equity, surveillance, policing
Facebook AI mapping for humanitarian aid and development
ai.facebook.com/blog/mapping-the-world-to-help-aid-workers-with-weakly-semi-supervised-learning

Facebook AI mapping for humanitarian aid and development

Building on our previous publication of similar high-resolution population maps for 22 countries, we're now releasing new maps of the majority of the African continent, and the project will eventually...

Palo Alto
Artificial Intelligence, Civic data, Data visualization
Facebook
Liftware
liftware.com

Liftware

Liftware's selection of stabilizing and leveling handles and attachments are designed to help people with hand tremor or limited hand and arm mobility retain dignity, confidence, and independence.

269 E Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Assistive and Accessible Tech, Foundational layers
Back to Top