Students from the winning team in Mexico proposed a portable bath to help prevent falls in the bathroom, a common location for falls due to slippery floors and often small, tight spaces.

The winning student team proposed a connected, motorized wheelchair to help older populations navigate Dubai's shopping malls, which are among the largest in the world.

The winning student team imagined the 'WheelySTIK' – a motorized piece of equipment that mimics caregivers' actions to lift and support the movement of older, less mobile people, thereby reducing the risk of injury to the caregivers.

Students from Nanchang University imagined a smart escalator that can identify passengers in wheelchairs and adjust its steps to create a stable, moving platform for passage.

The student team created a website and app to monitor crowd levels and help revive tourism in Shiramine, where the local economy has suffered due to COVID-19. The app provides real-time data to help visitors more safely and comfortably visit the most popular local tourist attractions, while still avoiding crowds and adhering to occupancy limits.

Students focused their ideas on improving access in and out of local wet markets. From designing a user-friendly app called Foodson, to a robot that can shop for and deliver fresh groceries, the students’ solutions were customized to meet the needs of those who have less experience with online purchasing and technology.

The students created a face mask with a lightweight skin thermometer for real-time temperature checks. The mask helps reduce the time it takes for temperature checks prior to taking public transit, making the daily commute faster while easing concerns about coming into contact with someone who is ill.

After careful research on China’s population, the student teams created mobility solutions to make transportation easier for the country’s large aging population.