The document outlines various innovations and adaptations created by innovators and business leaders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from high-tech wearables to transport solutions aimed at enhancing safety. Notable inventions discussed include disinfecting masks, social distancing monitors, and UV sanitizers, highlighting the necessity of practical solutions until a vaccine is available. The author emphasizes the importance of innovation during the pandemic and encourages sharing ideas for further improvements.

1. Innovators & Innovation Against Covid-19
• Introduction and scope ……….…………………………………………………………... 2
• Let's talk about innovation...……………..…..…………………………………………… 3
• Anti Covid-19 innovators and Innovations ……………………………………………….4
• High tech Wearables……….5
• Transportation……………..10
• UV Sanitizer ……………….11
• Robot………………………13
• Open Source dpi ………...14
• VR+ Remote Work ………16
• Other Projects ……………………………………………………………………………...17
• Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………..........….18
• Acknowledgments and Resources............................................................................19
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2. During these months innovators and business leaders to fight COVID-19 came up with awesome innovations,
and pivoting their business, making masks and ventilators; besides the latter let’s discover which one of the
best innovations can and will help us pass this difficult time safely.
«It was and it is indeed satisfying, as we can see the world unite towards finding solutions, that in most of the
cases is only adaptation: and this skill is a powerful one as will help and support us survive but most
importantly develop ourselves.»
Introduction and scope
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3. Let's talk about innovation!
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Innovation plays a fundamental role especially during this, still undefined period where we are
discovering how to react until a vaccine will be available and we will be able to get back to «normal» life.
Innovation, especially during this time, should be simple and easy to implement in our lives.
“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement.
ose who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” William Pollard
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4. Back to the main topic of this presentation; here a list of people, innovators, and “pivoters” that came up
with fantastic new ideas and improvements on what could help us during this pandemic.
You will have several gadgets and applications of any kind listed below: from the coolest and sophisticated to
the “simplest” and funniest ones. Ok, let’s discover them!
Anti Covid-19 Innovators and Innovations
There are a lot of concepts and already tested innovation that can be useful, so please if you find some interesting
thing (and I am sure you already did) to share it with me and add to the list, you know where to find me :)
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5. Anti Covid-19 Innovation: High tech Wearables
5Aeri Concept Article
The Aeri concept comes with built-in ultraviolet lights
that can disinfect filters within 10 minutes when
connected to a power supply through a USB port.
The mask uses removable filters that are on par
with N95 filtration capacity.
If the concept materializes, each filter could last
up to a month and a half, significantly longer than
surgical masks and N95 respirators’ life.
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6. Anti Covid-19 Innovation: High tech Wearables
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Independently validated by the Auckland
University of technology to provide users
with up to 50x better
protection than, common masks. *
Ao Air Mask
*not specfically designed to fight covid-19
SOSV
Ao Air’s Facewear allows our users to live without
fear of air borne pathogens and air pollution.
Ao Air face wear uses advanced nano-fiber
technology to clean and filter air, protecting the
user while providing unparalleled comfort.
Aō air’s new alternative to traditional n95
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: High tech Wearables
iFeel-You Bracelet - iiT
IIT developed a smart band prototype capable of monitoring human
body parameters and sending an alert when the body temperature
is higher than 37.5 Celsius degrees, moreover, the smart band can
monitor the distance between people.
The wristband reads, thanks to radio signal on the
Bluetooth frequencies, the motion of the human body
and monitors the distance from another wristband.
When two wristbands are in proximity,
they vibrate and emit an alert signal,
thus helping people respect the necessary
safety distance
www.iit.it
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: High tech Wearables
Tended provides connected safety solutions to support social distancing, its
technology helps ensure a minimum distance of 2 meters between workers, to
reduce and stop the spread of COVID-19.
Tended Social Distancing Monitoring
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: High tech Wearables
In Belgium, dockworkers are instructed to wear bracelets that
enforce social distancing rules while they work.
They're made by Belgian company Romware, a Rombit’s
subsidiary: they are "a fully integrated personal safety and
security device, specifically designed for highly industrial
environments."
Bracelets won't allow companies to track employees' locations,
because the devices are only connected to each other
Rombit.beRombit: Romware bracelet
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: Transportation
Aviointeriors’ forward-backward Janus seat concept has built-in dividing screens
to help protect air passengers from the risk of infection while in the air.
With Janus the middle seat of a three-seat row is turned around, a shield is then
erected between all three seats that creates individual spaces for each passenger.
Aviointeriors, believes that the Janus and “Glassafe” could be
the answer that air travelers are looking for when it comes to
increasing protection from viruses.
Aviointeriors’ other idea, Glassafe, is a “kit-ready solution
that can be installed on existing seats”. It works by adding a
transparent shield to each headrest, isolating each
passenger from those surrounding them.
Aviointeriors
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: UV Sanitizer
Munchkin 59S
A Compact and fast-acting device that uses UV-C
light to eliminate bacteria, viruses, and germs from
small baby items like pacifiers and bottle tops.
According to the experts at Munchkin, the UV-C light in the Mini Sanitizer destroys
many forms of viruses and batterie (E. coli, staph, candida, RSV, H1N1 influenza, and coronavirus
(ATCC VR-740, Strain 229E), a seasonal strain from the same coronavirus family as SARS-CoV-2) –
While none of the claims have been reviewed or approved
as effective by the FDA, the product was developed
with 59S, a leader in UV LED technology, and tested in
independent laboratories for effectiveness.
Munchkin 59s
“When innovations also
mean collaboration”
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: UV Sanitizer
UVRoboclean: Autonomous sterilizing robot cleans any
surface it is placed on, all by itself. Using smart sensors, it
can detect surface edges and automatically makes a turn,
without any risk of falling off.
Smartify has launched a Kickstarter campaign
for their latest innovative product.
P.S (currently suspended)
Hospitals use UV light robots to sterilize and disinfect rooms and
surfaces to prevent the replication of harmful bacteria and viruses.
The founders of Smartify have used the
same technology to create UVRoboclean,
and get the same end-results.
Mysmartify.com
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: Robot
I had to insert robot in this list, even if it is not an innovation that
came with the COVID-19 pandemic, however robots, during this
lockdown, have been used even more for different scopes, from
delivery to, as in this case, search and alert.
Spot a nimble robot that climbs stairs and traverses rough terrain
with unprecedented ease, yet is small enough to use indoors.
The Boston Dynamics Spot robot is being used in a pilot program
in Singapore. The pilot program relies on the Spot Robot to ensure
that social distancing measures are being followed in parks. The robot
will be used to inform citizens
in the parks during nonpeak
hours, and the program will
run for two weeks.
The Spot robot will be controlled
remotely with recorded instructions. Bostondynamics.com SPOT
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NanoHack, an open-source 3D
printed masks against COVID-19
Copper3d Mask
NanoHack2.0 STL File
The mask imagined by Copper3D should be antiviral,
reusable, modular, washable, recyclable, and affordable.
A traditional mask must be thrown away after some
NanoHack Mask is a last resort device with the purpose of
offering protection from airborne particles and prevent
spreading liquid contaminating the airways
NanoHack was conceived as an active/antimicrobial
3D printed face mask manufactured with active
materials to get extra protection against microorganisms.
NanoHack’s
first concept
Anti Covid-19 Innovation: Open Source dpi
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: Open Source dpi
Handy is a multipurpose personal device, born as an open-
source response for the COVID-19 pandemic, to allow
contactless interaction with daily routine objects.
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Designed by Matteo Zallio:
“A charismatic architect (by training), an energetic
designer (by practice), an eclectic researcher (by
passion), an inspiring coach (by chance)”
Handy is available as large version,
open-source, 3D printable, ready for
DIY, easy to use for several tasks or for
purchase as small version, a keychain
to take always with you.
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: Virtual Reality + Remote Work
VR it is not a new technology, for years struggled
to achieve consumer adoption.
But now, the seismic changes reshaping every
aspect of society—from the workplace to the
health care system—create new opportunities
for VR to have a transformative impact.
Virtual reality (VR) seems tailor-made for this moment.
Weforum.org
VR Positive Use
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Anti Covid-19 Innovation: Other Projects
Designvanguard.org
The COVID-19 Design Directory tracks projects, ideas, and
impact with the goal of having a record of design’s
contributions during this pivotal time in history.
Now, schools, restaurants and parks are working to adapt to the new
reality, and some are approaching the situation with a sense of humor.
Across the world, places are coming up with inventive and sometimes
funny approaches to ensure people remain safely distanced, from pool
noodle hats to mannequin dining partners.
Europa.eu Opportunities
Discover innovations and Submit your contribution:
Funding & tender opportunities
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18. Conclusions
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We are working and will reach
practical solutions until the vaccine
will be found.
Transportation is still behind other sectors
such as Disposal Protection Individual and
Social Distancing wearables;
New technologies, such as Virtual Reality,
have assured more users’ adoption and
working towards improving their technology
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The world, however, has changed and the way we live and do business will change and take, as
already did, a different way.
Time will reveal everything. Stay Safe and Innovate.

19. Acknowledgments and Resources
• https://techcrunch.com/fitbits-rival-amazfit-transparent-reusable-mask
• https://tended.co.uk/minimum-seperation-distance
• https://www.iit.it/iit-vs-covid-19/ifeel-you-bracelet
• https://copper3d.com/
• https://sosv.com/portfolio/o2o2
• https://www.ao-air.com/
• https://www.businessinsider.com-social-distancing-wearable-tech
• https://romware.com/covid-radius/
• http://aviointeriors.it/prodotti/janus/
• https://globetrender.com/about/
• https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-sterilizer
• https://www.insider.com/munchkin-59s-mini-sterilizer-review
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• https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uvroboclean
• https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/uvroboclean
• https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spot-robot1
• https://www.bostondynamics.com/spot
• https://thehill.com/-unusual-ways-people-are-social
• https://it.businessinsider.com/handy
• https://www.matteozallio.com/handy
• https://thehill.com/homenews/news/499220-from-noodle-hats-to-mannequins-here-
are-6-unusual-ways-people-are-social
• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/augmented-reality-covid-19-positive-use/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/solrogers/2020/03/26/coronavirus-has-made-wfh-the-
new-normal-heres-how-virtual-reality-can-help/#2ca31f1f61d5