Our MedLaunch projects prioritize human-centered design. We focus on considering the needs of our community partners and design aspects that are often overlooked in mass development. With such design constraints at large, our projects require resourcefulness and innovation! From app development to wood-working, our projects allow for an abundance of creativity, technical development, and perspective building.
2025 – 2026
Nutristand
Convenient and efficient tube for nurses to feed those with digestive issues, to make the feeding process cleaner and easier.
OpenAid
Easy-to-grip package opener for a current UIUC student with hand and arm mobility issues.
Sensory Scape
Synthesis of different panels that contain various trinkets to stimulate tactile, visual, and auditory processing mechanisms for physical development.
Sterihold
Unique, functional design of syringes to prevent mold forming when drying.
Tactile Quest
Tactile versions of board games for players with visual disabilities.
VisionSwim 2.0
Device that alerts a swimmer with vision loss when he swims off-course so that he can reangle his direction.
2024 – 2025
Adaptive Joy
Toys to help motivate children with cerebral palsy to complete their movement exercises
Empower Art
A wheelchair easel and a paintbrush head strap for children to engage in art activities
Hand Hero
A glove for people with limited hand control to use to hold onto various objects
Night Vision
A way to illuminate the path ahead for twins with Usher’s Syndrome to walk at night
SeizureSense
An alarm system to alert Deaf parents of their daughter’s seizures
Spinacare Seat
A custom toilet seat for a child with spina bifida
2023 – 2024
Camper
A ramp to help a family transfer their 10-year-old daughter who uses a wheelchair into their camper more safely
CU Care
A smartphone application connecting care takers with care givers in the Champaign-Urbana area
J-Walk
A gait trainer for daily mobility
Sensory Seat
Improvements to a comfortable, moldable, adjustable and safe seat for a girl with cerebral palsy at home
Vision Swim
A project to help people with vision impairments swim safely
Working Glove
A custom safety glove for our partner who has a hand deformity
2022 – 2023
CMN Table
A wheelchair-friendly play table for a children’s hospital
CU Care
A smartphone application connecting care takers with care givers in the Champaign-Urbana area
Sensory safe Boards
Boards in a sensory safe room to lessen the stress and anxiety faced by children with Autism Spectrum Disorder due to sensory overload
Sensory Seat
A comfortable, moldable, adjustable and safe seat for a girl with cerebral palsy at home
Portable Ventilator
A collapsible cart for a child to easily carry his ventilator with him around
Wheelchair Arm
A robotic arm with an adjustable mirror for rear view access, attached to a wheelchair
2021 – 2022
Boccia Ball
An apparatus for someone with limited mobility to play Boccia Ball in his wheelchair
Eyeswipe
A camera and software system to enable people to swipe-type using eye-tracking technology
Wheelchair to door
An in-built mechanical arm for wheelchair users to push the activation button for automatic doors
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