The Making Future Industries challenge addresses the impact of new technologies and encourages the development of new-to-world products that have a positive impact on society. The challenge has a focus on emerging technologies, new product development, STEM education, the role of making and the interaction of these areas to enhance our capacity for innovation.
The Future Makers team has been investigating how makerspaces can impact and contribute to the local economy as a stimulus for new business generation and STEM education.
Future makers program
Developing surfboard fins using a performance feedback loop.
Addressing the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of using artificial intelligence (AI) in health and social care.
Investigation and development of new knowledge for landfill volume reduction, diversion and recycling.
Producing artworks that incorporate energy-efficient elements and slow textile methods to encourage sustainable energy strategies in galleries and museums.
Explore the feasibility and implications of an industrial based avatar system for human-robot skills transfer.
Designing sunscreens to combat the extreme UV levels in Australia leading to improved health outcomes.
Developing an embedded real-time communication system for personnel working in mines or other hazardous situations.
Customising shoes equipped with sensors, distance/position transducers, and accelerometers, to detect walking ability and alerts of possible falls for elderly individuals.