This drone + carrier monitors, protects, and restores reefs by planting 100 corals per day sustainably!





Climate change is not leaving any sphere of life untouched and a lot of that damage is irreversible. Coral reefs are one such natural treasure that is facing the harsh effects of global warming and they are dying at an alarming rate. If things continue at this speed, 90% of coral reefs will vanish by 2050. While they only occupy 0.1% of the total area of the ocean, they actually support 25% of all marine species on earth! Nemo is an award-winning device designed to assist with coral restoration in an efficient, sustainable way, with large-scale capacity. It can plant 100 corals a day and only requires 2-3 people to complete the operation.

Coral reefs help us breathe, protect us from storms, provide us with food and support the economy of coastal communities – and that is why we need to save them at all costs. Nemo consists of a digital platform, a specialized transport box, and a collaborative drone that works within its four-stage service program to help municipalities. The digital platform helps scientists to research and monitor coral reefs more accurately and at the same time, it spreads global awareness about coral reefs to citizens. The platform keeps a record of all the data gathered from monitoring the reefs. The specialized transport box protects corals during their relocation from the nursery site to the outplant site by regulating the temperature of the saltwater and pH value to give the young corals the best chance for survival during their journey. Meanwhile, the collaborative drone helps scientists monitor by 3D scanning and mapping the coral reefs. This information is uploaded to a digital platform for the benefit of coral restoration agencies. The main parts of Nemo are made from recycled plastic to reduce its environmental impact.

“We used a human-centered design approach to help solve an environment-centered design problem. We combined the best of both processes and implemented our findings from both approaches. The process behind Nemo was also highly iterative and involved multiple experts from different sectors. During our research, we got feedback from experts on our concepts and ideas to verify them and to make sure we were heading in the right direction. We also hosted creative workshops to get input from more designers across disciplines to make our product better which included digital prototyping and iterative sketching exercises,” said the team while describing their process of creating Nemo. The system uses a combination of growing corals on pre-manufactured locally recycled structures using bioadhesives and drilling holes into the ocean floor to optimize the process for 2-3 people instead of the traditional 10-15 team which saves the restoration agencies’ resources.

Nemo was created to rebuild and support healthy ecosystems which is crucial for a sustainable future, it was the answer to the question “How can the journey towards a more sustainable, efficient, and simple coral restoration process be designed?” While there are many coral restoration efforts and technology, none are as comprehensive as Nemo because it goes beyond just planting new corals and takes the entire lifecycle as well as education about the crisis into account. It allows coral restoration organizations to scale up their efforts and accelerate the positive impact. Nemo has been shortlisted for the James Dyson 2021 National Winner and has also been recognized at the Red Dot Concept Awards 2020, the Core77 Design for Social Impact Notable, and Core77 Transportation Notable.

Designer: Elias Thaddäus Pfuner and Mario Kapsalis

This roller-ruler is cooler than your regular ruler!

Titled the OO for the two circular discs at one end of the ruler, Snezana Jeremic’s piece of stationery is capable of measuring linear as well as non-linear surfaces, up to a stunning 99.9 centimeters! Using a clever gear system and two marked rolling-discs, the OO ruler can be rolled on surfaces, with a set of windows depicting the measurement based on how much the discs roll. The lower roller covers the millimeters, while the upper takes care of the centimeters, resetting every 100 centimeters, or one meter. Perfect for rolling down surfaces, the OO helps capture linear as well as non-linear measurements, while its straight-edge scale can be used as a conventional ruler too. Rather nifty, right? My only concern is needing to reset the roller-ruler to 0 every time you want to take a measurement from scratch!

Designer: Snezana Jeremic (Nemo)

Introducing the World’s Smallest Dive System!

Diving opens up the possibility for us to discover a whole new world that’s beneath the surface of the water. The adventures this can bring can be filled with overwhelming beauty and sense of discovery. However, diving equipment has the potential of being extremely bulky and difficult to operate… and this is where NEMO really shines!

Nemo may just be the perfect companion for snorkelers who seek the thrill of adventure! The compact Surface-Supplied Air Dive system supports an individual diver to up to 10 feet beneath the surface, allowing them to take on the magnificent spectacles that lie before them.

Its compact size and lightweight design make it ideal to travel with, allowing snorkelers to explore places further-a-field with ease; this is made even more hassle-free with the NEMO backpack, that’s packed full of features to enhance the experience!

Designer: Verity Moorhouse of BLU3

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NEMO is the perfect way for snorkelers to take their adventures beyond the surface. It’s an incredibly compact Surface-Supplied Air dive system that supports one diver to ten feet.

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Whether you’re an ocean explorer, poolside parent, treasure hunter, underwater photographer, boat owner, kayaker/paddleboarder, or in search of the latest yacht toy – NEMO is for you.

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Only 10 pounds!

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How Does Nemo Work?

Inside of NEMO is a custom battery-powered air compressor. The compressor pumps air to the diver through the 10-foot hose and out through their patent-pending Smart Reg™.

Their Smart Reg™ saves battery life by monitoring breathing patterns to let the compressor know exactly when it needs to send air. This means NEMO doesn’t just push air to you, but rather breathes with you.

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Don’t go camping without it!

Water pressure can make or break a shower (ask Seinfeld, he made an entire episode on a shower head). A good shower is all about good water pressure, but you can’t get that outdoors. When on a trip, or a trek, the punch-holes-in-a-bottle technique works in theory, but A) you actually end up using more water, and B) it just doesn’t feel the same.

Nemo’s Helio Pressure Shower does the trick by allowing you to actually foot-pump the pressure into your water. The pump uses a water reservoir, a pedal, and a shower head to give you a forceful flow of water that cleans the dirt right off you. The Helio lends itself to various applications where a water jet would be required. Surfers or water-sports enthusiasts can use the Helio to hose down their gear and quickly wash mud or sand off their body. Outdoor campers can use the Helio’s pressure system to easily wash utensils after a nice campfire cookout, and even run quick errands like clean their car or rinse off your dog who’s gamboled in the mud.

Literally built for travel, the Helio is made from a flexible tarp-like material that expands and contracts when you work the foot-pedal. Drain all the air and water out, and it compresses to 1/4th its size to fit into a neat carrying case the size of a cushion. The Helio tank conserves water by giving it pressure, meaning you need less of it to clean anything. The tank/reservoir comes with a capacity of 11 liters (the size of a bucket), a perfect amount for a short yet invigorating shower… because sometimes a good shower can make all the difference to your day!

Designer: Nemo

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Snoozing Made Not-So-Easy

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If you’ve got a problem with snoozing way past your wakeup time, the NEMO alarm clock is for you! The design features an enclosed roller ball maze on top – in order to adjust the alarm, the ball must be moved to the blue space – to turn it off, it must be moved to the red. If you REALLY need to snooze, you gotta work for it… but by that time you’ll probably be wide awake from playing the maze game!

Designer: Snežana Jeremić

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Hands-on with Jolla’s Sailfish OS (video)

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We recently had the chance to spend time with David Greaves and Vesa-Matti Hartikainen of Jolla and take Sailfish OS for a spin. As you might recall, this open source mobile OS builds upon Mer (a fork of MeeGo that includes Qt) and uses the Nemo framework with a custom UI. Like any decent Linux-based OS, it supports both ARM and x86 devices. The company is also behind the Sailfish SDK which is in the process of being finalized but is still open to developer feedback (the source code is available). After seeing Jolla's various demo videos and noting some UI similarities with MeeGo (swipes) and, strangely, with BB10 (peek gestures), we were eager to experience Sailfish OS for ourselves.

If you're wondering why the mobile OS is usually shown running on Nokia's N950 developer handset, that's because Jolla employs many ex-MeeGo engineers, so the OMAP-based phone was a natural fit. We were first given a walkthrough of Sailfish OS, then allowed to play with it. Many apps are still being worked on and some are still off-limits (we got in trouble for launching the camera), but what we saw was pretty solid. Take a look at the gallery below, then hit the break for our hands-on video and first impressions.

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