The Tricorder Glove by Fransiska Putri Wina Hadiwidjana's Team Has Gained Global Attention
During his involvement in the Graduate Studies Program 2012 (GSP12) Singularity University at NASA Ames Research Park, Silicon Valley, United States, Fransiska Putri Wina Hadiwidjana (ITB Informatics alumnus 2008) along with Elishai Ezra and Andrew Bishara, their team called Med Sensation, successfully created a sensation among the international media. Their product, the Glove Tricorder, became one of the most highlighted projects at GSP12 due to its breakthrough in the health sector.
This product was born as the Med Sensation team's answer to GSP12's challenge to create something that would positively impact 1 billion people in 10 years. Resembling a glove with numerous cables, the Glove Tricorder can be equipped with sensors that detect temperature, vibration, and sound waves.
Fransiska was one of 80 participants in the main program of Singularity University Graduate Studies Program 2012 (GSP12) from June to August 2012. Fransiska was one of the youngest participants in this prestigious program which attracted 3000 applicants from all over the world. She was among the 40% women of the total GSP12 participants. In addition, Fransiska was also one of the youngest participants at only 22 years old. News about Fransiska's participation in GSP12 can be read at here..
Fransiska and Elishai Ezra as engineer together with Andrew Bishara from Harvard Medical School formed a team called Med Sensation. This team focuses on the area global health with the focus on physical exam And telemedicineThis team developed an innovative glove that can assist doctors in conducting physical examinations through quantified results. The product, called the Tricorder Glove, was inspired by the sophisticated medical examination equipment featured in the Star Trek films.
Selama dua minggu pengembangan, Med Sensation berhasil melahirkan dua prototipe, data protokol, satu aplikasi desktop. websiteMed Sensation is one of the projects in GSP12 which much highlighted by international media, including Engadget, Fast Company, Mashable, BBC. TechCrunch. Besides that, Med Sensation video on Youtube site also became very popular with more than 25,000 visitors.
The Glove Tricorder is the first gadget focused on general health screening. "Our mission is to create a paradigm shift in medicine so that future technology can be seamlessly integrated into the doctor-patient relationship, rather than being removed from it. This technology allows doctors to perform more diagnoses during the first patient visit, thereby reducing healthcare costs," Fransiska explained, as reported by Mashable.
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