Ovian is an underwater drone.
It shows mussel farmers exactly where their farm has problems. Cutting the time it takes farmers to monitor mussels by 50%.
Physical AI is the next step. With this design concept I wanted to explore a niche use case to apply AI to a pysical product.
Ovian watches the mussel farm while the farmer is at home
Before: Hard and unpredictable work
After: More time with family
Ovian saves farmers 50% of their time.
Now farmers know where their mussels have problems.
Opportunity
Monitoring the mussel lines takes forever.
Farmers lift all lines out because they don't know which ones have problems.
Before
Farmers have to lift all lines
After
Only lift lines with issues
Show them which lines have problems.
Leave the healthy lines in the water.
The Idea
Take images of the mussels with a drone.
Ideation
Existing drones are made for short distances.
Design a drone to reach the entire farm.
Concept Development
Farmers only use it if they trust it.
Focus the features on a single purpose.
Product Development
Mussel farms are huge, and the weather is rough.
Streamlined body. Efficient motor. Precise steering.
Darkness and algae grow everywhere.
Big sensor. Bright Light. Protective Coating.
Farmers use Excel and paper to track their mussels.
A hub to show them their farm from home.
Result
The benefits
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