ABOUT THE LAB

Polifactory

Polifactory is a multidisciplinary, interdepartmental research lab developed by the departments of Design; Mechanical Engineering; and Electronics, Information and Bioengineering from Politecnico Milano. Launched in 2015, Polifactory aims to explore the relationship between design and new digital manufacturing processes, promoting a new culture of making. A place where to investigate the possible future scenarios of advanced manufacture, Polifactory develops research and educational activities related to user and indie innovation; open and distributed production; and urban manufacturing.  Polifactory also supports pre-incubation of innovative ideas through the Talents in Residence program.

CHALLENGE

TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF CO-DESIGN, NEW PRODUCTION MODELS AND USER INNOVATION FOR THE NEXT HEALTH AND WEALTH ECOSYSTEMS

Why this challenge?

Poifactory has a long-standing commitment to improve the life of the Milanese community working in the field of healthcare. The reason why we decided to tackle this very specific challenge is that often rare conditions are not sustained by our public welfare systems. Caregivers do not find solutions to their problems within the traditional healthcare field nor are they supported or trained in the management of their problems or that of their relatives. On top of this, rehabilitation and curing processes are difficult, draining for the patient and their support systems and often unfriendly. Being aware of the existing collaborations between makerspaces/fablabs and innovative users in the medical field, Polifactory decided to focus their pilot project in investigating the physical-motor needs of children diagnosed with cerebral palsy. They are exploring them according to proprioception principles with a specific attention to the translation of movement into sound stimuli.

What's new?

Contact

POLIFACTORY

Politecnico di Milano
Campus Candiani
Via Candiani, 72 (Building B3)
20158 Milan
Italy

www.polifactory.polimi.it
polifactory@polimi.it
+39 02 2399 7134

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