"Smart Aid Kit" Combines Design and Technology to Remove Barriers to Healthcare

This series of objects by London studio Map Project Office and Amsterdam-based Modem illustrates the ways in which design and technology can be used to democratise and autonomise healthcare systems for communities spanning the globe. Named "Smart Aid Kit", the speculative project has seen Map and Modem develop four tools that would enable users to perform tests and screenings on their own bodies or others. These include a stethoscope, spirometer, ophthalmoscope, and a skin analyser. The teams de...