The Brief

Tools: Plywood Fish feeder containers LED strip lights (Pixel Pusher) AA Battery Housing Metallic Knob iPad Mini Arduino Assortment of plastic containers, tubes and bottles Soylent is a drinkable meal that is mixed with water and provides macro & micronutrients in a precise formulation. The FoodBot makes it easy to mix a perfect soylent-style meal, adjusted daily to give users the appropriate nutrition they need based on the data fed from their wearable fitness and health tracking devices. The technology is currently at alpha stage with parts of the machine requiring manual operation.

Intention/Purpose: The innovation harnesses data to cater to nutritional needs of individuals. It enables the human race to optimise its food supply, thereby keeping people out of hunger. The technology was created for health conscious consumers. The technology was informed through qualitative research and the user experience and art direction was meant to make the machine intuitive to use. The technology is a completely new innovation that combines existing platforms and technologies like Arduino to allow us to prototype quickly. Most wearable technology devices are linked to their respective mobile phone applications. We tap on to the API of these applications to receive the relevant data needed for evaluating the user’s nutritional needs. The application in the iPad Mini then instructs the machine to dispense the appropriate portions of powder that are pre-filled. Our team's hired full-time developer controls the technology stack. The next stage of development is to link up the machine to more existing wearable technologies such as Fitbit. The technology received investment from the agency's internal R&D budget for the Alpha prototype.

We intend to tie up with food brands to help make liquid meals more mainstream. The technology could change the way a percentage of the population consume their daily meals and help better manage access to nutrition and food for families in poverty. We are currently pitching the idea to a food brand.