Snifferbike
The Snifferbike is a holistic, interaction-focused redesign of SODAQ's electronics-in-a-box type air quality sensor device. Its primary use-case is that it's always mounted on bicycles and used to map out the local air quality of a city or neighbourhood as the person cycles. This helps the municipality collect data and work for the development of the region.
Year
2020
Scope
Industrial Design, Viz, Prototype, Launch Video
Client
SODAQ
Duration
4 months
Challenge
Sodaq wanted to create an opportunity to raise awareness about the issue of bad air quality, but also to give people control over their local air quality and take action to improve it through their product, the Snifferbike. The product goes on a bicycle and senses the air quality informing users of healthier routes to cycle. The client wanted the experience to be communicative and user-friendly and the product to be more desirable to users.
Solution
The new Sniffer Bike is compact, lightweight, communicative and communicates its functions clearly. It has a charging port at the back with a charging indicator, an air quality indicator light at the top to show the live air quality when cycling. The design on the front shows its air interaction.
The attachment system is a simple turn-lock mechanism with a Hall Effect sensor where the device turns off when it is removed from the bicycle saving power.
