Archive · 6 Nov 2025
AI Water Sensor and Smart Keyboard Win 2025 James Dyson Award
Two amazing student inventions just won a big award called the James Dyson Award!
One is a smart gadget called WaterSense that uses AI, which is like a computer brain, to check if water is clean all by itself.
This helps us know quickly if rivers or lakes have bad stuff in them, which is important because a lot of water today isn't clean.
The other invention is a smart keyboard called OnCue that helps people with Parkinson's disease.
Winning means they get money to make their inventions even better and help more people.
The 2025 James Dyson Award winners are WaterSense and OnCue.
Each winning student team receives Rs 31.5 lakh to develop their innovations further.
WaterSense is an AI-powered device that autonomously monitors water quality in real-time.
WaterSense aims to prevent environmental damage by detecting pollutants early.
OnCue is a smart keyboard designed for Parkinson's patients, addressing healthcare challenges.
- Who
- PhD candidate Filip Budny (Warsaw University of Technology) and the OnCue team
- What
- Won the 2025 James Dyson Award for their inventions, WaterSense and OnCue.
- When
- 2025
- Where
- Global
- Why
- For developing innovative solutions to global challenges in sustainability (WaterSense) and healthcare (OnCue).
- Award
- James Dyson Award 2025
- Prize Money
- Rs 31.5 lakh per winner
- Winning Inventions
- WaterSense, OnCue
- Water Quality Monitoring
- AI-powered, real-time
- Water Pollution Statistic
- Over 40% of world's rivers and lakes severely polluted