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AuraPod

AuraPod

Problem: Air pollution is a silent health crisis in modern cities. Every day, millions of people breathe toxic air that contributes to asthma, lung disease, and reduced quality of life. Current solutions—masks, home air purifiers, or city-wide green projects—are either uncomfortable, expensive, or not accessible to the people who need them most, like commuters, vendors, and children in outdoor spaces.

Gap in current solutions: Air purifiers only work indoors, masks feel suffocating, and large public filtration systems are too costly to scale. There is no simple way for people to take short, pollution-free breaks in the middle of their daily routines.

My Solution – Urban Air Quality Pods (UAQ Pods): Compact, solar-powered transparent pods placed in high-pollution zones such as bus stops, markets, and traffic signals. Each pod fits 2–4 people and provides purified, safe air using HEPA filters, activated carbon, and UV-C sterilization. Think of them as mini oxygen lounges, open for public use.

Who benefits:

  • Commuters exposed to traffic emissions

  • Street vendors spending hours outside

  • Children, elderly, and asthma patients most vulnerable to poor air

  • The community at large, through raised awareness and reduced health costs

Why this matters to me: I’ve seen how pollution worsens asthma and breathing problems in family and friends. Breathing clean air shouldn’t be a privilege—it should be a basic right.

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  • I think UAQ Pods are a simple yet powerful way to give people in polluted cities a moment of clean, safe breathingsomething that feels human, necessary, and long overdue.
  • I especially like how you’ve positioned them as short, restorative “breathing breaks” rather than full-time enclosures that makes the idea scalable and easier for cities to adopt. By targeting bus stops, markets, and high pollution spots, you’re also addressing the people who need it most, instead of designing for a privileged minority. This is exactly the kind of human centered innovation cities need to fight air pollution at a street level, and it could genuinely raise awareness about the value of clean air as a public right.
  • This is an inspiring solution! UAQ Pods provide a practical, accessible way to protect vulnerable groups from pollution. Clean air breaks in daily life could truly transform urban health and awareness.
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