Each year the Co-Lab funds a variety of technology projects and explorations through our grant program. Here's a list of what students are working on.
Current Co-Lab Projects
Bluetooth Bike Shifter
A universal electronic bike shifting system with Bluetooth and iOS components
Detachable Roller Skates
A mechanism for attaching roller skates to the bottom of your shoes!
Solar Powered Reverse Osmosis Water Filter
This project aims to develop a small water filter that uses reverse osmosis and UV water treatment and is powered with solar energy.
Previous Co-Lab Projects
Technify
Build a virtual platform that connects Duke students with NGOs and social enterprises in Southeast Asia
Multi-material 3D printed orthotics for pediatric GSD patients
Children with glycogen-storage disorders need orthotics quickly to help them live happy and healthy lives. We're here to help make that possible in just one trip to Durham.
Interface Space
Two Duke students who are building a high altitude balloon that will capture photos of the curvature of the earth and the black of space.
Time Through Light
An aluminum and wood world map that displays the movement of the sun's light across the earth with LEDS
Sensor Suite
An array of sensors to detect analog signals from the world to learn about the way a space works.
NeuroMusic
Analyzing real-time brain signals to model personalized music tastes and using these to generate new, personalized music.
MesnAR
Startup company focused on combining augmented reality software with 3D printing technology to develop static, and ultimately dynamic and interactive, pre-operative visualization models.
3D Printing in Brachytherapy: Modular Phantoms as Teaching Tools
3D printing modular phantoms of patient anatomy for training purposes.
JoJob
JoJob aims to facilitate the bookkeeping and logistics management process for groups of people sharing storage units.
DeltaBand
The Delta Band is a strength training wearable tailored to athletes and trainers.
EV360: An Electric Monowheel
Our long-term goal is to set a land-speed for fastest single-wheeled vehicle.
Jellyfish-Bot
The goal of this project is to develop an interactive, LED-lit, robotic jellyfish.
Voltabase
Voltabase is is a multirotor drone system that is designed to solve drone's battery problems.
Stanners-Orrico 3D Printed Garments
By using 3D printers and cutting-edge elastic filament materials, they are seeking to innovate versatile 3D printed textiles.
FosterHomeFinder
The goal of this project is to create and develop an application that allows foster care caseworkers to quickly find a home for a child- with the objective of allowing the child to stay in the same school
Multi-scale Exploration in Virtual Reality
A VR application exploring objects of vastly differing sizes.
Internal Positioning System
Improving navigation using pinpointed position information.
FreeSpace
FreeSpace allows students to quickly and easily find open study spaces anywhere on campus.
Teddi
Teddi is a mobile app allowing for recordings on the app to be played through a remote physical interface.
Duke Exchange
Buy and sell new/used clothing, books, furniture, accessories, and other miscellaneous items.
Fix My Campus App
Improving the Fix My Campus experience by adding a mobile app and administrative site.
Prism Robotics
A Quadbot system capable of sustainable existence in a remote region without human intervention.
Multi Purpose Field Chemical Spectrometer
A portable chemical analyzer for law enforcement purposes.
BioMetrix
A smarter way to run, using hardware and software to detect and improve athletes' form.
Brainbuild
Brainbuild automates nutrition planning for collegiate and professional athletes
Map It
We make it easier for researchers to extract useful information from academic databases.
Walla (formerly Genie)
A mobile app that allows users in the same location to meet up based on matching help requests.
CampusWallet
IamRobot
The Interactive Autonomous Mobile Robot (IamRobot) is a portable robotic platform that can navigate indoors.
Tech Guru (formerly Hardware Guru)
Intuitive, instant and detailed computer benchmarking service.
