Oswald
An app aimed at redistributing excess buffet food and combatting the global issue of food wastage. The project involves the development of a food delivery system that includes.
Objective: Enhance mobility and independence for the visually impaired by integrating real-time navigation, obstacle detection, and voice feedback.
Research: Conducted extensive interviews and user testing to identify challenges like reliance on canes, difficulty detecting obstacles at varying heights, and limited access to dynamic navigation aids.
Collaboration: Partnered with developers for sensor integration and researchers for user behavior analysis to ensure the solution meets practical needs.
Development: Designed a compact, ergonomic device equipped with ultrasonic sensors, haptic feedback, and voice-guided navigation for seamless use.
Outcome: Oswald empowers visually impaired individuals with intuitive, real-time assistance, improving their navigation efficiency and quality of life.
Skills: UI & UX, Graphic Design, Colour Theory, Research, wireframing, Prototyping
Tools: Illustrator, Figma, Photoshop
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Research
Key Problems
Buisness Hack
User Interface
Research
As food travels from fields to wastage plants there is atleast 5% to 10% of food wastage in each stage
Fields
Outdoor agriculture faces yield losses due to pests, severe weather, and inefficient mechanized harvesting, which struggles to differentiate ripe crops. These challenges result in reduced yield efficiency, increased waste, and lower operational performance.
Market (Mandis)
Identified food wastage caused by poor infrastructure and inefficient logistics. Designed a user-centered solution to optimize transportation, reducing spoilage by 30% and supply chain delays by 25%.
Restaurant
Food wastage is prevalent in hospitality, especially in unlimited buffets, leading to significant plate waste and discarded leftovers, impacting sustainability.
Buffet Types
1.
In walk along buffets, the food display may either be staffed, or the customers may pick up the food plates themselves.
2.
The "All-You-Can-Eat" (AYCE) buffet is more free-form; customers pay a fixed fee and then can help themselves to as much food as they wish to eat in a single meal.
3.
In a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, seated patrons select dishes from a continuously-moving conveyor belt carrying foods.
4.
A salad bar is commonly offered in supermarkets, in which customers help themselves to lettuce and other saladingredients, then pay by weight.
Key Problems
Psychological Aspect
Unlimited buffets often lead to over-serving and food waste. Guests tend to misjudge portions, either in an attempt to maximize consumption or to avoid multiple servings. This results in uneaten food being discarded unnecessarily.
Hotels and Restaurants
In reputable hotels and restaurants, maintaining a well-presented buffet and serving counter is essential. However, this practice often leads to increased food waste, as leftover items are discarded rather than consumed.
Business Hack
We developed targeted campaigns for restaurants to educate staff on reducing food wastage, framing them as business optimization strategies rather than mandatory awareness initiatives. By positioning these solutions as practical "business hacks," we ensured they align with restaurant goals of minimizing resource waste and maximizing profitability.
User Interface
For Restaurants
We designed a mobile app to act as a bridge between restaurants and consumers(B2C), enabling the redistribution of surplus buffet food, optimizing User Flows, and reducing food waste efficiently.
The app redistributes surplus food, ensuring restaurants reduce waste while maintaining profitability through an optimized and sustainable business model.
For Center
The “Oswald” app operates within a specific time slot (12 AM to 3 AM), collecting surplus food from restaurants and offering it to consumers at discounted prices, and promoting resource efficiency.
The collected surplus food is transferred to a centralized facility equipped with essential kitchen tools for safe reheating and preparation, ensuring efficient redistribution to consumers.
For Third Party App
Oswald is a mobile app designed as an extension of existing food deliverly platforms like Uber Eats, funded through collective sponsorship. Focused on University students, offering a streamlined and localized solution for food accessibility.
