Behind each nice thought there may be all the time an issue and Ibrahim’s was his little sister. She was born when he was already 15 years outdated and commenced to see how diapers invaded his home in Córdoba. “I used to be impressed by my little sister,” says Ibrahim Sahraoui, “my mom was consistently watching her diaper and she or he spent some huge cash on moisturizing lotions when she did not change it on time.”
This is how Chippa Diapers was born, the concept of a diaper that alerts the cellular each time it will get moist. “It has a chip that measures humidity and sends a message to an software on our cellphone or our watch,” explains Ibrahim. Right now the undertaking is within the improvement part, but when all the pieces goes effectively quickly it could possibly be a actuality.
However, to get right here the concept has been leaping from job to job for greater than 5 years. The first time he proposed her for a Spanish Language class train within the second yr of ESO. “I needed to write an invention and I considered a diaper that will warn when it acquired soaked,” says Ibrahim, “and when the instructor learn it, she was shocked.”
That inspired him, however he was solely 16 years outdated, so he continued altering his sister’s diapers as all the time, and not using a chip and a watch. Until she reached highschool and once more they requested her for an modern thought, this time for a technological topic. “I got here up with chip nappies once more,” says Ibrahim… they usually informed him once more that it was a good suggestion.
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Convinced that this had a future, when he went to check on the University of Jaén he related to Inmaculada Torres, a classmate in Business Administration. Together they developed the concept for the INSIDE college entrepreneurship program. “They requested us to establish a necessity,” he explains to NIUS, and Ibrahim’s nappies lined the necessity to preserve the infant clear and forestall sickness.
The thought received first prize and was later shortlisted for the Explorer grant, which it additionally received, which is able to now assist them design their first prototype. In the approaching months, it is going to additionally journey to Salamanca to make a presentation to numerous traders who can launch their diapers available on the market.
During these 5 years and with the contribution of his companion, the concept has grown. Chippa diapers, the identify it receives from chip and diaper, is not meant just for infants, but additionally for the aged or individuals with disabilities. “It can be utilized in residences in order that you do not waste a lot time watching the diaper and alter it instantly when essential,” explains Inmaculada Torres.
If you obtain a great funding, your first prototype could possibly be prepared quickly. “My mom says that they may have already got been there when she wanted them,” jokes Ibrahim, however the concept that got here from watching her mom change her sister’s nappies day by day is nearer to being a actuality.
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