May 30, 2016

The iShow in Kenya According to Twitter

contributor: Rob Goodier

In photos, sketches, facts and less than 140 characters of commentary, tweeters documented the Kenya leg of iShow by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Here are a few of Twitter’s highlights.

The kick-off art, tweeted here by E4C’s director Iana Aranda.

Excited to be back in Nairobi for the @ASMEIShow. Good luck to #Kenya finalists! #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/LAfl8uyMGX

— iana (@iana_aranda) May 24, 2016

ASME DEMAND’s tweet coverage was brought to you by the magazine’s editor, Jessica Pothering.

.@GreenhouseKenya blends 3 kinds of affordable #tech for Kenyan farmers: greenhouses, drip irrigation & sensors @ASMEishow #thisishardware

— ASME Demand (@DemandASME) May 26, 2016

And iShow’s tweets were typed by phone (but not phoned in…) by Iana, doing double duty.

First finalist up is @greenhousekenya with their smart mobile farming system. IoT for #agriculture #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/VOfWRLAWZX

— ASME IShow (@ASMEishow) May 26, 2016

This device could slow the #1 killer of children worldwide: pneumonia. Res-Rate monitors breathing #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/JcrLAhcx9J

— Engineering 4 Change (@engineer4change) May 26, 2016

Heard of the "flying toilet?" It's when you have no toilet, so you poo in a bag & throw it. A problem in slums w/o plumbing #thisishardware

— Engineering 4 Change (@engineer4change) May 26, 2016

This huge truck bed for motorcycles by Kokoboda weighs only 20kg…! #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/4jsT2nVc8G

— Engineering 4 Change (@engineer4change) May 26, 2016

Petrol stations that cheat customers could end up on a map of bad guys with @getflowbyte / #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/o7ecQqRIBe

— Engineering 4 Change (@engineer4change) May 26, 2016

The guts of the @kukuaweather station for small farms in developing countries / #thisishardware / #farmers pic.twitter.com/nPQZBnRoA9

— Engineering 4 Change (@engineer4change) May 26, 2016

Kenya finalists reflect on customer pain and gains in the @Villgro business model canvas session #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/KhBUWXnqK6

— ASME IShow (@ASMEishow) May 26, 2016

A #globaldev #sanitation sln for poop AND urine. And look! It's a lot more attractive than it sounds #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/PgBur8hLwp

— ASME Demand (@DemandASME) May 26, 2016

Watching @ASMEishow presentations. I love the #engineering community's openness about challenges, failures & lessons #socent #thisishardware

— Jessica Pothering (@JPothering) May 26, 2016

The tweeter here, Rob Goodier, is E4C’s managing news editor and also the typist behind E4C’s tweets.

An #iShow Kenya theme is prevention of crimes I didn't know were a thing: gas station cheats, power thieves & poo throwers / #thisishardware

— Robert Goodier (@Goodier) May 26, 2016

One of the presenters weighs in.

A lot of dope solutions here solving real problems, it's great to pitch to a room that understands hardware. #thisishardware

— MC (@CaptainUnibrow) May 26, 2016

The Green Rock Drill demo stopped the show. Meant to replace chisels in artisanal mines / #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/Y25KmWgZt2

— Engineering 4 Change (@engineer4change) May 26, 2016

This lovely artistic depiction of the day was brought to us by Noel Wilson at Catapult Design.

Visual recap of our Kenya 2016 finalists. Congratulations to all on a successful pitch day! #thisishardware #GES2016 pic.twitter.com/tXUKSAUwRi

— ASME IShow (@ASMEishow) May 26, 2016

And the winners are…

Visual recap of our Kenya 2016 finalists. Congratulations to all on a successful pitch day! #thisishardware #GES2016 pic.twitter.com/tXUKSAUwRi

— ASME IShow (@ASMEishow) May 26, 2016

The day after the contest the three winning R&D teams received expert consultation and review.

Reviewers get up-close & personal with the hardware during @ASMEishow design & engineering review #thisishardware pic.twitter.com/uyacrXYimr

— iana (@iana_aranda) May 27, 2016

tags : ASME iShow, iShow