{"id":1411,"date":"2023-11-29T10:27:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T09:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpinstitute.dev.onpressidium.com\/news\/open-source\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T21:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:58:35","slug":"open-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/news\/open-source\/","title":{"rendered":"[COMMUNAUT\u00c9] Trois \u00e9tudiant\u00b7es cr\u00e9ent des \u00e9quipements m\u00e9dicaux \u00ab open source \u00bb au Learning Planet Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Students are at the heart of our projects and we help them to imagine, prototype and manufacture tools\u00ab.\u00ab<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open source<\/a><\/em> \u00bb<\/strong> <strong>to meet the UN's sustainable development goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning Planet Institute<\/a>, it's within the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/innovation-frugale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MakerLab<\/a> - evolution of the fablab - that numerous projects are created. Each idea developed must meet the following conditions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>be <strong>frugal<\/strong> (with lower production costs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be <strong>sustainable<\/strong> (all MakerLab projects must meet a sustainable development or \u00absustainable development\" objective).\u00ab<em> SDG<\/em> \u00bbof the United Nations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be <strong>free of charge<\/strong> (or \u00ab<em> open source<\/em> \u00bband therefore adaptable by and for all individuals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the year, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/innovation-frugale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MakerLab<\/a> provides machines (3D printers, laser cutters, etc.), traditional (carpentry), electronic and programming tools, as well as expertise and training (in design, prototyping, raising awareness of inclusion and environmental issues) for secondary school pupils, students from post-BAC to Doctoral School, and so-called \u00abgreen\" people.\u00ab<em> very far from employment<\/em> \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lpi-makerlab-antonin-weber-hans-lucas-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lpi-makerlab-antonin-weber-hans-lucas-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lpi-makerlab-antonin-weber-hans-lucas-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lpi-makerlab-antonin-weber-hans-lucas-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lpi-makerlab-antonin-weber-hans-lucas-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup>The MakerLab at the Learning Planet Institute \u00a9Antonin Weber-Hans Lucas<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STUDENTS BUILD SOLUTIONS IN LINE WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the MakerLab's main aims is to create health solutions linked to the environment. Our teams and students regularly address the following question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can we create low-cost medical and\/or inclusive equipment? How can we ensure that they can be freely modified, adapted to all territories and distributed without restrictions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>  In Nepal, early detection of breast cancer is complicated by the taboo surrounding the subject and difficult access to care. <strong>Sweekrity Kanodia<\/strong> offers a number of low-cost, fun devices and interventions, such as a royalty-free application - \u00abBreMo\u00bb. The app raises awareness of breast cancer and self-diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>  Following a call from a nephrologist at St John's Hospital in India, <strong>Chetan Kumar Velum <\/strong>a student built a peritoneal dialysis machine for less than 1,000 euros. The usual average cost is between 10,000 and 15,000 euros.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>  To monitor stress in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), <strong>Rajeev Mylapalli<\/strong> uses the \u201c<em>soft robotics<\/em>\u201d(which is robotics made from flexible materials such as silicone, rubber and plastic) to create pneumatic actuators. The bracelet inflates, exerting a gentle, reassuring pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bremo_sweekrity-kanodia.png\" alt=\"open source application \" class=\"wp-image-31218\" style=\"width:647px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup>Overview of BreMo, an application designed by Sweekrity Kanodia<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MAKERLAB'S SUMMER SCHOOL<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past 7 years, students from all over the world have been coming together for a summer at the Learning Planet Institute's MakerLab. L\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgschool.learningplanetinstitute.org\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SDO Summer School<\/a> or \u00ab <em>SDG Summer School <\/em>\u00bbThe project, entitled \"A new approach to health and the environment\", enables students to co-construct and present innovative projects to solve health problems linked to the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SDG Summer School at the MakerLab (Paris)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ijq3ARJlbHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR INCLUSION PROGRAMS AT MAKERLAB<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Our programs \u00ab <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/education\/#inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inclusion<\/a> \u00bbThe MakerLab also provides support to help them build their entrepreneurial projects, with the help of the Orange Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fablabs at the heart of professional integration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cXqXABYMLJ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DISCOVER OUR COMMUNITY<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong> Read the portrait of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/2022\/06\/17\/communaute-portrait-de-rajeev-mylapalli-chercheur-ingenieur-et-entrepreneur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajeev Mylapalli<\/a>, PhD student and researcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong> Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/2023\/03\/06\/roua-summer-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portrait of Roua Mazouz<\/a>, a student who launched her start-up following her participation in the SDG Summer School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong> Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/2022\/03\/21\/the-schools-challenge-students-bring-their-projects-to-life-for-a-sustainable-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Schools Challenge\u00ab article on middle-school students\u201d<\/a> who brought their projects to life\u00ab.\u00ab <em>for a sustainable city<\/em> \u00bbin the MakerLab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">This publication is part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/la-chaire-sciences-de-lapprendre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO Chair in Learning Sciences\u00ab<\/a>, established between UNESCO and Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9, in partnership with the Learning Planet Institute. 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They do not necessarily represent the views of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students are at the heart of our projects, and we help them to imagine, prototype and build \u00abopen source\u00bb tools to meet the UN's sustainable development goals.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,25,20],"tags":[37,39,46,48,40,47],"class_list":["post-1411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-education","category-rd","tag-alumni","tag-enseignement-superieur","tag-inclusion","tag-makerlab","tag-odd","tag-sdg-summer-school"],"acf":[],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}