Sometimes it works,
sometimes it doesn't.
For the 2022 design competition, micrologistics, we decided to
team up with Toyota Motor Europe for an integrated approach.
More than half of the world's population live in urban areas. In
Europe the proportion is over eighty per cent. So the issues
involved in urban distribution and delivery are a huge challenge. In
the Paris region alone, a staggering 4.3 million deliveries are
made every week. It's everything from fish fingers to face packs, from
pharmaceuticals to photocopiers, from books to boots to beef to bags to
batting bats.
For the competition Jacob Abraham of the University of Houston, in the
US, decided to focus on how to deliver as the central idea of his design.
Dense urban environments inspired Abraham's Oro delivery module,
which copes eminently well with things like obstructed pathways and
cramped areas. 'The 'Oro's “walkie” function makes it extremely
manoeuvrable in narrow spaces,' said Magnus Oliveira
Andersson, Head of Design at Toyota Material Handling Europe.
Abraham was the overall winner of the 2022 TLDC and was
awarded a €5,000 cash prize.
First prize: 5,500€.
Jacob Abraham won gold and €5,500 for delivery module Oro, which can negotiate even the most cramped spaces.
Jacob Abraham won gold and €5,500 for delivery module Oro, which can negotiate even the most cramped spaces.
Second prize: €3,300
Employing a hybrid delivery method, Zsófia Mátravölgyi’s Oasis was awarded silver for her pick-up and drop-off point system.
Third prize: €2,200
Bronze went to Nicholas Orie for Mitsubachi, an autonomous drone fleet designed to streamline the handling of goods.
Special Mention: Marius Cramer
Design guru Ian Cartabiano’s Special Mention was awarded to Marius Cramer for his E-cargo bike, which spares the environment.