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When I saw this low-cost low-tech simple yet extremely useful Product design – I was quite amazed as to why have we not seen it as yet. It would have saved back aches of thousands, if not millions of people who carry / push load on daily basis.
In a contest arranged by Core77, the product – Load Carrier for Labor – designed & created by Vikram Dinubhai Panchal of The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad won in the product / equipment category!
This winning product was made at a miniscule cost of Rs. 300 and has potential to affect lives of millions of people across the globe. “Load carrier for labor” project aims to improve the working condition of labourers and workers at many places globally like construction site, factories, ports, railway stations, etc The objective is to prevent various occupational hazards and demonstrating Product design and ergonomic consideration in welfare of human life.
Load Carrier for Labourer Pictures
[A push cart as well as a backpack which can pick-up heavy loads]
[To carry Loads overhead with ease]
[and a pushcart as well...]
Won’t this Rs. 300 product be a dream come true for labourers who carry heavy loads day-in and day-out. This is the Real grass-roots innovation!
You can check out the details of this product by visiting their product page.
Amazing. Our school kids may have a use for this!
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Best product for labor and better one for poor indian school kids… Change india, change parents perceptions.
Really nice, very happy to see that somebody also trying to boom our farmville and others.
The great example of “Thinking out of the box”.
This is really the best design. It is cheap so a laborer can easily buy it and make his life much easier than before.
nice, very good product.
Simple + Brilliant.
Needs bigger wheels and field trial.
no doubt excellent & most creative things are so simple…
its awesome………………….
This is awesome! Truly wonderful idea.
But, I still doubt how this will change the conventional mindset of people.
Simply awesome!
good :)
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Avanti.
aka The External Frame Pack… It's a nicely designed one, but its funny how "Old" is "New". Mine is 40 years old, made of aluminum, has the wheels but not the overhead, and the bottom folds out of the way when you need to store it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpack#External_frame_packs
Excellent talent! "Lifesaver" for many people around the world! Rated -AAA +++++.
Real nice! Hope it becomes a reality – though slightly bigger wheels may be better.
brilliant.
Defnitely a Lifesaver.
Simple & More Usable!
The Reeeaaaallll Innovation.. Hats off.. abundance of talent in India but what about support and encouragement for them?
just superb , I hope it reaches to people who can use it on daily basis.
Scuh a goodwork! But it il surely have issues with wheel size. Whatsoever its a masterpiece.
exhibition of brilliance.
That will work great in Africa.
We see a lot of innovations coming out of India, however most of them hit a bottle neck, when it comes to commercialization. A brilliant effort, nevertheless!
Briljant!
Truly amazing! Why didn't we think of this before! Kudos @Vikram Dinubhai Panchal!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1860s_external_frame_packs.jpg
nice idea it helps the poor people
http://smahkin.blogspot.com/
simple nd nice, I think construction people shuld make use of it..
amazing….
Great Innovation! Simple and effective.
this is very similar to a dolly we use at school to lift classroom furniture; comes in pretty handy. Great innovation!
really a wonderful job.
awesome…best things in are world are always simple and efficient.
that's a great design, will help a lot to the workers at construction sites.
Great thinking, needed badly especially in the hills! The point is when do we see it hitting the market? When does this Rs 300/- thing become visible on the roads being used by those in need?
"Mathyawarche jadd zaleyyyyyy oozheee"…..arey maag heee pushcart vapra….zakhasss..VCs r u listening?
Really good n simple.
coming to airports near you!
Awesome…Very simple and mind blowing.
nice innovation.. simple but very worthy.
That's just great. just imagine how this will change the life of labors.
Another simple yet effective invention…Kudos!
I am not sure how this is innovative, but respect for the initiative to put all the features of External Frame Backpack together with trolley.
Respect from Pakistan.
wow! love it.
Most suitable to Indian working conditions, need based innovation in material handling/lifting system at minimum cost, certainly to be admired & welcome by Indian labors as a convenient equipment.
I want one. where do I place an order for it. can it be delivered at iit delhi? I'd like 1vwith bigger wheels though…
really great work..simple and quite effective…
gud one :)
I like it!
nICE iNnovation..Very helpful..
Simple nd Awesome.
Cool design for a lady…
great, the best I have seen of an Indian design.
great design…
Gr8 Idea!
Guess not we should make it available Easily , so that people can use it.
Good Work!
Just Awesome
All cheers to you Vikram dhinubhai Panchal….
I simply have no words to praise your Genius.
WOW! Simple design
ya..it looks simple…
Simple as well as elegant design…beyond expectations.
Innovation doesn't have to be complicated; it can be as simple as this..
I am very happy that khemji bhai's idea of panihari which was taken up for value addition at NID through gian and nif;s grids has been taken so much forward by prof Panchal, keep it up, we are happy that these problems are getting attention fo designers at long last.
Very nice innovation…It's very helpful for Construction site..
They should make a heavy duty version for the coolies in Shimla — it was always frightening to see those men carrying all kinds of huge loads.
This is very good indeed sir. Brig Ganesh Pogula had pointed out a number of issues with the existing design and this seems to have tacked a number of them, successfully..!
excellent innovative,I like it.
Really innovative! I like it. it is a effective. I want to know that who has made it/resource person please.
This is really heartening to see such a simple yet powerful innovation capable of effecting lives across the globe……i m willing to invest my time and energy in to this!
simple thing essential for innovation…….
gr8 work..
must watch..
Fantastic.
I need one..samsaara bharam moyadaniki..hh.
super duper!
Innovative.
Really happy to know that people think of such ideas and work towards them… :)
Impressive!
useful forever
Awesome!
Great mind have been invested to bring out this concept on the desk…
Nice idea, wonder how it looks like after a few years of (heavy) use ;-) and also wonder how it will compete with new small innovative lorries. Any comment on this?
Innovation!
superb…
good
It certainly seems useful and amazing, but we can’t really say if it would be a success, until we put it out in the market or ask 30-40 laborers to use it.
simple yet very useful innovation.
Wonderful and so simple innovation! Bravo!
superb! very useful innovation for the labourers.it will be nice if it comes to the practical life as early as possible.
check this out! Load Carrier for Labourers – This is innovation! I say
its simple to look! bt really helpful….. elegant…thnxxx theee 4 your great mind.
Genius is always simple…
big fan of simple yet useful stuff
For Us, By Us…
problem are the wheels , -Indian roads aren't good enough – got to have 4×4 type wheels.
Great Innovation. Congrats to Khemji bhai, Prof Anil Gupta and Prof Panchal for bringing such an innovation.
WOW, looks great… good to know that innovation are focused on these areas…….
very simple, uncommon product design, very useful, easily produce-able, at low strain & high output giving design…… excellent !!!!!!!!!!! really appreciable invention by.
nice to see innovative products for common man.
That’s the beauty of India Engineering.
it’s cheap, useful and usable by everyone.