senseBox:bike

The senseBox:bike

The senseBox:bike is an innovative device that transforms your bicycle into a mobile environmental sensor with advanced AI capabilities. It allows cyclists to collect valuable data about their surroundings while riding, contributing to urban environmental monitoring and citizen science projects. With its advanced sensors, real-time analysis capabilities, and on-device machine learning, the senseBox:bike empowers you to become an active participant in understanding and improving your local environment while enhancing your cycling safety.

🛠️ No soldering required

The senseBox:bike offers an easy assembly process, making it accessible for users of all skill levels.

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🔋 Battery Life

With 4-8 hours of battery life, the senseBox:bike ensures you can collect data throughout your ride without worrying about running out of power.

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🌡️ Environmental Sensors

Equipped with temperature, humidity, and fine dust sensors, the senseBox:bike provides comprehensive environmental data.

🛜 Connectivity

The senseBox:bike offers seamless connectivity through Bluetooth Low Energy, allowing you to easily sync your data with the companion app.

✨ AI Capabilities

On-device machine learning detects overtaking maneuvers and surface quality.

🌎 Proven

Proven in various workshops and projects worldwide, including schools and citizen science initiatives.

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senseBox:bike App

Connect

Connect with your senseBox:bike and measure your environment in real-time.

✨ AI Features

The senseBox:bike is equipped with advanced AI capabilities that enhance your cycling experience and safety. With on-device machine learning, the senseBox:bike can detect and alert you of potential overtaking vehicles, classify road surfaces, and provide valuable insights into your surroundings.

Overtaking Detection

The senseBox:bike uses advanced AI algorithms to detect and alert you of potential overtaking vehicles, enhancing your safety on the road.

Overtaking Detection

Surface Classification

The senseBox:bike uses AI to classify road surfaces and provide insights into road conditions, helping you plan your route and avoid potential hazards.

Surface Classification

The History of the senseBox:bike

What data should the senseBox collect for the bicycle to make statements about bicycle infrastructure, and how should the housing be designed so that it can be attached to different types of bicycles and withstand bumpy roads? It quickly became clear that we could not answer these questions alone. So, in February 2021, we collaborated with the Futurium Berlin, the Academy of Fine Arts (ABK) Stuttgart, and the Fab Lab Munich at a Makeathon to brainstorm how the senseBox:bike should look and function. And so, the senseBox:bike took off. Learn more about the history of the senseBox:bike in our blog post.

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senseBox:bike in Your City

Citizen Science with Schools

The senseBox:bike is ideal for use in schools and educational institutions. With the senseBox:bike, students can conduct exciting projects related to environmental monitoring and sustainability.

  • Youth participation
  • Project weeks
  • Data collection in neighborhoods
  • Future workshops
  • Building data literacy

Citizen Science with Schools

Citizen Science - Public Participation

The senseBox:bike enables citizens to actively participate in environmental monitoring and collect data for projects and initiatives.

  • Workshops with citizens (3-4 hours)
  • Assembly of the senseBox:bike
  • Mounting on the bicycle
  • Long-term data collection / campaign
  • Raw data available on the openSenseMap

Citizen Science - Public Participation

Projects with the senseBox:bike

Essen auf Rädern
Essen auf Rädern

A citizen science project in Essen, Germany, using the senseBox:bike for monitoring air quality and traffic conditions.

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ATRAI bikes

The ATRAI Bike project aims to improve urban cycling by collecting and analyzing infrastructure data with the help of citizens, businesses, and local governments.

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IP
IP

A community-oriented initiative in Münster and Osnabrück using the senseBox:bike to collect data on air quality and traffic safety.

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Documents

📦 3D Printing Files

Housing: The link will be published soon.

<> Source Code

Firmware: senseBox:bike Arduino

App: senseBox:bike Flutter

📚 Manual

The link will be published soon.