Early Career Researcher 'Bolt-on' Projects
SfTI’s ‘Early Career Researcher Bolt-On projects’ are designed to enable researchers who are either currently studying towards higher level degrees or just beginning their careers to design, lead and deliver on a project that enhances the capacity of the team members. Find out more about these projects.
| The Matariki Hunga nui project | Building a mobile phone-compatible Mixed Reality (MR) based tātai arorangi (Māori astronomy) experience with immersive content about Matariki | $200,000 |
| Better Diabetes care for whanau | Ensuring new insulin pumps are easy to use for everyone. | $150,000 |
| Robots that learn | A pipeline for early career researchers to obtain the research skills in robotics and automation that are in demand in the industry | $150,000 |
| Remote controlled smart sponge for precision plant care | A simple shape-shifting monitoring device with a remote-controlled sponge that can be used to manage plant care by adding or extracting water. | $180,000 |