SPOT CHECK

Designing a personal skin cancer detection system presented multiple challenges. Firstly, no existing product combined total body photography with a digital dermatoscope – current methods of personal detection are simple self-checking processes, requiring users to physically monitor changes to their own skin. Secondly– designing a sophisticated medical product for personal use, with seamless integration into daily life. And most importantly, how the system will detect skin cancer. Some existing products have proven the viability of utilising artificial intelligence and photography to detect melanoma. However, they produce inaccurate results, relying on the user to accurately identify and photograph suspicious spots.

SPOT CHECK is comprised of three cameras, a charging case and companion app. The system begins with full-body scanning– streaming the three cameras simultaneously to surveil and track suspicious spots. If the AI deems an area suspicious, it will notify users to perform micro-imaging. Utilising a single camera, the module magnetically attaches to the case, doubling as a handle. Directed by the voice assistant and guided by the remaining modules, the camera can accurately target the suspicious area. Designed to detect, not diagnose– the companion app will refer users and provide booking if professional diagnosis is required.

More New Zealanders die from melanoma than on our roads, with New Zealand holding the title for the world’s highest incidence rate. Early diagnosis is essential to survival, however there is no product that provides an end to end solution– from detection to diagnosis. With such a crucial product, making it both widely accessible and commercially viable is essential. That’s why SPOT CHECK is proposed as a subscription-based model, due to the ongoing service of cloud-based AI analysis. This would provide an easy entry for individuals, groups, companies and governments to then subsidise the product for users.

The camera modules have a number of features designed to enhance and simplify the experience. Each module is fitted with an identical camera system. Featuring a lens exchange design, the camera modules can seamlessly switch between the telephoto lens for full-body scanning, and macro lens for micro-imaging. This function, enables a much more efficient design, requiring just a single high-resolution sensor. The unique dome design allows the camera to move to you– featuring a 3-axis ball camera, the module can identify users in space, intelligently locating and orienting the camera. This benefits the user by requiring them to simply place the cameras towards them, rather than expertly aligning them. And when you’re all done, it simply roles back and hides away. The compact charging case was intentionally designed to fit in your bag on the go, while visually enriching the spaces it inhibits– the choice of neutral tones with sunset orange highlights guide users between the touch-points. The cameras charges inside the case, while the case can be charged using the included puck.