Browse Inventions

  September 1, 2010

HALO ( People's choice )
By Hayley Warren
Physiotherapists measure a patient’s joint angles and range of movement to assess the degree of their injury and track their improvement. More»

Knot Lock
By Grahame Taylor
Grahame Taylor is an electrical contractor. More»

Serval Batphone ( Winner )
By Paul Gardner-Stephen
A group of researchers has managed to get phones working in the remote Australian wilderness using a new system that lets ordinary phones communicate without phone towers or satellites. More»

Episode 30  August 25, 2010

McHitch ( People's choice )
By Joe McGuinnes
The McHitch Uniglide Trailer Coupling is an all purpose coupler for all types of trailers including off road campers, car trailers, caravans, horse trailers, tipping trailers and every other type of tow situation. More»

Mechanical Boat Stacker
By Douglas Lumsden
The Mechanical Boat Stacker is a racking machine that moves rowing boats up and down with the touch of a button. More»

Total Body Master ( Winner )
By Charlie Boxall
The Total Body Master is a resistance training unit that can be used by able bodied and wheelies alike in their own home. More»

Episode 29  August 18, 2010

Acousitc Filter ( Winner )
By Patrick Glynn
A way to use acoustics to clump the particles before they leave the exhaust pipe so that they can be trapped by filters. More»

SHamp
By Laurie Nicoll
A lone busker cuts a solitary figure. More»

Tail Wind Power Assist ( People's choice )
By John Wessel
The Tail Wind Power Assist is a miniature electric motor drive system that can be fitted to most push bikes. More»

Episode 28  August 11, 2010

Meyerhoffer
By Mark Kelly
The Meyerhoffer is possibly the most radical design innovation in longboarding for a generation. More»

Oyster Sauna
By Mike Chambers
The Oyster Sauna is a device to deliver oysters to your restaurant table as well as infusing them with flavours. More»

Peg It ( Winner and people's choice )
By Ross Merkel
The Peg-It is a tool to insert tent pegs with ease & to remove pegs from the ground easily and safely. More»

Episode 27  August 4, 2010

Custom Colour Aerosol ( Winner )
By Ross Brinsdon
Custom Colour Aerosol paint is a new water-based aerosol paint technology. More»

Paneforma
By Richard Cassaniti
Paneforma is a baking mould that creates a uniform shaped bowl every time with just the right amount of dough. More»

Portable Limb Load Monitor ( People's choice )
By Peter Barrett
This Portable Limb Load Monitor has the characteristics of being light weight, fully adjustable sizes, battery and/or DC powered and internal SDcard for storage of accumulated data. More»

Episode 26  July 28, 2010

Ergo Wok
By Siu Hoi So and Tony So
The Ergo Wok Handle is a device that is permanently attached to woks which moves the pressure from the tendons in your hands to the stronger muscle groups in your wrists and forearms. More»

Simultaneous Gustometer Olfactometer
By Andrew Eddy
There’s just no competition for the human mouth and nose. More»

The Second Drawer
By Alex Gransbury
Kitchen gadgets. More»

Episode 25  July 21, 2010

Hibernate Pool
By Peter Ives
The Hibernate Pool cover is a telescopic frame which sits on the edge of swimming pools and holds up a pvc fabric cover in the shape of a low profile tent. More»

Laddertube
By Steve Durkin
Laddertube a new innovative type of modular ladder designed to be used in hard rock underground mines as an escapeway. More»

Ocloc ( Winner and people's choice )
By Brian O'Malley and Andrew Stevens
The Ocloc is a very strong, flexible UV resistant clamp that repairs broken posts whilst still in the ground. More»

Episode 24  July 14, 2010

Barefoot Power Lamp ( People's choice )
By Sam and Harry Andrews and Steward Craine
The Barefoot Power Lamp provides a small compact LED light that is bright enough to read by, simple and robust so that it needs very little maintenance, and is powered with a detachable solar cell. More»

Tremma
By Allan Rice
The Tremma vibrato bridge creates vibrato for electric guitars and suits all genres of music. More»

Wire by Click ( Winner )
By Mark Fahey
Wire by Click is a faster, simpler and safer modular wiring solution that allows electricians to wire buildings in half the usual time. More»

Episode 23  July 7, 2010

Auger Eye ( Winner )
By Greg McCarten & Leon Boneham
The Auge Eye is a small tube which farmers can place on the side of their auger, a light mounted in your truck or tractor indicates when the silo is full. More»

TeC-Pier ( People's choice )
By John Kite
Piers support a building’s foundation but over time sink due to the weight of the building and soil instability, or due to damage by pests such as termites. More»

Thermopot
By Jason Pretty
The Thermopot gives your precious pot plants real insulation. More»

Episode 22  June 30, 2010

GALD ( Winner and people's choice )
By Dr Russell Connally
GALD stands for Gated Auto-synchronous Luminescence Detector. More»

Skidsteer Broom
By Garry Baum & Ron O'Conner
Standards for hygiene in poultry sheds have risen significantly over time. More»

The Garth Hitch
By Ian Garth & Jarrod Thompson
The Garth Hitch is a 2 in 1 hitch that combines a ball hitch & automatic hitch. More»

Episode 21  June 23, 2010

Ai Live ( Winner and people's choice )
By Alex Jones & Tony Abrahams
There are around 12,000 deaf children in Australia and 160,000 Australians are out of work because they can't hear. More»

Matrix Key System
By Stuart Webb
The Matrix Key System lets you change your locks yourself, simply by inserting a new key into the lock. More»

Wunda Weeder
By Brendan Corry
The Wunda Weeder is a self propelled, electric powered, machine that supports and transports the operator in a lying down position, to enable planting, thinning, weeding, transplanting or harvesting of row crop vegetables, herbs or flowers. More»

Episode 20  June 16, 2010

Cast Master ( Winner )
By Michael Newton
The Castmaster allows even the most inexperienced anglers the chance to cast and fish with the best. More»

Strikawall ( People's choice )
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Strikawall is a fun soccer coach and trainer in a box that can measure your skills. More»

Sweet V
By Cameron Tradell
Every cricket bat has a sweet spot where the ball is driven from the bat at an optimum speed and will either travel quicker along the ground or travel much further through the air than if struck elsewhere on the bat. More»

Episode 19  June 9, 2010

Back Liberator
By Marcus Rawlings
The Back Liberator is a device designed for the relief of lower back pain, using lumbar traction. More»

Fiber Diffraction Diagnosis (FDD) ( Winner and people's choice )
By Veronica James
A method to detect cancer using x-rays of nail clippings or skin. More»

Outboard Adjustable Setback
By Luke Wakeham
The object of the Outboard Adjustable Setback is to give you the power to alter the speed and handling characteristics of your outboard motor boat by allowing you to adjust the distance between the motor and the boat while you’re on the water. More»

Episode 18  June 2, 2010

Deliver-E Trike
By Simon Williams
The Deliver-E Trike is a three wheeled tilting electric bike that was purpose designed for postal workers. More»

EVestG ( Winner and people's choice )
By Brian Lithgow & Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
EVestG is a new diagnostic technique that measures the patterns of electrical activity in the brain’s vestibular (or balance) system allowing Doctors to dramatically fast-track the detection of mental and neurological illnesses. More»

Push n Glide
By Graham Remnant
Push n Glide is an alternative way to propel manual wheelchairs, hands free from the push rings or wheels on an everyday manual wheelchair. More»

Episode 17  May 26, 2010

KlevaKlip ( Winner )
By Allan Holland
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Outback Power Pack ( People's choice )
By Jim Thomson
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Wheelie Mate Stand
By David Crosbie and Rob White
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Episode 16  May 19, 2010

MEM Lock ( Winner and people's choice )
By Trevor Mackle
The MEM Lock is the first lock in the world that combines both electromagnetic and mechanical components. More»

New Windmill Tower
By Russell Hall
The New Windmill Tower is a combination of new design features that create a better windmill design overall. More»

Plasterboard Rebate Machine
By Bill Goss
The Plasterboard Rebate Machine is a small portable power tool that allows you to create a rebate (trench or indentation) in the flat end of a piece of plasterboard, by slicing a trench in the board, underneath the paper covering that protects the plaster. More»

Episode 15  May 12, 2010

Cool Me Vest ( Winner )
By
The CoolMe Vest is a personal cooling device designed to be worn under protective clothing such as that used by fire fighters and emergency workers or as a recovery device to promote a rapid recovery from heat stress environments. More»

Ezy Pot ( People's choice )
By
Ezy Pot is a trolley designed to move large, heavy pot plants that eliminates the need to lift the pot in any way therefore saving back strain. More»

Zone Alert
By
The Wilsave Zone Alert is a three-part system that will alert personnel when a reversing vehicle is close by and the vehicles driver/operator. More»

Episode 14  May 5, 2010

BuzzPOD
By Michael Gorman
BuzzPOD is a novel body position orientating device that monitors sleep position and activates a vibration alarm to alert and discourage the patient from sleeping supine. More»

Fire Fly ( People's choice )
By James Morton
The Firefly light uses a Passive Infrared sensor in order to detect traffic approaching from behind the rider. More»

Multi-Cline ( Winner )
By Chet Cline
There are a number of different professions when you need not just one truck, but a whole range of trucks. More»

Episode 13  April 28, 2010

Cable-Protector ( People's choice )
By Steve Anderson
When working on roofs, it is dangerous having electrical leads and power cables rubbing against the sharp metal edges of the roof and gutters. More»

Cullector ( Winner )
By Peter Cullin
The Cullector is a simple, retrofitable unit, designed to collect the cold water out of your shower before it reaches the shower rose, and then mix it back into the hot water as you shower. More»

Ultimate Explosion
By David Haldenby
There are a lot of people who want to keep their forearms strong. More»

Episode 12  April 21, 2010

Easy Hammer ( Winner )
By Rory Kennard
Easy Hammer is a trolley that clamps and supports various types of jackhammers so that the user may position themselves comfortably behind the trolley and push the jackhammer along. More»

Locatable Lifebuoy
By Peter Loader & Simon Lodge
The Locatable Lifebuoy is designed to send real time location information to rescue organisations so that they can quickly and accurately locate an individual as soon as the lifebuoy is deployed. More»

Secure Cycle ( People's choice )
By Jennifer McBride
Secure Cycle is a slash proof, waterproof bicycle cover made of synthetic fibre that wraps around the entire bike and its accessories. More»

Episode 11  April 14, 2010

Ezy-Lifter
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The Ezy-Lifter is a tool for the easy removal of floor boards. More»

Granex ( Winner and people's choice )
By Prof. Behdad Moghtaderi & Dr Elham Doroodchi
GRANEX is a technology platform developed initially for geothermal power generation. More»

Slingshot
By Brett White
The Slingshot is a reliable all weather lightweight electric vehicle using "off the shelf," inexpensive, ebike components (e.g. More»

Episode 10  April 7, 2010

D Drive ( Winner and people's choice )
By Stephen Durnin
An infinitely variable geared transmission which allows an engine to operate at it’s most efficient setting while allowing the vehicle speed to be continuously varied to suit driving conditions. More»

Green Pod
By Mark Rossiter & Tim Ceolin
The Green Pod is a high quality end of trip facility for cyclists that can be easily installed at any workplace. More»

Jabidi
By Evette Morgan & Diane Giusa
With the silk canvas you can apply all sort of paint mediums, even ink won’t bleed! It is easy to blend colours from oils, acrylics, watercolours, pencil, crayon, charcoal, ochres and silk dyes. More»

Episode 9  March 31, 2010

Latch Mate ( People's choice )
By Ryan Harvey
The Latch Mate is a combination tool that easily marks out and chisels latch holes in doors, eliminating splitting of doors and reducing up to two-thirds of the time taken. More»

Pelleres
By Mepi Faoagali
Pelleres are weighted arm sleeves that wrap around the forearm and are biomechanically designed to increase the power and strength of an athlete when used during exercise. More»

PostStay ( Winner )
By Steve Ignatiadis
PostStay is a versatile and reusable support system for installing posts into concrete footings. More»

Episode 8  March 24, 2010

Double Cuddle
By Christy Puddicombe
The Double Cuddle is designed to aid in bottle feeding twins between the ages of newborns to 4 months. More»

Future Fence
By Kevin Clancey
Futurefence is a unique form of fencing that replicates a traditional rendered brick fence but is less than half the cost and can be installed in a fraction of the time of a masonry structure without disturbing established gardens or causing damage to surrounding infrastructure of council pavements, driveways or nature strips. More»

PLASTIC COOPER ANCHOR ( Winner and people's choice )
By Larry, Jon and Grant Cooper
A boat without an anchor is like a car without brakes. More»

Episode 7  March 17, 2010

Ezi-Shelf
By Philip Hills
Ezi-Shelf is a unique shelving system that is easily configurable to various different dimensions without needing to purchase another set-up if you have alternative items to store or if you move house. More»

Intelligym ( People's choice )
By Andrew Oudyn
Intelligym is a system that can be retrofitted to most designs of pin load weight machines (bench press, leg curl etc) and uses sensors to give you accurate information about how much weight you are lifting, how often and how far. More»

Rino Blade ( Winner )
By Hayley Wilson
The Rino blade is a device that is manually used to remove mud from a motorbike. More»

Episode 5  March 3, 2010

Lite Weight Panel Brace
By Frank Pezzimenti
Tilt-up construction is the most common construction method in Australia. More»

Scribe Mate ( People's choice )
By Jeremiah Bolton
When builders are on site and constructing a building, they are often required to butt a straight piece of material, such as timber, metal, plastic or other sheet materials like these, to a surface that is uneven. More»

ShearEzy ( Winner )
By Bill Byrne
Traditional shearing, also called on-the-boards shearing, is back-breaking work. More»

Episode 4  February 24, 2010

KwikAz ( Winner and people's choice )
By Steve Miranda
KwikAz is a two-part system for attaching perimeter containment screening and shade cloth quickly and securely to scaffolding on a building site. More»

record revirgnizer
By Cary Stoddard
The Record Revirginizer is a new approach to cleaning vinyl records. More»

The Drop Mate
By Daniel Wicks
The Drop Mate is a gate that you can ride straight through on a quad bike or motorbike, without having to stop and get off your bike to open it. More»

Episode 3  February 17, 2010

Core Level Recorder System ( Winner and people's choice )
By William (Bill) O’Connell and Damian Stock
Coring and core analysis are essential to the exploration phase of field development for the oil and gas industry. More»

Rodent Relocation Device
By Ian Geddes
The Rodent Relocation Device is a mechanical trap designed for mice infestations where poison cannot be used. More»

Safety Hoof Stand
By Darren Robertson and Daniel Ney
Hoof stands are a very useful tool to anyone who does horse hoof trimming or shoeing. More»

Episode 2  February 10, 2010

Connex ( Winner and people's choice )
By Bruce Christian and Chris Trewin
The Connex is an electrical connector that can be used to connect outdoor light fittings to a building or light pole, enabling the light fitting to be changed easily and efficiently as the light is not hard wired to the pole or building, but connected using the Connex. More»

Dental Laser Ultrasound
By David Hsiao-chuan Wang and Professor Simon Fleming
The Dental Laser Ultrasound uses sound waves to detect faults in your teeth at an early stage eliminating the need for surgical intervention. More»

Evolute
By Tom Trainor and Mark Hutton
The Evolute reduces water usage in toilet systems by 90-95%, and can even be used with no water at all. More»