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The nightlight that fights back.

Neevel combines sensor insoles, a bedside hub, mobility routines, balance support, and caregiver visibility without asking older adults to use a smartphone.

Stanford 2nd prize 249 entries
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A quieter kind of care

The nightlight that fights back.

Designed around fall-prevention routines as a familiar bedside experience, not another screen or medical-looking device.

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Product

Mobility routines embedded into daily life.

Neevel combines sensor-equipped insoles with a nightlight-shaped hub that processes mobility signals, supports guided balance routines, and keeps families informed through an app without asking the older adult to use a smartphone.

The experience is intentionally familiar: wear the insoles during the day, dock them at night to charge and sync, get a soft light when someone moves at night, and follow a voice-guided exercise routine at the scheduled time.

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Sensor insoles

The insoles fit into everyday shoes or slippers while pressure sensors track gait patterns such as balance, stability, and pressure distribution during normal home movement.

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Nightlight hub

The bedside hub charges the insoles, uses a motion sensor to activate a soft light when someone moves at night, and guides daily balance routines by voice.

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Caregiver updates

Families and clinicians can use an app to follow routine adherence, mobility trends, progress, and alerts without cameras or invasive monitoring.

Story

Designed from the moment support became personal.

Neevel began after Verônica Vanti's grandmother fell at night and temporarily lost her independence. For months, she could not cook for herself or visit friends the way she used to. The problem was personal, but the pattern was larger: more than 14 million older adults in the U.S. report falling each year, and strength and balance exercises are a practical part of fall-prevention routines.

Many support tools still feel clinical, inconvenient, or dependent on digital habits older adults do not want. Verônica led the product design and user-centered narrative. Andrei Vince built the sensor-equipped insoles and the technical prototype. Together, they shaped Neevel around care, dignity, and routine rather than another medical task.

Support should feel like care and routine, not like another medical task.

Recognition

Stanford-recognized balance support.

Neevel was awarded 2nd prize at the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge finals after being selected from a global pool of 249 entries across 33 countries.

2nd
Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge
249
Submissions in the global competition
33
Countries represented
8
Finalist teams invited to Stanford
Stanford Finals Inside UNC Charlotte K104.7 Colegio Anchieta UFRGS

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