Tubo
Empathetic Wellness
Company
GT BSID
My Role
Designer w/ Cynthia Li
Tools
Figma · Solidworks · Keyshot
Timeline
Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
Description
A wellness companion integrating into key moments and offering personalized, actionable insights.
Context
Managing chronic cardiovascular conditions requires constant monitoring and lifestyle changes, yet current tools remain fragmented and depersonalized, leading to low adherence. Tubo empowers individuals to manage their health through a ritualistic routine and foster long-term engagement.
A Daily Struggle
After conducting 18 interviews across a wide range of users and SMEs such as healthcare designers, hospice nurses, medical professors, and EMTs, findings were affinitized and the complex landscape of chronic condition management at home were unveiled.
Four Target Features
Vital Tracking, Pill Management, Companion App, and Smart Consultancy
Tubo | Development
The form development process focuses on breaking away from traditional medical products to decrease the stigma and creating a sense of home while affording intuitive interaction for key features we defined.
Several rounds of prototyping and testing were conducted with participants to gather their preferences regarding visual appeal and observe their natural interaction with the models. The goal was to create a form that would feel familiar and comforting in everyday use rather than clinical or intimidating.
Tubo | Outcome
Vital Tracking
Vital tracking is Tubo’s core feature, offering a seamless daily health check during morning and evening routines. With one touch, it noninvasively measures key vitals using photoplethysmogram (PPG). A simple “good” or “at risk” colored indicator provides clear feedback, encouraging regular monitoring without added stress.
Smart Consultancy
Smart consultancy acts as a personalized health assistant, using AI to analyze data and provide tailored recommendations aligned with each user’s health goals. Drawing from vitals, lifestyle patterns, and medication adherence, it delivers actionable advice. By monitoring health trends, it proactively suggests preventive measures to foster long-term well-being.
Pill Management
The pill management system simplifies routines by storing a week’s medication and elegantly dispensing the right dose at the right time. Working with the Health App, Tubo provides timely reminders and missed-dose alerts, ensuring consistent adherence. With smart tracking integrated into user data, it offers personalized insights, making medication management seamless and stress-free.
Companion App
The companion app brings Tubo’s power to users’ fingertips, offering a platform for detailed data visualization, medication reminders, and actionable goals. The app fosters a holistic approach by integrating lifestyle tracking for diet, exercise, and stress management, connecting users with healthcare professionals, and providing strategies to stay motivated.
Credit
Team Member
Cynthia Li
Special Thanks
Lisa Marks