It's called Roadfix , and as the name implies & egrave; a tool to repair the roads. & Eacute; the project that won the James Dyson Award 2020 for Italy , a competition that Dyson organizes every year internationally to “encourage and inspire the next generations of engineers”. The winners for each participating nation were announced today, and next November 17th will be; declared the best project ever at an international level. In short, this is the umpteenth demonstration of how the English company focuses on innovation: not only robot vacuum cleaners – the latest in order of time is; the V15 Detect with laser that we have also put to the test – and not even cars (here the project is wrecked, unfortunately), but also smart solutions dedicated to the improvement and simplification of activities; daily. With the difference that in this case Dyson d & agrave; voice (and support) to the ideas of others, first of all researchers and students.
< p>Roadfix & egrave; fruit of the work of Alessio Puleo, Silvana Migliozzi and Luca Grosso of the Politecnico di Milano, and consists of a small machine “that revolutionizes the way in which road defects are repaired, offering new opportunities; aesthetic and commercial driven by social value & quot ;. S & igrave ;, because & eacute; not only does it fix small holes in the asphalt – accidents caused by poor road maintenance represent the main cost item for municipalities – but also opens “ new frontiers for marketing '' allowing companies to place their logo on the repaired hole . In short, to practicality; of the road arrangement joins an opportunity of business with the creation of an unprecedented advertising space that allows companies themselves to sponsor the restoration work.
The inspiration comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi , or rather repair broken objects with gold to enhance cracks and give them new life. The concept is to enhance road defects to make them resources for the city.
HOW IT WORKS 
left style=clear.jpg”; p> The wheeled instrument integrates a container that is filled with water and cement powder. An electric motor housed in the rear wheel drives a shovel that mixes the components to obtain a mortar mixture. As Roadfix moves forward, the rear wheel stender & agrave; the mortar, while through the customizable tread it will be; It is possible to engrave the logo on the asphalt .
So can the municipal coffers celebrate? The repair costs of small potholes in the streets of our cities & agrave; will they be supported by private companies, as long as there is a return of image with a brand engraved on the ground? The idea is particular, but already; there are similar cases in urban maintenance: think for example of the roundabouts, which more and more; they are often treated by private individuals who self-sponsor by putting up a sign with their name.
Small road defects are often repaired with methods that are not always conventional, for example by laying cold or hot bitumen that is leveled with a shovel. These methods […] have a very limited duration over time and offer an unpleasant aesthetic result. Roadfix allows you to carry out more repairs; precise and safe also thanks to the use of bituminous mortar and not the classic tar.
The engineers who contributed to making Roadfix a reality; have already & agrave; announced the forthcoming realization of a new prototype even more; advanced that will come then subjected to tests with the collaboration of societ & agrave; external. To find out all the other winners, please consult the link in SOURCE.
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