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Ideas presented, questioned and improved.
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Invention Education
Good ideas begin with better questions.
Learn the medical innovation cycle, leading innovators through a proven process of advancing medical technologies.
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What CDIE is
Practical learning, with people at the centre.
The Centre for Design, Innovation & Engineering at Kenyatta University supports the design, engineering and prototyping of medical devices. As part of Invention Education, we bring together hands-on learning, research and collaboration around healthcare needs.
Innovate
Explore healthcare needs with curiosity and careful thinking.
Convene
Bring students, healthcare professionals and industry perspectives into the conversation.
Create
Use design and prototyping to make ideas tangible.
In the studio
What you can use, and what it is for.
Design and CAD
Give your idea a form you can work with.
Use sketching tools, computer-aided design software and workstations to explore a concept before fabrication. Develop and discuss your design with attention to how it will look, fit and function.
Electronics
Build a circuit. Understand how it behaves.
Explore electronic systems using circuit-design software, microcontrollers and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes. This area supports the practical work of building, observing and refining electronic prototypes.
3D printing
Hold the next version of your idea.
Use FDM and SLA printing to move from a digital design to a physical model. A printed prototype can help you explore shape, fit and the changes needed for the next iteration.
Co-working
Room to think together.
Use the co-working and brainstorming space to discuss a problem, compare ideas and plan your team’s next step. It is designed to support the conversations that sit alongside practical work in the studio.
Textiles and upholstery
Design for the way a product meets the body.
Explore fabric-based components, wearable concepts and upholstery with tools for sewing, cutting and working with textiles. This area brings material choice, fit and comfort into the prototyping process.
Metalworking
Make the structural parts your prototype needs.
Centered on 4 heavy-duty steel fabrication workbenches and the container tooling shed. Outfitted for metal cutting, filing, grinding, arc welding, and mechanical assembly with TOTAL bench vice, inverter MMA welder, and organized tool storage.
Woodworking
Explore your idea in wood, composites & plastics.
Housed inside the blue shipping container for dust containment and acoustic control. Features the Blue Elephant ELECNC1212 3-axis CNC router with 1200×1200mm vacuum T-slot bed, water-cooled spindle, and dedicated CAD/CAM operator workstation.
CNC and Laser Engraving
Rapid 2D profiling and precision sheet prototyping.
Positioned along the rear louvred window wall. The enclosed Blue Elephant CO2 laser cutter offers precision cutting and engraving across acrylic, MDF, plywood, cardboard, and technical textiles with active window exhaust.
Casting and Moulding
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