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ABOUT US
We believe that an Engineering education should not be purely economic driven. bGood exists as an initiative in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the National University of Singapore (NUS) to bridge our education with community impact through a community-based learning approach that also enhances the learning and engagement of our learners.
It is our "Company of Good" where our aspiring Biomedical Engineers work with community partners and disadvantaged individuals to co-design and solve real-world challenges faced by them through design and technological solutions as part of their undergraduate course in NUS.
OUR APPROACH
Our curriculum lays the technical foundations for our first- and second-year undergraduates where they can then apply their knowledge, expertise and skills to solve real-world community problems through two courses on Gerontechnology in Ageing and Assistive Technologies for Persons with Disability in their third and final years.
Our aspiring Biomedical Engineers can also work with our community partners on projects as part of their Independent Study course, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Programme (UROP), Undergraduate Research Experience (UREx), Design-Your-Own-Course (DYOC), Innovation & Design Programme (iDP) project or Final Year Project (FYP).
Completion of these courses and projects could count towards the Community Healthcare & Technology specialisation in our Biomedical Engineering undergraduate programme.
GERONTECHNOLOGY IN AGEING
The course BN4102 Gerontechnology in Ageing introduces aspiring Biomedical Engineers to various healthcare technologies that alleviate the burden associated with ageing, with a focus on designing and developing appropriate technological innovations for the silver economy. The course covers the topics on the biology of ageing, technologies in assisted living, caregiving, and compensating declining physical abilities, as well as digital health in ageing. This course includes a community-based learning project where students partner with various social service agencies to identify and address existing gaps through a hands-on design project to develop a gerontechnological prototype.
OUR PARTNERS IN GERONTECHNOLOGY
SPECIAL THEME: EXERGAMING
In 2023, we did a special theme on exergaming in BN4102 where the teams in the course were tasked to design and develop an exergaming prototype to encourage physical exercise in older adults to promote healthy living. Click on the posters of our project prototypes below to watch a brief video of the project.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
This course BN4103 Assistive Technology for Persons with Disability introduces aspiring Biomedical Engineers to various assistive technologies that allows persons with disabilities to enjoy a more independent life, with a focus on designing and developing appropriate assistive technologies. The course covers topics on disability communication and etiquette, principles of successful assistive technology design, and the various types of assistive technologies and software for persons with disabilities. This course also includes a community-based learning project where students partner with disability service providers or a person with a disability to identify and address challenges through developing a device, app, or other solutions that helps them live more independently.
OUR PARTNERS IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
 Gerontechnology Exergaming - Tap Tap Stretch[26 Mar 2025] We are thrilled to be invited by the Seniors group at Bukit Batok Presbyterian Church to do a sharing on Gerontechnology and Exergaming, and here's where we debut our new game Tap Tap Stretch developed from a prototype back in 2023. |  Gerontechnology at Bedok Sunflower Residents' Network[19 Mar 2025] Our students working on gerontech innovations in exergaming had a fun and engaging time doing their project play testing with seniors at the Bedok Sunflower Residents' Network |  3D Printing Workshop in Gerontechnology in Ageing Class[7 Mar 2025] We're delighted to host a 3D Printing Workshop for 20 seniors from PCF Sparklecare @ Yew Tee where the students in our Gerontechnology class teaches the seniors 3D printing while learning about the challenges our seniors face in learning a new technology. |  Situational Testing of Armovin[6 Feb 2025] Here at bGood, we take our undergraduate projects beyond the classroom, to places like an MRT station where our robotic arm support, Armovin helps this young man with muscular dystrophy to tap in and out of the fare gate. Learning becomes real when it happens outside of classroom. |
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 Opening Ceremony of the Health District @ Queenstown Community Engagement Hub[11 Jan 2025] As we start a new year in 2025, we are so glad to be involved in the opening ceremony of the Health District@Queenstown Community Engagement Hub located at Sky Oasis in Margaret Drive where Senior Parlimentary Secretary, Mr. Eric Chua, who is also an MP for Queenstown was the GOH. We hope to co-create more solutions with the residents of Queenstown. |  WheeLift for FaithActs[4 Dec 2024] We’re thrilled to share that our bGood students Roshen and Dylan collaborated with Mr. D'Costa, a client of FaithActs to design a fully automated height-adjustable wheelchair. Mr. D'Costa is delighted with the prototype, and our students are already gearing up to refine and enhance future iterations! |  Sharing of bGood at Hong Kong Baptist University[22 Nov 2024] Prof. James Kah was invited to share about bGood’s educational model at the Hong Kong Baptist University Centre for Innovative Service-Learning. |  Hosting Students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic[20 Nov 2024] Our bGood team had the pleasure of showcasing bGood projects to staff and students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic during their visit to the NUS College of Design and Engineering. The students toured our lab and had the opportunity to explore a variety of exciting student projects. |
 Make3DWerks 3D Printing Workshop for Seniors[7 Nov 2024] bGood successfully conducted its inaugural 3D printing workshop, featuring 8 engaging sessions with 10 seniors from NTUC Health Kampong Admiralty. In the final session, the seniors proudly showcased their newfound skills by creating personalized gifts for their family and friends. We hope everyone had a fantastic time exploring the world of 3D printing! |  National Library Board Time of Your Life Celebration[14 Oct 2024] We are honored to showcase our bGood innovations at the National Library @ Bugis during the "Time of Your Life" event. We were delighted to have Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How visit our booth, where he explored and engaged with our projects firsthand. Thank you for your support! |  Grand Prize Winners at Huawei Tech4City 2024[11 Oct 2024] The bGood team clinched the top prize of SGD 20,000 at the annual Huawei Tech4City Competition with their solution idea of PrimePlay: An Exergames Arcade for Seniors in Singapore. Well done to the team we are so proud you! |  Spark the Silver - Cool Innovations for Seniors[9 Oct 2024] Dr. James Kah delivered an inspiring and informative talk to over 30 seniors at Tampines Regional Library, showcasing the latest innovations in Gerontechnology. The session offered seniors valuable insights into the tips and tricks of active ageing. |
 Parkinson Society Singapore Charity Golf Event 2024[20 Sep 2024] We are honored to showcase our bGood innovation Rehabot to Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Kiat at the annual PSS Charity Golf event! Thank you Minister for trying out our projects and providing us with valuable feedback on how we can bring bGood to greater heights. |  bGood Sharing at SUTD[18 Sep 2024] Prof. James Kah shared about bGood's educational model at the Teaching Exchange at SUTD. |  Visit by PTs and OTs from YPAC Jarkarta[17 Sep 2024] bGood is honored to host a visit by YPAC Jakarta, Jakarta CP Centre. Let's continue to work towards a common vision of enhancing the lives of children with cerebral palsy. |  Happy Feet for PCF Sparkle Care[11 Sep 2024] A big thank you to PCF Sparkle Care for ordering 10 sets of Happy Feet to be distributed across all PCF Active Ageing Centres. We look forward to the seniors having lots of fun! |
 bGood Projects at National Library Board Roving Exhibition[10 Sep 2024] We are honored to have our bGood products featured in the NLB's roving exhibition at Woodlands and Tampines Regional Libraries! The general public now has the opportunity to view and learn more about bGood and our commitment to innovation and community engagement. Be sure to visit and explore! |  NTUC Health Quality Day 2024[29 Aug 2024] We are delighted to be invited to NTUC Health's Annual Quality Day to showcase some of our student projects from our Gerontechnology and Assistive Technology courses. |  Visit to Parkinson Society Singapore[28 Aug 2024] bGood had an exciting visit to Parkinson's Society Singapore. Our students engaged in a dynamic focused group discussion with Parkinson's Warriors, gaining valuable insights into their everyday challenges for BN4103 course. |  Hosting Students from Beijing Jiaotong University[26 Aug 2024] Our bGood team had the privilege of introducing bGood to staff and students from Beijing Jiaotong University during a week-long exchange program. As part of their visit, they also explored the Design Incubation Centre and the Innovation Design Hub at NUS, gaining valuable insights into our latest student innovations. |
 Visit by Distinguished Guests from University of Cincinnati[21 Aug 2024] bGood had the honor of hosting two distinguished Professors from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Dr. Peter Margolis and Dr. Robert Kahn, who toured Co-iHub and explored several of our students' projects firsthand. |  U-Lock for NTUC Health Day Care[16 Aug 2024] Our bGood team had a heartwarming visit to NTUC Health Jurong Central Day Care, where we had the honor of passing a U-Lock set to one of our valued beneficiaries. Here's to creating more impactful moments and enhancing the lives of our seniors and caregivers! |  Visit by AWWA PTs and OTs[2 Aug 2024] bGood had the privilege of welcoming eleven occupational and physiotherapists from AWWA to NUS where they explored the latest advancements in assistive technology. Dr. James Kah also delivered an insightful talk, highlighting some of our bGood student projects. |  Happy Feet for Methodist Welfare Services[18 Jul 2024] bGood is excited to introduce the Happy Feet game to MWS Active Ageing Centre GreenTops@Sims Place. We look forward to the seniors enjoying the game! |
 Empowering lives with robotic arm support Armovin[9 Jul 2024] bGood students collaborated with a resident, Nicholas from Singapore Christian Home to design a robotic arm support aimed at enhancing his arm mobility. Stay tuned for version 2, as the team continues to refine and improve the design! |  Deploying Happy Feet at Four NTUC Health AACs[31 May 2024] bGood is so delighted to set up and deploy the Happy Feet game at four NTUC Health Active Ageing Centres: Bukit Merah, Taman Jurong, Whampoa and Wisma Geylang Serai. We hope the seniors enjoy the Happy Feet game! |  Co-Design Week 2024[23 May 2024] We organized our third NUS Co-Design Week that brought together students, community partners and senior residents to brainstorm and solve everyday struggles. Student participants were split into 9 teams and had to design strategies around the themes of inclusivity. |  Visit by Delegates from Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District[15 May 2024] bGood hosted a number of delegates from the Suzhou Dushu Lake Science and Education Innovation District to the Co-iHub to introduce our bGood programme and to let them try out some of our student's projects. |
 bGood Fellows Learning from Seniors[13 May 2024] Over the semester break, we've got a couple of bGood Fellows to learn how to assemble Joy Twist and Grow-Your-Grip from their seniors during the semester break. These would eventually be deployed to our community partners. |  Lions Befrienders Visit to Co-iHub[23 Apr 2024] bGood had the honour to showcase some of our student projects to Lion Befrienders Executive Director, Ms Karen Wee and Manager, Mr Chu Tiong Yong. Thank you for taking the time to visit us and we're excited to explore areas of collaboration! |  BN4102 Gerontechnology in Ageing Project Presentations[18 April 2024] This year's BN4102 course on Gerontechnology in Ageing exposes students to understand the challenges faced by seniors in our society and allows them to co-create a prototype to help solve or alleviate their challenges. In April 2024, many of these prototypes were presented to our community partners. |  Deploying Happy Feet at Esther AAC in Dawson[27 Mar 2024] We are thrilled to set up the updated Happy Feet dance game at Esthers Active Ageing Centre in Dawson. We had a fun and engaging afternoon playtesting the game with seniors. Hope you all had fun! |
 bGood @ Launch of Age+ Living Lab[15 Mar 2024] bGood is proud to showcase some of our projects and products at the launch event of the Age+ Living Lab at Yishun, where many seniors and partners get to try out our products and provide their valuable feedback. |  3D Printing Workshop for Seniors[7 Mar 2024] bGood is not all about developing gerontechnology, but also encouraging seniors to embrace new technology. This is also why our students took time to introduce and teach 3D printing to a group seniors from NTUC Health AAC as part of their gerontechnology course. It was good learning for everyone! |  Play Testing of Joy Twist at Lions Befrienders[22 Feb 2024] bGood students had a blast showcasing their project 'Joy Twist' to a friendly group of seniors from Lions Befrienders Ghim Moh AAC! They enjoyed a lively playtesting, collecting important feedback to continue improving the game. |  Visit by AWWA to Co-iHub[7 Feb 2024] A day of inspiration and discussion of possible collaboration at our Co-iHub as we welcomed guests from AWWA. It was a privilege to showcase our projects and discuss how bGood and AWWA can join forces to drive positive change in the community. |
 MOUNTable for SPD[6 Feb 2024] A heartwarming visit to SPD by Denise and Caleb from one of our bGood student team, as we had the privilege of passing on a set of MOUNTable to one of their cherished beneficiaries. Witnessing the immediate impact of our assistive device and the joy it brings is a reminder of why we do what we do. Here’s to more moments of empowerment and innovation making a real difference in lives! 🤝💡 |  Showcase in Channel News Asia[5 Feb 2024] The Community Co-Innovation Hub (Co-iHub) is showcased in a CNA's feature on the Health District where some of our innovations have been developed and deployed. The bGood teams had a fun experience filming and are proud to share their contributions in exergaming for the seniors. |  CDE Donor's Appreciation Dinner 2024_edited[19 Jan 2024] bGood had the honour to showcase some of our student projects at the CDE Donor's Appreciation night. Many distinguished guests got to learn more about what we do in bGood and try out some of our exergames. Hope you all had fun! |  Hosting Students from Daegu Catholic University[16 Jan 2024] bGood is delighted to host 7 students and faculty staff from DCU. It was a pleasure sharing our mission and showcasing some of bGood's projects. Cheers to shared knowledge and creating a brighter future! |
 In-House Production of bGood Products[27 Dec 2023] Over the semester break, two Year 1 and 2 bGood fellows dove into the world of innovation in the co-iHub. 🌟 Their mission? To replicate more Rehabot and MOUNTable sets. Along this journey, they not only honed their skills in electronics and robotics but also embodied the spirit of bGood’s mission while replicating more of their senior's work. 💪🏼 Here’s to young minds fueling the future of assistive tech! 🤖💡 |  Zero Project x SG Enable Forum 2023[30 Nov 2023] An insightful panel discussing "Disability Innovation in Academia - Research and Development, and Teaching to promote Innovation and Assistive Technology" where Dr. James Kah took the opportunity to share how bGood does all of these. |  MountAble on Display at TechAble[23 Nov 2023] A meaningful day at Tech Able! 🌟 bGood is proud to deliver a MountAble set for showcase at Tech Able! MountAble is an adaptive paddle switch that can be installed and mounted anywhere with utmost convenience, while providing a large surface area of contact to activate the switch. We’re eager to see organisations trial MountAble and witness its positive impact on their clients. It’s more than just technology; it’s a gateway to accessibility and independence. |  Makan Together beyond Singapore[11 Nov 2023] Greetings from Makassar City in Sulawesi! For the first time, bGood has moved beyond our Singapore shores with Makan Together distributed in Indonesia to benefit the low vision community there. |
 bGood at Eldex Asia 2023[3 Nov 2023] We're participating in Eldex Asia 2023 for the second time to showcase some of our gerontech projects that are deployed in the community. |  Sharing of bGood to Visitors from Hong Kong[1 Nov 2023] We hosted a group of delegates from Hong Kong on a study tour organised by the HK Productivity Council to share more on our co-design process with seniors under bGood. |  International White Cane Day 2023 at SAVH[14 Oct 2023] This is our first time participating at the International White Cane Day (IWCD) event organized by SAVH, and we're delighted to showcase and give away our Makan Together sets to the visually impaired community! Through this, we hope people with low vision would have a better dining experience. |  Benefiting Stroke Survivors at S3[3 Oct 2023] A monumental day for bGood as we visited Stroke Support Station (S3) to deploy our Grip Buddy sets! 🤝 Thrilled to welcome them onboard as a valued partner 🙌🏼 and here's to the start of a collaborative journey and to many impactful projects ahead. 💡🌟 |
 Happy Feet at Jurong Spring CC[30 Sep 2023] Residents having fun with Happy Feet game at an event at Jurong Spring CC organized by the Jurong Spring Health and Wellness Committee |  bGood at Tech4Good 2023[30 Sep 2023] bGood participated in Tech4Good for the first time. Tech4Good was a whirlwind of inspiration and innovation! 🌟 Heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited our booth and to Engineering Good for having us at the event 🙌🏼 Fuelled by your support, we're more determined than ever to shape a more inclusive society with assistive tech. |  Grip Buddy for NTUC Health[29 Sep 2023] Today, bGood proudly deployed a few sets of our Grip Buddy to NTUC Health Jurong Central. Excited to see the positive impact they'll make! |  Makan Together for Apex Harmony Lodge[27 Sep 2023] The bGood team had a productive visit to Apex Harmony, discussing potential collaboration for our “Happy Feet” project. Alongside this, we were thrilled to distribute 5 sets of Makan Together to enhance the dining experience for their visually impaired residents. |
 Move to Beat Parkinson 2023[16 Sep 2023] Meet Rehabot 🤖 at the Move to Beat Parkinson 2023 event at Tampines Hub. bGood showcased Rehabot as a robot aid to assist in rehabilitation of Parkinsonian Gait. |  NTUC Health Quality Day[15 Sep 2023] We are so glad to have the opportunity to share with NTUC Health the co-design work we do with seniors in our gerontechnology course during their annual Quality Day |  Innovations Free Up Nursing Home Staff to Provide Better Care[29 Aug 2023] Dr. James Kah from bGood shares how technological innovations are saving caregivers’ time, and enabling nurses to provide better medical services to the elderly under their care. |  Annual World Readiness Symposium at CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School[11 Aug 2023] bGood gave a keynote speech on Assistive Technology and also showcased some of our projects to aspiring students from SNGS, SCGS and Catholic High School |
 Community-Based Learning[25 Jul 2023] Community-based learning has always been at the heart of bGood. Learn how we have formed a Learning Community in NUS to examine community-based learning and how it can be effectively integrated into academic courses with bGood as an example |  EdFlexi for CPAS[13 Jul 2023] bGood is thrilled to assemble and distribute 4 sets of EdFlexi to CPAS for their students and clients with special needs to use. |  NUS Innovative Educators[13 Apr 2023] From height-adjustable wheelchairs to robotic arms: Empowering persons with disabilities one design solution at a time - An Interview with Dr. James Kah as part of the NUS Innovative Educators series. |  GeronTech Showcase 2023[13 Apr 2023] bGood held our second GeronTech Showcase 2023 in partnership with Lions Befrienders at their Clementi Blk 420 Active Ageing Centre. The theme was Arcade Day and our students presented their exergaming systems for the seniors to exercise and have fun! |
 Ideating with Purpose[5 Jan 2023] A fall injury sustained by second year College of Design and Environment (CDE) undergraduate, Wong Shee Pin, during his Commando training in the Singapore Armed Forces proved life changing. The accident inflicted Shee Pin with acute cerebellitis, a rare inflammatory syndrome characterised by swelling of the brain and led him to develop Nystagmus – an involuntary, rapid and repetitive movement of the eyes that causes visual impairment. |  NUS College of Design and Engineering Community Day[4 Nov 2022] bGOOD participated in the CDE Community Day by exhibiting some of our students projects including Makan Together, Grip Buddy, EdFlexi and iPush done with the community. |  ELDEX Asia 2022[28 Oct 2022] bGOOD participated in the ELDEX Asia 2022 Convention and we displayed our latest innovations in gerontechology. We were grateful that the event organizers had given us a complimentary booth to showcase our innovations. |  Seeing the Silver Lining[10 Oct 2022] bGood has contributed to an article on Seeing the Silver Lining in a special themed issue on ageing in the NUS AlumNUS magazine. Click the image to read the article. |
 Supporting NUS College of Alice & Peter Tan's Community Outreach[22 Sep 2022] Zhi Yi, an NUS student in the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) chanced upon one of our prototypes, Makan Together, which is an adaptive tableware for the visually impaired. They too work with individuals with low vision and had requested to borrow some Makan Together for their community outreach. bGOOD donated 30 sets of Makan Together to support their cause. |  Distribution of Makan Together to iC2 Prephouse[4 Aug 2022] bGood distributed 30 sets of the Makan Together adaptive tableware to benefit children with low vision at iC2 Prephouse. |  Distribution of Makan Together to SAVH[4 Jul 2022] bGood distributed 200 sets of the Makan Together adaptive tableware to benefit the clients at Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH). |  Community Distribution of Makan Together to St. Luke's Eldercare[27 Jun 2022] Makan Together, an adaptive tableware for the visually impaired, first started as an undergraduate project for BN4102. However, the project team went the extra mile to pursue this project towards community deployment even after their graduation. |
 Co-Design Week[27 Jun 2022] The Co-Design week gave NUS students the opportunity to co-solve prominent problems faced by seniors living in Queenstown, with the seniors themselves playing a huge role in determining a efficient and practical solution. |  CNA Innovating for the Future[22 Jun 2022] bGood is featured in CNA's Innovating for the Future series on Ageing. Here, NUS professors are finding ways to slow down ageing, investigating the costs of ageing and the impact of work and retirement on health, and harnessing technology to develop innovations for seniors. |  Huawei Seeds of the Future Event[20 Jun 2022] bGood was invited to join the Huawei Singapore Seeds for the Future 2022 to share on how technology can benefit the community. |  GeronTech Showcase 2022[22 Apr 2022] Our inaugural Gerontechnology Showcase 2022 where a number of community partners, companies and the NUS department of biomedical engineering coming together to showcase some of the latest innovations that we are developing that are user centric, developed through co-creation, with design, engineering and innovation to reimage how we implement experiential education. |
 Partnering Older Adults to Co-Create Innovative Ageing Solutions[22 Apr 2022] “BN4102 Gerontechnology in Ageing” exposes students to understand the challenges faced by seniors in our society, and allows them to co-create a prototype to help solve or alleviate their problems. On 22 April 2022, many of these prototypes were on display during our inaugural GeronTech Showcase 2022. |  Sale of EdFlexi[20 Apr 2022] Today marks an important milestone for bGood where we clinched our first sale of 10 sets of EdFlexi to iC2 Prephouse. EdFlexi was co-designed and developed together with the teachers and students of iC2 Prephouse as a learning aid for children with low vision problem. |  Visit by Distinguished NUS Engineering Alumni[13 Dec 2021] bGood hosted a visit by a few distinguished NUS Engineering Alumni, including Mdm Ho Ching and Mr Philip Yeo, who viewed and tried some of our bGood student's projects. |  Metta Welfare Association 1[2 Jul 2021] How can fun and engaging exercises be included into a “balance-and-fall programme” that is designed to prevent and reduce falls among the elderly? Four engineering students were tasked to take up a challenge statement posed by the Metta Welfare Association. |
 Engineering Good[25 Jan 2021] Biomedical Engineering students team up with their peers with disabilities to design solutions to everyday challenges. |  Engineering with Compassion[16 Sep 2020] A team of Biomedical Engineering students from the National University of Singapore has developed an adaptive tableware for the visually impaired, after seeing the plight of a blind elderly man. |
PARTNER US
We are constantly looking out for new partners in eldercare and disability service providers who can present real-world problems, challenges and gaps for our aspiring Biomedical Engineers to hone their problem solving expertise in creating solutions for you and your clients. Do get in touch with us below!
CONTACT US
Get in touch with bGood at the Community Co-Innovation Hub of the NUS Department of Biomedical Engineering to speak to us and learn more about you can get involved in our social impact venture!
15 Kent Ridge Crescent, Blk E7, #04-06,
Singapore 119276
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