Jan Kadlec ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ AirBuddy ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ

Jan Kadlec ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ AirBuddy ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2021 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱠᱷᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ· 2021

AirBuddy ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ

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ᱠᱷᱮᱞ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ

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ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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AirBuddy ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ, AirBuddy ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱴᱤᱵᱷ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱥᱴᱚᱢᱚᱨ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ, ᱫᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱹᱵᱽᱱᱟᱹᱜᱚᱛ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ᱾ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ, ᱦᱟᱹᱞᱠᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱢᱚᱡᱽ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ SSBA ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱴ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱛᱮ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱷᱤᱡᱤᱠᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣᱟ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱨᱤᱡᱚᱨᱵᱷᱚᱭᱟᱨ (ᱯᱷᱞᱚᱴ) ᱫᱚ ᱴᱚᱨᱚᱭᱤᱰᱟᱞ ᱥᱮᱯ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱮᱥ ᱥᱮᱯ (ᱜᱚᱞ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ) ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱸᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱫᱟᱵᱟᱣ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ᱫᱟᱵᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ᱾ AirBuddy ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱛᱮᱫ, ᱮᱴᱠᱮᱴᱚᱬᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱥᱛᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣᱟ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

AirBuddy ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ AirBuddy ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱚᱨᱯᱷᱮᱥ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱮᱢ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: AirBuddy bridges the gap between snorkelling and Scuba diving. The battery-powered floating dive compressor can be recharged from a socket, i.e. does not require any air refills, rentals, complicated logistics or bulky gear. It enables diving for almost an hour to one diver (up to 12m deep) or two divers (up to 6m deep) and weighs about 50-60 percent less than other dive gear on the market. The battery recharge costs only about 0.1 dollar (vs. 20 dollar for single air tank hire).
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: 533 x 397 x 540 mm
(300mm excl. the dive flag)
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Surface Supplied Diving Gear, SSBA, Hookah, Innovative Dive Gear, Self-guided Diving, Coral Reef Diving, Lobstering, Hull Cleaning, Fouled Prop Untanglement, Underwater Maintenance, Underwater Treasure Hunting, Underwater Photography
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: Designed with portability and stowability in mind, AirBuddy became the world's smallest and lightest recreational SSBA, yet significantly exceeds the performance and safety of other, larger, units with its 75lpm air flow, 38 psi pressure and 55 plus 10 min runtime. It features large 16l emergency air reservoir, water-cooled compressor, low battery underwater notification system, secure detachable magnetic switch, capsize protection, etc. - unique features previously not found in other SSBA units.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The combination of size, weight, functional features, and aesthetic expectations from the customers, coupled with the safety aspects and regulations were impossible to achieve with the use of standard materials and conventional production technologies. We worked closely with the STU University of Technology and several expert plasticians and moulders to develop specialised mold and custom blend plastic resin to achieve strict tolerances and correct stress distribution as observed in the FEA models.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: AirBuddy is a result of 4 years of research and development, 10 generations of working prototypes and hundreds of modifications and test scenarios. We studied various aspects of diving physics and human anatomy that we then turned into functional, technical and safety requirements that formed the base for AirBuddy design. Our team of divers and engineers performed hundreds of bench tests and test dives in ocean to develop the key features, such as the emergency air reserve, capsize protection, underwater notification system, secure detachable switch, position control, etc.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: Unlike many other sports, Scuba diving is not a grab-and-go activity. It requires preparation and logistics. Renting (or filling) air tanks at a dive centre takes time and costs money. The gear is heavy and bulky. It becomes a logistical nightmare when there is a significant distance to the dive centre, outside of opening hours, when on a boat, etc. We set out to design a small, lightweight, and user-friendly dive gear that provides independence of the infrastructure and is travel-friendly.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: Our team of passionate divers, mechanical engineers and experienced entrepreneurs is based in Sydney, Australia. AirBuddy evolved from a passion project that started in 2014 and since then made splash winning several business competitions, receiving multiple grants, attracting the attention of global media and joining the ranks of top 1 percent of crowdfunding campaigns.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: AirBuddy is a small, portable surface supplied dive gear (hookah) for recreational, self-guided shallow water diving. AirBuddy provides a lightweight, compact and hassle-free alternative to air tanks. It runs off a rechargeable, battery-powered air compressor that provides fresh air from the surface for 55 min (plus reserve) at a max depth of up to 12 m (40 ft). Just recharge the battery and dive. No air tanks or bulky gear! AirBuddy is a popular choice for exploring reefs, hull cleaning, underwater boat maintenance, lobster diving or treasure hunting.