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Smart glasses, fruit measuring & a cricket bowling machine

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A 19 year old product design student has won an award for creating a pair of smart glasses which provide protection for people affected by photosensitive epilepsy.

Canterbury University student Mark Campbell has won this year's National James Dyson Award for his glasses - called Lensare.

Zené Krige from Massey University is a runner up, with her fruit measuring device. 

Also runners up Canterbury students Aarush Bhagwat and Toby Samuel Dean with their portable, autonomous cricket bowling machine. 

2026 Dyson awards

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