Published on: 2026-04-08
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
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How to come up with a breakthrough idea? Scientists, inventors, and the creative community always engage in the search for inspiration, and often its source becomes life itself, everyday personal experience that someone combines with routine and leaves this treasure unnoticed. It turns out that it is enough to communicate with the people around you and pay attention to their problems and concerns, observe the city, and listen to its sounds.The heroes of the mos.ru material are participants in the pilot testing of the Moscow Innovation Cluster (MIK) — they created technologies that help in a wide variety of fields — from medicine to construction and training divers. And Moscow and its residents helped them find ideas for inventions.
For communication underwater
The CEO of the company “Gidrok” Dmitry Zatekin, thanks to pilot testing of MIK, successfully tested the first underwater voice communication system in Russia. The idea came to him after he spoke with professional divers working and undergoing training in Moscow. They explained that underwater they cannot fully communicate with each other. Gestures, light signals, and other communication methods are often insufficient in many situations.
At first, the engineer made a prototype of the device for underwater communication from simple components and parts printed on a 3D printer. But the initial tests showed that the task was much more complex than it seemed. Then the inventor came up with a new method for speech processing and recognition using artificial intelligence. This is how the digital underwater communication system “Gidrokom” was born. It detects vibrations of the vocal cords using special microphones on the neck, converts them into a digital code, which is transmitted via a hydroacoustic channel.
“The main quality of a modern engineer is the ability not to separate development from life. It is precisely working with end users, observing real operating conditions, and constantly testing hypotheses that allows creating technologies that are truly needed and have practical application. A prototype tested ‘in the field’ is always more valuable than the most elegant idea ‘on paper’,” says Dmitry Zatekin.
The “Hydrocom” technology is useful for training divers, inspecting hydraulic structures, as well as during rescue operations. Pilot testing with the support of the Moscow Innovation Cluster helped the creators obtain a grant for their invention, as well as start the process of scaling it across Russia. In the future, Dmitry Zatekin plans to develop an ecosystem of smart underwater devices with voice control, telemetry, and integrate it with surface communication means.
To help nurses
Another engineer-inventor, Aleksei Liventsev, created and successfully tested, with the support of the Moscow innovation cluster, his infusion therapy monitoring system (using IV drip) after a chance conversation with nurses. They explained that sometimes it is necessary to manually monitor dozens of IV drips at once alone. The inventor saw in this not just a technical problem but an opportunity to create useful equipment that would reduce the workload on medical staff.Together with a team of engineers, he developed iDropper — an innovative system that allows remote monitoring of infusion parameters (operation of the drip chamber and drug entry into the blood) and tracking the condition of several patients simultaneously.
At the core of the invention is an autonomous sensor that monitors and automatically adjusts the procedure. A device with an indicator and display, controlling the speed and volume of the solution flow, is installed on the drip unit. The data is transmitted to a mobile application and an information panel. Thanks to this, nurses can easily simultaneously monitor multiple drip units.
“The success of our development is the result of a close dialogue between engineers and medical workers. One of the main tasks is not only to listen but also to hear the user. If you see that the solution does not simplify but complicates the work of specialists, this is a reason to stop and think. If you come up with an idea — share it with people, don’t be afraid,” said Alexey Liventsev.
Successful pilot testing gave impetus to the development of innovation: in the near future the company plans to launch mass production in Moscow and other regions of the country. Several organizations have already shown interest in the possibility of using iDropper.
Noise researcher
The city noise monitoring system “MI TEX”, created by Mikhail Kartyshev, has a long history. After graduating from the Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman at the “Information Systems and Telecommunications” department, the engineer was engaged in the study of aviation noise at the metropolitan airport and the assessment of the feasibility of constructing various objects under conditions of increased acoustic impact. All measurements were carried out manually: dozens of hours of work, constant field trips, analysis of huge data arrays. Over time, it became obvious that the research process needed to be changed.Mikhail Kartyshev proposed switching to continuous automated measurements that will not require constant monitoring by specialists.
“In engineering, not only technical competence is important, but also perseverance. Any complex system begins with a simple idea, in which you need to sincerely believe and which you need to be able to defend. If the idea truly solves a real problem, if you are ready to develop it step by step, it will definitely find a way to come to fruition,” says Mikhail Kartyshev.
Colleagues and engineers supported his idea and began developing the first noise measurement sensors. In 2020, the team conducted a study using 20 such devices, combined with their own information system. The results showed that the devices correctly recorded acoustic impact data, and comprehensive monitoring of data from several points allowed for qualitative analysis of sources of intermittent noise. Thus, the technology “MI TECH” appeared, which, with the help of neural networks, provides high-precision processing of data from sensors in real-time mode.It records indicators of permissible sound levels, recognizes its sources, and transmits information to a centralized center for the formation of urban noise maps.
The Moscow Innovation Cluster organized a pilot testing of the system for the company in Gorky Park. “MI TECH” installed several sensors that will analyze sources of noise and the impact of green areas on the acoustic load. The collected data will help design comfortable urban spaces and recreational areas.
In the future, Mikhail Kartyshev plans to make the system even more intelligent: to determine the direction and causes of sharp noise peaks, to provide targeted recommendations, and to predict problem areas during construction planning.
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