Jiumo Wang creates an interactive device for children with OSA

Designer Jiumo Wang, together with researchers at ShanghaiTech University and Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, develops Oneiro, an affective healthcare design project that reimagines the pediatric medical experience through emotionally intelligent interaction. Created for children aged four to thirteen diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), the project, presented during Milan Design Week 2026, addresses the fear and anxiety often associated with procedures such as nasal endoscopy, transforming the waiting period before examination into a moment of calm, agency, and creative engagement. Conceived as an early prototype for the AI companion hospital of 2050, the system explores how emotional care might become embedded within future clinical environments.

At the center of Oneiro, meaning ‘dream’ in Greek, is an interactive device shaped like a conch shell.…