Smart-Box. A technology-enabled, food delivery/incubation device (Using a novel, eco-friendly, batch manufacturing technology).

Smart-Box是一种“技术驱动”设备，它为英国的热食配送提供了许多改进。外卖是一个高增长的市场，每年价值超过100亿英镑，自成立以来没有看到任何重大的变化或发展。当前的技术准备水平比以往任何时候都好，近年来，拟议设计的关键要素变得越来越容易获得和/或可行。其中包括物联网、电池技术和颠覆性制造技术。目前的送餐方式存在许多问题。重复使用同一个袋子会导致细菌滋生和气味的增加，因为袋子很难有效清洁。Smart-Box的硬表面设计便于清洁，并且可以设置定期的“深度清洁”警报，当设备使用了一定的小时数时，就会提示需要进行更全面的清洁。目前的配送袋通常只是依靠绝缘来保持尽可能高的温度。这种做法会导致食物相对较快地变温（将食物保持在高温下有助于减少细菌的生长）。另一种当前的解决方案是加热垫（通常是用橡胶覆盖的感应加热金属板），将其与食物放在一起。这些方法既昂贵又无效。相反，Smart-Box使用了几个嵌在内墙内的电池供电加热器来加热所有的食物隔间，而不仅仅是一层。为店内顾客准备的食物也会迅速变质。智能盒子可以被设计成一个“自动售货墙”。顾客将获得一个密码，以便从指定的智能盒中获取食物。送货司机通常是孤独的工人，容易遭到抢劫。Smart-Box将采用包括恐慌警报（声音警报器）和GPS跟踪器在内的技术来帮助保证送货司机的安全。**附加范围：**Smart-Box在其他需要安全交付温度敏感产品或物品的行业中具有更广泛的应用。这可能包括医疗、军事和科学应用，并可能由无人机或小型自主机器人车辆运送。Smart-Box的制造也是创新的，因为它将使用回收材料，并在微型工厂里用太阳能驱动的大幅3D打印机制造。太阳能和3D打印在能源供需方面非常匹配。

Smart-Box is a 'technology enabled' device which offers a number of improvements for hot food delivery in the UK. Food delivery is a high growth market worth over £10 billion P.A. which has not seen any significant change or development since it's inception.Current technology readiness levels are better than ever with key elements of the proposed design having become increasingly accessible and/or viable in recent years. These include IOT, battery technology and disruptive manufacturing technologies. There are numerous problems with current methods of food delivery. Repeated deliveries using the same bag leads to a build up of bacterial growth and odour as the bags are hard to clean effectively.The hard surfaces of Smart-Box would be designed for easy cleaning and a regular 'deep clean me' alert can be set which would indicate when the device had been used for a set number of hours and is therefore due a more comprehensive clean.Current delivery bags often just rely on insulation to keep the temperature as high as possible. This practice leads to food getting lukewarm relatively quickly (keeping food at a high temperature helps to reduce the growth of bacteria). Another current solution are heat pads (typically induction heated metal plates which are covered in rubber) which are placed in with the food. These are expensive and ineffective. Instead Smart-Box uses several battery powered heaters embedded inside the internal walls to heat all the food compartments, not just one level.Food which is prepared and kept ready for in-store customer collection also deteriorates quickly. Smart-Box could be engineered to lock together into a 'vending wall'. Customers would be provided with a pin number to access their food from inside a designated Smart-Box.Delivery drivers are usually lone workers and can be susceptible to robbery. Smart-Box will feature technologies to help keep delivery drivers safe including a panic alarm (audible siren) and a GPS tracker.**Additional scope:**Smart-Box has broader applications in other industries which require safe delivery of a temperature sensitive product or item. This could include medical, military and scientific applications and potentially delivery by drones or small, autonomous robotic vehicles.The manufacture of Smart-Box is innovative too as it will use recycled and be manufactured in micro-factories on large format 3D printers which are powered by solar energy. Solar and 3D Printing are well matched in terms of energy supply and demand.