The object
Anna Haupt co-invented Hövding, a collar-worn bicycle airbag that uses sensors to detect a crash and inflates around the rider's head. The manufactured protective device introduced a radically different form factor to cycle safety and won major international design recognition.
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What Anna did
Co-invented Hövding, a collar-worn airbag bicycle helmet that inflates around the head during a crash.
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Why it matters
Hövding was a 2014 European Inventor Award finalist and won the INDEX design award, demonstrating high-profile recognition for its collision-protection hardware.
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Living-status check
Impact Loop interviewed Haupt on 17 June 2024 as Industrifonden's investment manager and Hövding's inventor and co-founder, positive evidence she was alive and professionally active in 2024.