The Emergency Network That Lives on Every Phone
A smart phone case with e-ink display that creates a visual emergency network during disasters. When cell towers fail, users can leave digital markers on their case that others photograph to upload to a mesh network, forming ant-trail-like information paths that guide survivors to safety and resources.
Join the Swarm Try DemoYou're trapped in a flood zone with no signal. You point your camera at a parked car's SwarmCase displaying a blue water icon. Suddenly, you see a breadcrumb trail of 47 user-verified markers leading to a working shelter — all created by strangers' phone cases working together like ants leaving pheromone trails.
Works without cell towers. Each case becomes a node in a decentralized emergency network.
Leave hazards, water sources, medical needs — all visible through any camera lens.
Information paths form organically as survivors contribute to the collective knowledge.
Weeks of battery life. Visible in direct sunlight. Works when your phone dies.