Project Rebirth introduces the idea of an AI-powered airplane crash survival system that uses inflating external airbags to reduce impact during abrupt landing. A concept by Eshel Wasim and Dharsan Srinivasan from BITS Pilani (Dubai), it works by using sensors and AI software, which can detect when a crash is going to happen.
If the system predicts that the crash cannot be stopped, and if the aircraft is flying below 3,000 feet, it activates the system automatically, wrapping the aircraft with inflating external airbags (pilots can also stop the system manually if needed). The system, which appears on The James Dyson Award 2025 entries, also monitors engine status, direction, speed, altitude, temperature, and pilot activity before it makes the decision on its own.