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  Yury Gitman 3:20 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Unexpected things that happened when creating my design files 

  After creating my design files, I began to get a clear idea of the concept that I am trying to execute.

  The physical form of the whole piece was first changed after doing basic sketches and realizing that I could easily make the project customizable by adding a removable faceplate for it. This inspired me to create 2 layouts, one for a faceplate and one for the main body of the project.

  Laying out the controls was also very interesting. I was able to quickly figure out where things should logically go, as well as refine and change the way in which different elements would be interacted with. By thinking of the types of switches that would fit the design, I was also able to do some technical research for both physical items and costs which helped me to realize if my ideas were feasible.

  Now that I have created a basic design for the product, I hope to be able to use this for some simple user testing and refine the layout, mainly of my buttons, before moving on to creating a fully realized product. I also need to test out several form factors that fit within the dimensions that I have laid out in my document and adjust them accordingly until they make sense as far as fitting the speakers in relation to the overall size of the product.

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  Yury Gitman 2:15 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  “Mometer” Sketches 

  

  

  

  

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  Yury Gitman 1:59 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Morning Monster 

  

  This little guy acts as an alarm clock. The time is displayed through his teeth. When the alarm goes off, he vibrates and an annoying buzzer sounds. This guy also controls your blinds, so like 20 mins before it goes off, it starts opening your blinds and after 20 mins, your blinds are fully open and the buzzer sounds. You can manually open and close the blinds by moving his left arm up and down. There is a capacitance snooze button that is the top of his head and to turn off the alarm, you must hold his head for like 3 seconds.

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  Yury Gitman 1:55 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Stress Doll 

  
  

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  Yury Gitman 10:58 am on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  :::Blue print for Colony::: 

  

  Colony is made out  of 3 nicos. In their natural environment, Nicos glow softly in different colors and make little sound to communicate with each other. When a user picks up a Nico from its environments at they get annoyed and make high pitch sounds and their light flickers. If the user is friendly and gently with Nico, Nico will become his/her friend and return to its peaceful state.

  Materials

  encasing:

  1.brushed cotton white for the face and other color for body

  2.thread for detail for face

  Electronics

  1.Piezo sensor

  2. Reed Switch

  3. 3-color LED

  4. Speakers

  5. ATMega 168

  6. 16Mhz crystal

  7. capacitor

  8. resistors

  9. 7805 voltage regulator

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  Yury Gitman 8:18 am on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Blueprint: Constellation Skirt 

  The following are some of the design sketches for a proposed constellation skirt. The constellation skirt comprises three layers:
  1. outer skirt (dark matte silk, velcro)
  2. electronic underskirt (stiff cotton muslin, conductive thread, sewable LEDs, velcro, arduino)
  3. lining (acetate, sewn to outer skirt)

  

  The overskirt is attached permanently to the lining, but the electrical layer is removable anchored to the outer skirt with velcro, for ease of cleaning if necessary.

   

  None of the electronic/conductive components are meant to be attached to the middle layer, the electronic layer. I thought something like this disk could serve as a good star element as a button.

  

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  Yury Gitman 5:12 am on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  detail sketch phase 2 – Nester Baby Lockness 

  Nester the baby lockness monster will be made of:

  1. felt material top side
  2. foam bottom side
  3. servo motor [or hacked bunny guts]
  4. wired button
  5. blue/purple led pwm
  6. photo sensor
  7. cotton ballz
  8. threading
  9. undecided beads for eyes
  
  
  “I want my baby back, baby back, baby back lockness ribs”

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  Yury Gitman 3:11 am on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  SOBEaR 

  SOBEaR is the perfect product for anyone who has trouble knowing their limits while consuming spirits and liquors.  The user approaches the bear, and places their cup in between SOBEaR's legs. This activates the alcohol sensor which is located at his nose (an LED indicates this).  The user then blows into SOBEaR's nose (as if blowing him a kiss, because he's that cute) and the Meter below displays the user's current consumption status.  SOBEaR then calculates how much the user should continue to drink. If he determines that you are as sober as he is, he will pour a stiff drink (a healthy ratio of alcohol to non-alcohol). If SOBEaR decides you are well over your limit, he will perhaps be pouring you a glass of tonic water (or OJ, cranberry, soda, your choice). 

  

  2 servo motors pour drinks.  a simple button/softswitch/short range IR to detect the cup. 6 LEDs for drunk-meter.  PERHAPS a DC gearmotor to STIR the beverage after pouring…. need to think on this.

  Essentially a biofeedback machine, SOBEaR uses real-time biometric data to control/determine the user's experience to which they are entrusting SOBEaR. 

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    Nick Hardeman 1:51 pm on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply

    Those are some sick illustrator skills!

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  Yury Gitman 3:03 am on April 17, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  :: The Shy Turtle :: (part 2) 

  Second round of blog submissions for My First Robot:
  Apartment Therapy
  Boing Boing
  Colette

  
  

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  (I'm not sure yet what I'll use for the plastic neck and entrance for the body.)
  

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