Smart Alarm Clock

Intended Age: All Age

Multi-use Smart Alarm Clock Computer meant for keeping users awake and study or do work efficiently.

Clock Dimension: 24″ x12″ x10″

Several Changes were made to the initial clock prototype in order to have more details and functions that would make it user friendly to everyone. The wifi button would be used to show connection between the alarm clock and the wifi connection. There would also be an emergency button for shutting down the clock when the user want it to come to an immediate stop.

If order online through shade ways in a strong and flexible plastic, the estimated total cost wold be $180.76 and have an estimated delivery date of January 8 to 10.

Potential future versions of the smart alarm would be adjusted to users in terms of pocket size, normal size and mega size.

 Smart Alarm- Technological Alarm Computer

Intended Age: All Age

Multi-use Smart Alarm Clock Computer meant for keeping users awake and study or do work efficiently.

Clock Dimension: 24″ x12″ x10″

Example of an Addibot and how it could lead technological advances.

A problem that affect a lot of 3-D printers is a lack of portability. 3D printers with the most advanced features, highest resolutions and largest build volumes tend to be large and heavy, which makes moving them around a real chore. In response to this issue, most manufacturers of 3D printers have taken the same approach, by making compact models of their printers which downgrade or downsize certain components. But what if there was another way to increase the portability of a 3D printer, one which would not require the elimination or downgrading of any components? Could a designer completely reinvent the wheel for mobile 3D printing? Robert Flitsch, a former student at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, considered this very question when using a range of bulky 3D printers during his studies, and the solution upon which he came is as simple as it is brilliant: Flitsch put 3D printers on wheels.

The imaginative engineer recently launched a startup named Addibots (additive manufacturing robots), which will specialize in the development and production of mobile 3D printing robots. “By making the additive manufacturing components completely mobile, you break free of all the workspace limitations of 3D printing,” Flitsch said. “But Addibots also greatly opens the field to many new application spaces for additive manufacturing.”

Far from being regular 3D printers with wheels tacked underneath, Addibots will use their vehicular properties to complete rewrite the rulebook on 3D printing. The mobile 3D printers, which will offer both R/C and autonomous modes, will be equipped with a series of printheads on their undercarriage. These printheads will enable the Addibots to print, in a range of materials, directly onto the ground upon which they drive. “Once you get rid of that confined workspace and you make the world your workspace, there is no telling what you can do,” Flitsch explained in simple terms.

3-D Printed Robot

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-11/09/disney-novices-build-3d-printable-robots

The site informs about how Disney novices 3-d printing from scratch.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/learn-3d-printed-robotics-makerclub#/

This site mentions about learning about 3-D printed robotics.

https://www.poppy-project.org/

This site mentions about open-source platform for the creation, use and sharing of interactive 3D printed robots.

http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Robot/

3-D Robot Instrutables

3-D Printed Robot Computer

I want to learn more about the future of 3d printing on the technology industry and how it could bring convenience to people by connecting with everyone through social network. I am interested in researching about how technology and innovative designs could help improve the living conditions of people society. I care about this topic because I believe technology bring people closer despite the distance and the convenience of bringing people closer to one another.

The deliverable I plan to make may be a 3d printed robot, computer, powerpoint or intractable, My first option is to design to print something that would connect everyone together . I believe the computer will be targeting college students who would most likely be interested in bringing convenience to their daily lives.

Plan:

Research computers and robots industry: By Monday, Nov. 23

Design Prototype: By Saturday Nov. 28

Print prototype: By Friday. Dec. 4

Re-design prototype : By Friday Dec. 11

Re- print prototype: Dec. 16

I’ve learned a lot about 3-D printing so far this semester and I was exposed to different areas about 3-D printing from being able to knowledge about the history about 3-D printing to having the knowledge to create a design. It is interesting how I was able to grow as a artist because of this class and was able to be more open minded for my approach to new ideas and concepts. This class has made me realized that there are endless possibilities and ideas that we can create but it is how we have our take on it and being able to think different and out of the “box”.

Some of the challenges I have faced would be learning how to work on sketch up and learning how to use the tools in order to create my personal designs. It was difficult knowing how we are able to create a design but the calculations and work that needs to be done in order to ensure the printing can be done is very troublesome. I was able to focus on that area of focus and understand the thickness and platform of the design would affect the printing as a whole.

My strengths would be the ability to gather up ideas and think beyond the ordinary for my designs and being able to present on my concepts and why I created the design one way or the other. I really like working with my group and being able to brainstorm and come up with ideas together because I truly value team work.

Throughout my learning from the all the information that I have learn from this course I was able to generate many creative ideas and creations but I would to expand my knowledge and getting to know about 3-D printing and different history about 3-D printing. Through the readings from fabricated about 3-D printing, I was able to generate a understanding about 3-D printings and how it could potentially be contributed to different parts of our daily life. 3-D printing could potentially solve the problems that we see in society now and making the lives of people so much better.

An example that would bring future insights about 3-D printing would be 3-D printing food and 3-D printing products that would help with exploration for resources that bring convenience . An area that I would like to focus on would 3-D printing food because it shows that people would be able to print and eat anything within their desire. I am particular interested in food and technology such as technology that involves circuits. I felt like technology is constantly growing everyday. When we are able to bring convenience to peoples life by creating new innovations, it would bring people closer together no matter how far the distance apart they are.

I think 3-D printing would be a disruptor in my chosen area and the resources I have thought definitely shaped my thinking of the concept of campus resources. I believe that people that share similar campus resources would likely to interact with one another because of the same sources and it would create interactions with one another. Bringing connections and conversations would be the essential factors in creating a community that would grow and develop together. Just like how I have grown in my creative thinking because of this class. I would like to continue and learn much more about 3-D printing.

1. 3D printed limbs can, in the near future, empower many people. Having amazingly designed form and fit would do wonders for those without limbs to feel whole again.
   “The rich would be able to print vanity body parts at will,”
   Brendan Lukas

2) 3d printing technology may be developed to the point where the creators of 3d printers become 3d printers themselves and not human-beings anymore.

“This is much like humans, creating and producing other humans. Sooner than later, everything will be machine created and that will be a sight to see.” – Jewel Tolbert 

3)It shows the first step in creative thinking and how to think differently.

“Can you imagine this situation?” -Pete Kakimoto

4)Showing the strengths of 3-D printing and how it could be produced much faster

“If they can start to produce the their products via 3D printing, it will be faster.” Xin Lin

5) Innovation and creativity leads to things that we see everyday and are used or else it could be potentially forgotten

“Rectangular buildings would be relics of the past.”  mc061311

6)”3d printing is the environmentally friendly technology of the future”

“Whereas certain materials, when in use, can cause severe harm to our environment. 3D printing would solve or at least alleviate that problem, it does not require a large amount of supply and energy but the overall output would be lower than traditional methods” ep145853

7)There are pros and cons to switching from traditional manufacturing methods to 3d printing.

“The benefits of shifting towards 3D printing is that there is less pollution generated. Mass production often requires a long assembly line of machines that demand a lot of energy input. If mass-production was led by a few 3D printers, energy usage would reduce dramatically. 3D printing also allows mass products to be customizable, which is a risk when traditionally manufactured. The problem with 3D printing in mass-production is manufacturers would have no economies of scale, which is a foundation to supporting our economy.” Tina Jing Wu Shen

8) 3d printing offers innovative entrepreneurs an opportunity to begin businesses they otherwise would not have been able to open.

“Prior to 3D printing, creating and launching a new device requires so much attention that it is difficult to maintain a day job. For example, to even gain funds for a prototype, an entrepreneur will have to meet with investors – it is overall a very time consuming process. However, with 3D printing, it is much easier to design, create, produce prototypes, fix designs, and so on and so forth” jc153913

9) The end goal would be to 3D print things without any limitations. To have unlimited support and creativity in our lives.

“Chapter 13 depicts that the future of 3D printing has no boundaries; there are no limits to design and the possibilities are endless. Much like Star Trek, machines will be able to read minds and produce the desired designs in physical form.”
-Jewel Tolbert

10)The most important part of the 3D printing movement is principles of the Maker community.
“Even though the makers of Glif chose traditional manufacturing methods to create their product, they still embody the principles of the Maker community. They are motivated by “creativity, social change, and problem solving”, instead of profit.”
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I had a great experience going to the Makers and I was able to be exposed to a lot of different type of innovations and creation by a lot different makers all over the world. It was a very fun experience and I would definitely like to attend the event again next year. My 3 favorite pieces were a drone piece that was created by circuits and plastics which was able to to fly and rotate around and also being able to capture pictures or videos. Another object I really like was a city that was build by blocks and it was created by blocks that were printed from a 3-D printer. It was created for a city model and it became a model for architecture. Another item that was created would be a spider robot, it would be created using circuits and electricity and generating energy through the object.

Throughout my visit to the makers faire, I was able to discover that people were very open minded about what kind of items they would like to create. Sometimes the craziest idea might lead to something that would be used somewhere and it might generate a new idea for people to create an object that would be used to make convenience in their life. I learned how to be more open minded about my surroundings and respecting the works that was created by others.

FivexFive 3D Presentation

In the Attachment it shows the Spec Sheet for my Assignment.