Marco Polo Ball Uzi Rhea Daina Sim Jorge Renjifo Nicholas Maietta

Marco Polo BallMarco Polo BallUzi RheaUzi Rhea

Daina SimDaina SimJorge RenjifoJorge Renjifo

Nicholas MaiettaNicholas Maietta

The Models

Features• Autonomous

movement• Land & water use• Bright colors• Sound & light

emission• Feel-good texture• Built in safety

• 5lbs• 16’’ diameter• 10 Watts

The Ideas• Sensatia Ball• Marco Polo

– Sphere– Cube– Car

• It works!• RC Car rolls over• Outside Texture• Turning

Next StepsLessons &

The End

QUESTIONS?

The Research• Market:

– 1 million blind children in developed nations– 16 million American 5-8yr olds– $2 Billion/yr disabled market

• Customer Needs:– Multisensory appeal– Bright colors, high contrast, light emission– Safety

3 mins• Grading will be equally based upon three

criteria: the ideas (thoughtfulness, clarity, and quality of the design alternatives ); the models (appropriateness of the sketches, sketch models, CAD models, simulations); and research (the relevance and quality of technical, market/benchmarking, and customer needs data).

• Features• Feasibility of features• Specific target age• No specific research slide, but talk

about it w/in talk• End w/ summary of learnings,

future steps, & demonstration

• Intro• Solid model• Steps to it & research• Future steps• The end• Questions slide

The Research• Benchmarks

– Common computer games– Braille playing cards– Nonvisually impaired toys made large or

with sound– Lack of specifics

• Market range: 5-12yr olds– Late Elem – Mid School