Weeks #11-12

In this week we started thinking of a new design that will not use air for lifting the computer. We started making a prototype that looks like an accordion just to understand the mechanics. Afterwards we started working with wood. Because our product should benefit health, we had to make agronomic research for the height the computer needs to be lifted, so it will be comfortable both healthy to work on. The conclusion was that it depends on the participant height but in general it should be 115 centimeters above the floor, so the elbow angle will be a bit bigger then than 90 degrees. The next move was to design and create a new prototype, at the workshop we saw the legs drilled and screwed it one to another in a way that it will be like the accordion motion so when it folds it is closest to the table. After user testing we understood that many students are using computer mice, so we created a board with a space for it. The last stage of building this prototype was to make it move up and down to stimulate the motion. We programmed an Arduino and by laser cut we could accomplish a precise location for the engine. Now our prototype could move and illustrate our innovation, a laptop elevator. Finally, if you asked yourself what the meaning of our name "STU" is, it's an acronym for stand up! Pictures and videos below.