On this page, you can find all of the projects we have been working on at the lab! (last updated: 09/24)
FOR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS:
If you applied to the IDEA Lab for Fall 2024, you will receive your acceptance/rejection email by September 25th at midnight. If you are accepted, you will be expected to attend our first meeting on Saturday, September 28th at 11AM at SEC Anderson 206. This meeting will be from 11-12 and will be immediately followed with a welcome picnic! If you are not accepted, you are invited to reapply again in the Spring!
This project explores “sonification” (making data into sounds) to help people navigate space more effectively.
If you’re interested, click the image to the right to find out more (or the image above if you are using a mobile browser).
This project focuses on ergonomics– learning about working tools such as hand pieces and equipment that cause dentists’ physical pain or occupational injury, then find a better way to redesign them.
If you’re interested, click the image to the left to find out more (or the image above if you are using a mobile browser).
This project focuses on iterative product design. At Design Evolution, we use a machine-learning model to determine an array of products that closely match the user’s desires.
If you’re interested, click the image to the right to find out more (or the image above if you are using a mobile browser).
This project focuses on virtual reality. At Owl Head, we test the boundaries of VR by testing what would happen if your POV in a headset turns its head twice as fast as you do in reality.
If you’re interested, click the image to the left to find out more (or the image above if you are using a mobile browser).
This project focuses on wearable mechanics. Stroke survivors frequently encounter muscle coordination challenges, profoundly impeding their freedom of movement. The ReFlex group will provide a new, sleek way to solve this issue.
If you’re interested, click the image to the right to find out more (or the image above if you are using a mobile browser).
Plastibot is all about making plastic sorting a breeze! Using innovative technology like machine learning and hyperspectral imaging, Plastibot on a mission to revolutionize recycling.
If you’re interested, click the image to the left to find out more (or the image above if you are using a mobile browser).