Interactive Devices: Final Project

Inspiration:

Salt used in superstitious beliefs:

Salt is sprinkled over your left shoulder for good luck, and to cast off evil spirits behind you. Otherwise, salt spilled is bad luck

Salt Bae Meme

Project Idea: To make a game device that involves sprinkling salt the salt bae way.

Prototype:

My initial idea was to create a robotic arm that can dispense salt at the top/ side of the hand. Upon consideration, I decided to do an extra robotic arm and a wearable that sends data to the robotic arm. This would allow users greater ease of movement and make it more challenging to sprinkle salt.

Wearable:

• Bend Sensor at Elbow
• pressure sensor at the finger-tip

Robotic Arm Components:

• Arduino / Phidget
• Motor @ Elbow
• salt dispenser with opening & closing motion

Milestones

Wk 8: Presentation of idea, low fidelity prototype

Wk 9: Lasercut, Completed Acrylic Robotic Arm, Salt Dispenser

Wk 10: Motor Calibrated to Wearable

Wk 11: Refining prototype, Programming

Wk 12: Refine Final Work

Wk 13: Presentation