04/07/2017

04/07/2017:  We brainstormed initial ideas for toy design with the constraints of 10 week schedule, student budget, and marketability. We created of the blog with sections for weekly reports, project overview, background/tutorials/FAQs, and Biographies. We also developed sketches for our initial ideas to get an understanding of how each project will look like and what are the components involved.

Description: 3D Tetris puzzle, would be fun, market for Tetris already exists. Tetris never gets old and would be a lasting toy. The pieces could be 3D printed and costs could be minimized. Possible challenges could be that the market is too competitive and that we might be delayed when we print due to the limited number of 3D Printers.

Description: Our project will consist of the designing and fabrication of a portable seesaw. This toy will comprise of wooden components that can be folded into bag-like structure through a system of hinges and will be light enough (less than 50 lbs) to be carried by parents. The fulcrum for the seesaw will be separate and attachable to the main body of the seesaw. Although the exact length of the seesaw is yet to be decided, the target age range for this toy is any children 12 and under.

Description: 3D Puzzle comprised of flat thin puzzle pieces, puzzle can be turned into a 3D pyramid, Additionally, the puzzle can be solved as a 2D puzzle and will display a map of Egypt. Possible challenges could that the toy does is not fun as we it is educational and that we might be delayed when we print due to limited number of 3D printers,