Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis by Junru Xu, Zhongqi Fu and Zixi Liu

Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis by Junru Xu, Zhongqi Fu and Zixi Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Mobilis Competition Category.

FerrumMobilis· 2024

Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis

by Junru Xu, Zhongqi Fu and Zixi Liu

Client: DirecTV

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Mobilis Category

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The Design

About Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis

Yoyo est instrumentum communicationis et applicatio mobilis, ad usum liberorum et parentum qui seorsum habitant destinata. Instrumentum Yoyo est vera pila "yo-yo" quae 10 per 10 per 4,5 centimetra metitur, ex materia plastica, metallo et gossypio confecta. Nuntiatio vocis tempore reali fit, ut liberi et parentes per longinquitatem colloqui possint. Sensorium tactus in parte posteriore posita data valetudinis colligit, ut frequentiam cordis et gradum anxietatis. Instrumentum etiam pro subsidio mensae adhiberi potest. Applicatio parentum, usu artificiosae intelligentiae fundata, cognitiones valetudinis et auxilium praebet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Yoyo Instrumentum Communicationis, Applicatio Mobilis ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Yoyo targets challenges in environments with time-strapped parents, mitigating potential mental health issues in children. We aim to support parents, nurture relationships, and ensure optimal care for each child's well-being.
Primary users include "left-behind" children and their parents in China, while secondary users encompass families needing child interaction support.
Dimensions & Packaging: Yoyo Ball dimensions: 10cm*10cm*4.5cm
Yoyo Ball materials: plastic, metal, and cotton
AI-based and data-based technology
Touch sensor to track the health.
Tags: AI assistance, The "left-behind" children, Health status monitor, Health tracking, support parents, nurture relationships, child's well-being.
Production Technology: Yoyo product meets left-behind children's unique needs, fostering mental health and enhancing parent-child bonds. It offers instant communication, personalized health insights, and AI-driven support through features like real-time voice messaging, health sensors, and an AI assistant. Yoyo includes a kid's product and a parent app, serving as a communication tool and a joyous plaything with a real Yoyo ball. Compared to existing solutions, Yoyo's approach integrates advanced AI, voice technology, health sensors, and children's preferences for comprehensive, personalized support, enhancing the well-being of left-behind children.
Design Challenge: Handling Ambiguity: Language is inherently ambiguous, and understanding context accurately can be challenging. Resolving ambiguity accurately is key to providing relevant and useful responses.

Ethical Considerations: Ensuring that the responses generated are ethical and aligned with societal norms is essential. This involves continually refining and updating the model to mitigate potential biases and promote responsible usage.

Continual Improvement: Striving for continual improvement is integral to enhancing the model's capabilities. This involves analyzing user interactions, feedback, and emerging trends to refine the model's performance.

Resource Management: Optimizing resource usage, such as memory and processing power, is crucial for scalability and efficiency.
Research: Primary users include "left-behind" children and their parents while secondary users encompass families needing child interaction support. Left-behind children aged 0-17 experience prolonged parent absence due to work-related travel, leading to challenges in integration, mental health, and strained family relationships.

In 2020, China had 71.09 million migrant children and 66.93 million left-behind children, affecting 138 million children (46.4% of the total child population) due to population migration. The lack of accompanying, support, and communication from parents makes them feel abandoned by the parents, and they have difficulty integrating into society, bringing severe mental health.
Inspiration: In 2020, China had 71.09 million migrant children and 66.93 million left-behind children, affecting 138 million children (46.4% of the total child population) due to population migration. The lack of accompanying, support, and communication from parents makes them feel abandoned by the parents, and they have difficulty integrating into society, bringing severe mental health.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in the United States and finished in late 2023.
Operation Flow: Yoyo targets challenges in environments with time-strapped parents, mitigating potential mental health issues in children. Yoyo aims to support parents, nurture relationships, and ensure optimal care for each child's well-being.
Yoyo device: Beyond communication, the Yoyo device is an absolute Yoyo ball, sparking joy and sustained interest for 0-17 left-behind children. It functions as a table stand, doubling as a time machine. A health sensor on the back of Yoyo collects diverse metrics like heart rate and stress level.
Yoyo’s mobile APP: Compared to existing solutions, our approach integrates advanced AI, voice technology, health sensors, and children's preferences for comprehensive, personalized support, enhancing the well-being of left-behind children.
Team Members: Design Lead: Junru Xu
Zhongqi Fu
Zixi Liu
Yiwen Chen
Image Credits: [ Image #1: HMW Design Studio, HEAR ME theme Photo, 2024.]
[ Image #2: TA Design Studio, Yoyo mobile UI 1, 2024.]
[ Image #3:TA Design Studio, Yoyo image UI 2, 2024.]
[ Image #4: TA Design Studio, Yoyo image UI 3, 2024.]
[ Image #5: TA Design Studio Yoyo image UI 4, 2024.]