PneuBots Kete Hanga Karetao Ngoikore by Hye Jun Youn is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Mātauranga, Āwhina Whakaako me te Ihirangi Whakangungu Competition Category.
ParahiMātauranga· 2022
PneuBots Kete Hanga Karetao Ngoikore
by Hye Jun Youn
Client: PneuBots
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Mātauranga Category
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About PneuBots Kete Hanga Karetao Ngoikore
He kete hanga karetao ngoikore whakahiato mō te ako me te hanga auaha ko PneuBots. Kei roto i te kete ētahi wāhanga miro-ā-whiri e whitu ngā momo, e toru ngā momo hononga me te wehewehe hau, me tētahi pouaka ritenga e 200 kua whakatakotoria ki te 70 ki te 100 mirimita. Ka hangaia ia wāhanga mai i ngā papa PVC e rua, kua hiritia i te ara o ngā tauira orohami mā te mira CNC me te pēhi wera. Ka whakaiti, ka takahuri, ka piko rānei ngā wāhanga ina whakakīa ki te hau mā ngā ngutu whakauru hau ā-waha. Ka whakaitihia e te kete te taumata urunga mō ngā kaitoi, ngā kaihoahoa, ngā mataaro me ngā kaihanga e hiahia ana ki te tūhura i te karetao ngoikore.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko PneuBots Kete Hanga Karetao Ngoikore te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko PneuBots Kete Hanga Karetao Ngoikore he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a PneuBots Kete Hanga Karetao Ngoikore i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- PneuBots is a modular soft robotics construction kit consisting of seven types of self-foldable, quasi-inextensible segments, three types of pneumatic connectors and splitters, and a custom-designed box. The kit enables various assemblies to be made with the modular pieces, allowing creators to explore the world of soft robotics in playful ways.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Toolkit Box, 200 mm x 70 mm x 100 mm
- Tags
- Soft Robotics, Construction kit, Pneumatics, Shape changing, Learning, Playful, Design, Art, Interactivity, Education
- Production Technology
- The modules of PneuBots were developed by a heat-pressing fabrication process, where two layers of PVC film were sandwiched together and then sealed along specific origami-inspired patterns. The CNC-milling plus heat pressing fabrication method achieves an accurate and smooth geometric pattern without wrinkles. Each PneuBots module has between one and five pneumatic ports with oral-inflation-valves. Modules can be connected to each other using three types of pneumatic connectors: Straight-shaped, T-shaped, and Cross-shaped.
- Design Challenge
- Some feedback from users mentioned the smooth surface of PVC film. Since the inflated modular blocks are slippery, the smooth texture may not be ideal for an interaction with objects with surface. Therefore, to extend PneuBots’ functionality, we are planning to create a layer of cloth such as an auxetic structure to generate friction between modules for more stable mobility. We will also eventually broaden the scope of our work to include more diversity in modular block design, and we are currently gathering data to determine the appropriate number of modular blocks to include in our basic package.
- Research
- A mixed method comprising of interviews and existing product reviews were used. The initial target user group was consisted of graduate students who are new to this field. Over the course of developing this project, we informally interacted with 20 graduate students from design and engineering background who provided feedback about the behaviors and interactions they want to achieve with soft robotic design concepts, and who also shared some of the barriers and obstacles that prevented them from realizing their goals.
- Inspiration
- Soft robotics is an emerging field with a very high potential for impact, which is also of strong interest to the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Haptic communities. Yet the barriers to entry for most makers are still very high, and they are even greater for those who come from nontechnical backgrounds. A constructive assembly kit in combination with carefully curated informational resources could significantly reduce the barrier to entry.
- Project Duration
- The project started in June 2021 in Korea and finished in January 2022 in the US.
- Operation Flow
- Seven PneuBots modules with different actuation patterns including shrinking, curling and bending were designed. There are three working shapes: line, diagonal, and diamond. A linear seam with a 5mm gap in the middle results in a shrinking mechanism. The diamond shape-hinge serves as the bending angle control. The diagonal line with a 5mm gap serves as the curling control. PneuBots allows seamless programmability of the different assemblies, enabling artists, designers, engineers, and makers to create dynamic, shape-changing, and interactive works that can be used for education, storytelling, and dynamic art.
- Team Members
- Hye Jun Youn, Ali Shtarbanov and Jooyoung Youn
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