Team: Dylan Fealtman, Katt Dabbs, Robbie Porteous, Libby Hennington, Taylor Carter

Spring 2019 - Health Design Studio - Prof. Herb Velazquez 

Medbase is an autonomous vehicle designed to replace existing ventilator’s wheelbase, providing a simple, cheap, and retrofitting solution for all hospitals. It significantly reduces the retrieval time of equipment, improves storage efficiency, reduces damage and injuries, and costs. Medbase automatically restocks par-level rooms and travels directly to the patient's bedsides, all while retaining the ability to be manually manipulated when necessary. Medbase won the 2019 Richard John Livingstone Martin Humanitarian Design Award and is currently a finalist in the 2020 Global Grad Show. 

Group Partners: Emmie Ruth Wise

Fall 2019 - Invention Studio - Prof. Herb Velazquez 

Portal is an electric short-haul airline service designed to address the painful realities of long-range travel in America. The elimination of jet engines not only reduces the environmental and economic operating costs, it allows efficient low altitude flying . As a result, Portal's cabin is unpressurized, greatly reducing the engineering and manufacturing difficulties as well as regulations that come with high-flying jets. Without pressurization, the plane can have large windows and a non-cylindrical fuselage, creating a superior customer experience with panoramic views for every passenger. The electric architecture results in 4500% annual operating cost reduction compared to traditional jets, reducing ticket prices. Moreover, the airline service utilizes the >19,000 dormant local airports in the United States, avoiding metropolitan traffic and long security waits, as well as allowing travelers to take off and land closer to their destinations.   

Fall 2017 - Industrial Design Studio 2 - Prof. Herb Velazquez 

Braun Ultrasonic Dish Scrubber uses the power of cavitation to clean dishes more thoroughly with less effort. This smart scrubber can connect to your faucet through a  Bluetooth enabled water inlet putting control of the water at your fingertips.  

Spring 2020 Personal Project

Silo is a personal refrigerator designed to belong in intimate spaces and create enjoyable experiences. Ordinary mini-fridges intrude into spaces and therefore are not used by people in comfortable places such as their bedrooms, living rooms and bathrooms. Silo's classy design allows you to proudly cool your snacks wherever you want them.  

Group Partners: Erin O’Hanlon, Savannah Black, Chermia Mathis, Seth Thurmond

Spring 2020 - ID/ME Collab Design Studio Prof. Wayne Li & Stephen Spriggle

Folde is a rapidly deployable seating solution for small performance venues. Designed to provide ideal sight lines for all audience members while reducing set up time for flexible spaces. Folde works off the principle of integrating the cart and riser into one object, so that the weight of the platforms is supported at all times, and workers never have manipulate the full weight of the system.