Em Bé
Arduino kit to bond soon-to-be Vietnamese engineers with their parents
Summer 2019 project during my internship at EIU Becamex in Bình Dương, Việtnam
125%
Increase of Vietnamese students from 2010-2020
48%
Of students in Vietnam in higher education study engineering
680%
More international Vietnamese students from 1999-2016
Mechanical Love
Many parents in Vietnam's rapidly changing landscape struggle to connect with their kids. Many kids are learning alone about engineering through Arduino kits. Can parents learn with their kids?
How might we bring future engineers closer to their parents?
Creating an aesthetic to be a statement piece in the living room as a source of family pride
Exploring different ways to open and close the robot to access the parts when working. Based off of stories from interviewing engineering students of their early childhood. Choosing the baby for its appeal to kids and parents' recent memory of raising a baby.
Working with the EIU FabLab team to understand the Aruduino kit
Making models out from 3D printing and bamboo weaves to play with light and form
Nose button to turn on
Squeeze lid onto body
Uses tension of wood to stay closed
Waddle like a baby
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Different wood types for different price points or can use ABS as the cheapest option for maximum student accessibility
