Oven Elevator by Team Mark: Final Documentation

In March 2019, our student group began working on the final project for our introductory physical computing course. Our task: to design a build a useful device for…

Interactive iPad Board by Team Richard: Final Documentation

For this project, we were tasked with creating an assistive device for an older person we were paired with from CMU’s Osher Institute. We were paired with Richard…

Mindfulness Device by Team Elinor: Final Documentation

The goal of our final project was to integrate our electrical, mechanical, and design skills we have been learning throughout the semester in order to create an assistive…

Interactive Itinerary by Team Irv: final documentation

Introduction For our final project, our team was paired with an older friend, Irv, to develop a “convenience machine” he could use to improve his life. Over the…

TV Volume Regulation Device by Team Lois: Final Documentation

Introduction This semester, we had the opportunity to work with a group of older people who attend OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. We collaborated with…

Cool Cloud by Team Peter: Final Documentation

Cool Cloud by Team Peter: Final Documentation The Intro to Physical Computing final project is to build a device that will help an older friend in way that…

Package Thief Prevention Box by Team Emily: Final Documentation

Brief Summary of work: Our names are George, Yael and Enock, and for our final project we collaborated with Emily, a Carnegie Mellon University OSHER student, to try…

LightSwitch2.0 by Team Kathy: Final Documentation

In order to improve Kathy’s life at home, we decided to create an automated light switch on a timer. Kathy explained to us that when she had guests…

Strength Balance by Team Gary: Final Documentation

With this project, we set out to design and build a device to help an older person in the Pittsburgh community. After an initial meeting with Gary (the older…