http://www.the-pad.com Prototyping and Design at UMBC Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:18:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Another great URCAD! http://www.the-pad.com/2013/04/25/another-great-urcad/ http://www.the-pad.com/2013/04/25/another-great-urcad/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:02:20 +0000 admin http://www.the-pad.com/?p=343 Continue reading →]]> Uvonne Andoh, Farnaz Feizian, and Joshua Dutterer did a great job presenting their work exploring the potential of 3D printing for older adults at the UMBC URCAD (Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day) 2013!  We are looking forward to participating again next year and showing our work with the UMBC community.

 

]]> http://www.the-pad.com/2013/04/25/another-great-urcad/feed/ 0 Maker Faire New York! http://www.the-pad.com/2012/10/10/maker-faire-nyc/ http://www.the-pad.com/2012/10/10/maker-faire-nyc/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:32:12 +0000 admin http://www.the-pad.com/?p=319 Continue reading →]]> We had a blast showing off our research and talking about prototyping and design at MakerFaire NY!  We even won an editors choice ribbon for our work on tactile graphics!  Thanks to everyone who helped work the booth and helped us get our materials ready.

Also, thanks to Andrew Carle of the Tie and Jeans blog for his thoughtful writeup about our work.

Be sure to check out our Flickr gallery of pictures from the event.  Note: most of these were taken by Ade Akinsiku (a senior at Howard University).

]]> http://www.the-pad.com/2012/10/10/maker-faire-nyc/feed/ 0 MakerFaire New York! http://www.the-pad.com/2012/08/27/makerfaire-new-york/ http://www.the-pad.com/2012/08/27/makerfaire-new-york/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:23:15 +0000 admin http://www.the-pad.com/?p=277 I am excited to report that our application to World Maker Faire New York has been accepted!

We are looking forward to showing off own work on tactile graphics, accessible fashion, and mobile Braille displays at the end of September!

]]> http://www.the-pad.com/2012/08/27/makerfaire-new-york/feed/ 0 Summer Students http://www.the-pad.com/2012/08/17/summer-students/ http://www.the-pad.com/2012/08/17/summer-students/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:37:17 +0000 admin http://www.the-pad.com/?p=272 Continue reading →]]> Wow, I can’t believe how quickly the summer flew by. Luckily, we had a great set of undergraduates working in the lab who got a lot done and helped make the summer really fun!

Check out the profiles of three of our UMBC students who worked in the lab this summer! Jeffrey, Manpreet and Uvonne.

We also had two students join us through the CRA-W DREU program join us this summer! David Brickler from Morehouse College came to work on tactile graphics, and Kate Ringland came to work on the accessible fashion project from Washington State University Vancouver.

]]> http://www.the-pad.com/2012/08/17/summer-students/feed/ 0 Spring Events! http://www.the-pad.com/2012/06/21/spring-events/ http://www.the-pad.com/2012/06/21/spring-events/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:26:17 +0000 admin http://www.the-pad.com/?p=235 Continue reading →]]> We had a busy spring this year showing off our work at RobotFest 2012 and the US Science and Engineering Festival!

We made mustache rings in style at Robotfest this year!  Our projects included Russ’ AWESOME lego platform, Phil’s Isometric game controller, Karim’s tweenbot, 3D printed tactile graphics, and Amy’s famous 3D printed Mustache Ring.

We had a great time going down to Washington DC to participate in the RobotFest section at the US Science and Engineering Festival.  At the event we demoed our research on accessible fashion, Braille input, and 3D printed tactile graphics and Braille rings to thousands!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth.

 

]]> http://www.the-pad.com/2012/06/21/spring-events/feed/ 0 2061 Project Featured in UMBC Magazine http://www.the-pad.com/2012/06/21/2061-project-featured-in-umbc-magazine/ http://www.the-pad.com/2012/06/21/2061-project-featured-in-umbc-magazine/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:51:28 +0000 admin http://www.the-pad.com/?p=231 We are very excited to see our hard work on the “Project 2061″ exhibit featured in UMBC Magazine.  See the full article

Amy, Callie, and Jasmine Working

for pictures and quotes from our students and faculty.

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