

Visit 3 and Instructions
T came to work with us again, and this time we got to send him home with a prototype to field test. Here is a video of T using the most...


Prototyping 5
We purchased new connectors, and have made a complete chair to send T home with. Also a drawstring bag to use as or in a backpack. T will...


Prototyping 4 Pipe Connection Methods
Our Pipe connector order has arrived! It turns out pipe sizing is very confusing and although we ordered what we thought was the right...


Prototyping 3 More Chairs, New Ratchets and Problems Solved
Last week we discussed our learning from our co-design with Todd, since then we have made some orders and revamped the design. Firstly we...


Second Visit!
Today T came to check out our first prototypes and co design with us. We rolled around and asked some questions and this is what we...


Prototyping 2 Steel Chairs and Moving the Ratchet
Based on last weeks learning we needed more chairs to play with, we also wanted to try some steel chairs to see if they hold up much...


Prototyping Session #1
Last week we left of with the order of materials for our favored Up Chair Strategy! You can find everything we ordered right here-...


Ideating!
Some of our first ideas, and our first direction!! Carjack Using 3 offset linkages to form a stable base for a chair seat, that would be...


Prior Work
We left our first meeting with T thinking about a chair, that started of low enough to scoot onto but could get high enough to sit up...


First Meeting
We started by introducing ourselves and our goals: the team, Alisha Sarang-Sieminski (an Olin Bio Professor) and I, hope to practice User...