MiniBUG

People

Dan             Power mangagment / battery within wireless sensor devices

Former Sentilla    City College

RobWireless Energy NetworksSensor Device Designer

Grounded Power  &   ITP cognitive psychology NYU

AliciaResearch & Development

Rapid PrototypesTest Kitchen

Bug Labs

With help from:

Jeff Kirsch, School of Visual Artsprojects.jeffkirsch.com

Jarek Lupinski, Stevens Institute of Technology www.soniktech.com

• Minibug is complete. If it cost a grand you would still want one. Everything has been thought of.

• Minibug is farsighted. The entire prototyping process has been considered and elegantly addressed.

• Minibug is transparent. It removes the barriers to prototyping a new idea by performing right out of the box, extending itself over the Internet to anywhere, and interacting easily with other systems and devices.

• Minibug is easy. Every aspect just works. The makers of Minibug have sweated the details.

• Minibug is kind. It was made with relentless empathy for the user and the prototyping process. It's weird how the device seems to know what you need.

• Minibug is possible. Each aspect we've envisioned already successfully exists. Rather than introducing new technologies or concepts, it's our combination that's the special sauce.

miniBUG

 

Initial Brainstorm

 

Categories

Minibug

Sports Data Environmental     Sensing

Ambient Indicator

Energy Tracking

Verticals

 

Possibility 1: Sports

• Gyro/acceleration/temperature

• Curated data log • Wrapped with Physics curriculum

 

 

Possibility 2: Ambient

  changeable, text enabled 

Status signs outside room

Possibility 3: Energy Sensing

• Provides sophisticated answers:         Am I wasting energy?

• Social comparison component

• Smart Grid component: protects from brown outs

Possibility 4: Environmental Sensing

•  Soil & Water Quality Reports

•  Light /pH / Humidity sensors

•  Solenoid automatically waters • Wrapped in biology curriculum with ABET Accreditation

 

Technology Review

Idigi

Blackwidow & Yellow Jacket Arduino

Grounded Power module

Telit

Online Python Tutor

Technology UX

1. Open minibug package, plug it in, instant online! 2. Entering generated keycode collects your data 3. Interactions online through a browser 4. wrapper branded miniBUG API  5. Ability to return to a factory reset of device.

Next Steps

• Which verticals to sketch in a low-fidelity prototype?

• Is miniBUG module-based?

• Should it work with current IDE or with BUGswarm?

Recommendations

 • One Input device + curriculum

• One Output device = Ambient indication

• Wireframe the UX