Carni-Pals Claw Machine
Carni-Pals Claw Machine
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Project Portfolio Link: Claw
Project Portfolio Link: Claw
The Carni-Pals Claw Machine project was designed in collaboration with the 2026 Spring Boston Children's Museum's FunLabs exhibit to create a game for children that fostered the museum's Habits of Mind.
The Carni-Pals Claw Machine project was designed in collaboration with the 2026 Spring Boston Children's Museum's FunLabs exhibit to create a game for children that fostered the museum's Habits of Mind.
It took the form of a fully functional claw machine with a gantry system and claw-lowering mechanism, which guided children in technical curiosity and perseverance. Due to an unfortunate electrical mishap on the day of the FunLabs presentation, the game was reimagined as a claw pickup game, in which children take hold of a claw mechanism and, with the press of a button, work to move objects across the field of play.
It took the form of a fully functional claw machine with a gantry system and claw-lowering mechanism, which guided children in technical curiosity and perseverance. Due to an unfortunate electrical mishap on the day of the FunLabs presentation, the game was reimagined as a claw pickup game, in which children take hold of a claw mechanism and, with the press of a button, work to move objects across the field of play.
Rube Goldberg Machine
Rube Goldberg Machine
The Rube Goldberg Machine (RGM) Project was a team-based design split between our classes. The goal of the class was to create one large RGM by connecting all of the groups machines together. We had a theme of "Winter Wonderland".
The Rube Goldberg Machine (RGM) Project was a team-based design split between our classes. The goal of the class was to create one large RGM by connecting all of the groups machines together. We had a theme of "Winter Wonderland".
Our groups personal goal was to connect our machine to the group before and after us, and create a machine that worked with no interventions. To start our machine, the group before us had a ball on a track that fell into a chimney for our machine. At the end of our section, we had a ball roll down a track and into a cup on a pulley of the group after us.
Our groups personal goal was to connect our machine to the group before and after us, and create a machine that worked with no interventions. To start our machine, the group before us had a ball on a track that fell into a chimney for our machine. At the end of our section, we had a ball roll down a track and into a cup on a pulley of the group after us.
Game Controller Takeapart
Game Controller Takeapart
The goal of this project was to analyze the mechanisms and design behind an everyday controller and figure out the problem it solves.
The goal of this project was to analyze the mechanisms and design behind an everyday controller and figure out the problem it solves.
The project resulted in an understanding of how a game controller operates, and looked into some of the ways controller companies try to make budget-accomodating controllers while maintaining performance with certain kinds of plastics and simple mechanisms for buttons and triggers.
The project resulted in an understanding of how a game controller operates, and looked into some of the ways controller companies try to make budget-accomodating controllers while maintaining performance with certain kinds of plastics and simple mechanisms for buttons and triggers.
DEFINING THE PROBLEM: The need for the production was a wired controller that can be used with many different systems and can be produced affordably with an aim towards user friendliness. This is important since many controllers on the market are expensive and do not provide quality compatibility with computer systems. Currently available designs prioritize specific consoles, and current solutions are overpriced for their specialty uses/features. The user needs a design with the core components for a computer compatible controller at an affordable price from a trusted network of quality products and peripherals. Their solution created an affordably produced controller for the consumer market, provides users with accessible controllers for longevity, and is affordable, wired, and designed for computer compatibility.
It was pleasant to find how affordable it felt inside as it was mostly injection molded plastic, no rubber pieces, and the buttons used a simple spring, with the only non plastic pieces being the spring and the silicon pads that allowed buttons to respond to the board. The simple analog stick mechanism for the joystick was compact and provided direct connection to the core of the PCB. A lot of it seemed to be made at a low cost, allowing for a controller that’s easy to work on.
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The wired USB-A connection the controller provides allows for less internal components in comparison to wireless controllers, and simplifies the construction. This further adds to the repairability and affordability of it because of the single point where the wire is soldered on, also adding to the user-friendliness as the wired connection lets it be used with multiple systems more easily.
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