The past two weeks have focused on improving our APGAR device and getting acquainted with Incubaby. After several laser-cut prototypes for our electronic APGAR scoring device, we found a format we liked. It includes three LEDs to indicate the state of the baby, a...
Week five was our final week working on the APGAR project. We made five types of prototypes ready to send to the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital– all were variations on clothespins (a resource which, as we learned from James, is common in Malawi) to help the...
Our fourth week working at the OEDK is already over! This week has consisted of low-fidelity prototyping, scoring and screen, and learning how to spell chitenge. At the start of this week, Harrison, Whitney, and I brainstormed and wrote out our initial DCR, problem...
It’s already been three weeks of working in the OEDK, and it seems that time is going by very quickly. This week we were split into teams and began working on several of the projects. Harrison, Whitney and I began working on the APGAR device project. Our...
The second full week in the OEDK was spent learning 3D design software and building Printrbot 3D printers. The first few days were spent mastering CAD (computer aided design) programs such as Tinkercad, IronCAD, and during down time, SolidWorks. Files from these...
This week was our first full week working in the OEDK! Much of the week was dedicated to learning the various tools and processes available to us in the OEDK as well as getting to know each other. On Monday, we did OEDK safety training and a deconstruction lab. For...
Tomorrow, I start my internship at the OEDK! I’m settled into my house off-campus, and excited to get started and meet the interns from the Malawi Polytechnic. They should have arrived today, and are hopefully getting settled in at Rice. I’m very excited...