1. What problems or needs can you identify that could be addressed with this kind of design? 

  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Energy transfer

2. What examples of solutions to similar problems already exist that we can learn from? 

We can learn from the invention of buttons, levers, and other simple mechanisms in our everyday life. A lot of useful tools are often overlooked because we don’t realize the science or the engineering aspect of it. A simple design such as a light switch is actually fascinating but not everyone knows how it works. A light switch provides accessibility and efficiency and also entertainment to young children. (At least when I was young I used to try and balance the light switch).

3. What else can inspire us? 

Nature is our biggest inspiration because when we research animals or plants, we can use them as precedents and learn from them. For example, bats use radars to navigate in the dark. Even with poor vision, they manage to fly around swiftly.  The way