Whether it’s creating a design for lightweight recreational kayaks, devices to help golfers control the speed of their putts, or scale models of wind turbines to evaluate new concepts, any number of exciting projects take place in Sears think[box] on any given day. Get to know a few of the latest featured projects to take root in our facility.
think[box] Commemorative Medallions
These chocolate medallions were designed and produced as a fun demonstration for a special event. In the demonstration, the melted chocolate was cast and then…
Ecospinners Fuel Cell Bicycle
EcoSpinners is designing an integrated and programmable electric bike with a proprietary fuel cell range extender. The bike’s power pack is a hybrid of advanced…
Hive Workstation Concepts
The Hive Workstation was designed by Daniel Cuffaro, Chair of the Industrial Design Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art. A prototype made in think[box]…
SoftWorm II Structure
SoftWorm II is a peristaltically-driven robot using a 3D printed mesh for an external structure. Each truss can rotate freely about a pin and there are four degrees…
EMG Detector Learn-To-Solder Kit
This novel low-cost, low-power learn-to-solder kit was inspired by an Ingenuity Festival performance project created by CWRU graduate students Daniel Tan and Nathan…
Luminance Wearable Technology
The second generation of wearable fashion and technology created by Team Pulse and winner of Best of Show in the 2014 Cleveland Institute of Art In the Dark fashion…
Bacteriophage Q-beta Model
This is a 3D printed model of Bacteriophage Q-Beta, a virus that commonly infects E. Coli and it's about 2 million times larger than the actual virus. Asst. Prof.…
3D Magnetic Skull Puzzle
This 3D printed skull puzzle was created for the human evolution exhibit at the Cleveland Natural History Museum. Kids especially enjoyed playing with the piece!…
Elsie's Car
This child-sized Toyota FJ Cruiser was modified to provide improved mobility for a 7-year-old girl living with cerebral palsy. Due to her condition, she suffers…
NASA Robotic Mining 2014 Competition Robot
The CWRU Robotics Club designed and built this mining robot to compete in the 2014 NASA Robotic Mining Competition in Florida. This untethered robot collected…