Design Factory is going to Mars

Design Factory is going to Mars

ODTÜ Design Factory students recently attended the “Mars Valley Urbanization Challenge” contest by HP as a group on behalf of ODTÜ and the Design Factory.

The first stage of this contest, the concept idea phase, continues until November 11, 2017.

You can vote via the link. You need to connect to the site to vote. You can connect via accounts like gmail, linkedin, facebook.

IDS-Fall ’17

IDS-Fall ’17

Interdisciplinary Design Studio – Fall’17

(ID403 – Collaborative Design)

During Interdisciplinary Design Studio in Fall 2017-2018, teams composed of graduate and undergraduate students from different disciplines developed innovative solutions for the problem areas proposed by firms and NGOs. Throughout the term, design processes were conducted in accordance with workshops including design thinking techniques, seminars and knowledge and experience sharing of the faculty members from different disciplines.

AURORA

Oğuzcan Ergün – Mert Yıldız – Bihter Kızılca – Cansu Özmen – Didem Karagence – Aylin Özgün

 

   ‘Tasma’ is an intelligent goat product that is suitable for Nomad lifestyle and offers sustainable living solutions for nomads. The collar provides the ideal locations for migrating to Yoruk, the temperatures on the roads and the location of fertile pastures for the goats through the online sharing platform.  

 

DORA

Furkan Efe Dikmen – Betül Aktaş – Kerem Asaf Tecirlioğlu – Onur Yiğit Arpalı – Serhat Töre

 

   Even in today’s world, many people and animals suffer from land mines. For this reason, mine clearance is necessary and must be completed even without accidents and delays. This is why, the intelligent marking system has been developed by the DORA team. This product is intended to facilitate the process for mine clearance while preserving the society.  

 

GARFIELD’S RONDELLA

Balca Kardelen Arı – Cem Bilaloğlu – Hazal Pınar – Merve Nur Doğan – Nilay Kırıcı

 

   The group of Garfield’s Rondella identifies the biggest problem with dishwashers as a ‘bottom basket’. To solve this problem, a modular, flexible and flexible design is presented by removing the fixed structures in the lower raft. Thanks to the design, the user creates a new layout by using the appropriate modules for his own dishwasher in the existing dishwasher.  

 

SIMURG

Zeynep Şan – İpek Ronahi Gündüz – Sena Otlu – Elif Balkaş – Gökhan Eryılmaz

 

   The Simurg group aims to create a new cycle by bringing the remaining crops from agricultural production into the reuse cycle, while aiming to generate income for the people. A system design has been proposed that allows farmers
to earn income by producing oyster mushrooms, produce their own energy, provide shelter for those who do not have enough space to grow oyster mushrooms in slidable units.
 

 

WA[RE]

Ayşe Mete – Ozan Yetkin – Sevil Toğay – Çağla Bozcuoğlu – Mert Koç

 

   WA[RE], inspired by its own name, contributes sustainability and recycling with five different components. It is a complete system design that makes the consumer active in waste management, with a trash can that can be used at different scales such as hospitals and schools outside the home.  

 

IDS-4 Closing Ceremony

IDS-4 Closing Ceremony

Prof. Oussama Khatib visited METU Design Factory

Prof. Oussama Khatib visited METU Design Factory

Oussama Khatib, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University visited METU Design Factory just before his seminar titled OCEAN ONE: A ROBOTIC AVATAR FOR OCEANIC DISCOVERY at Department of Electrics and Electronics Engineering.

Known for his research on methodologies and technologies in human-centered robotics including humanoid control architectures, human motion synthesis, interactive dynamic simulation, haptics, and human-friendly robot design, Professor Khatib will present his recent findings between 14:00-15:30 at Sevim Tan auditorium.

IDS-4 Applications are open

IDS-4 Applications are open

With support from the METU Technopolis and sponsored by industry and NGOs, METU Design Factory provides training, equipment and infrastructure to interdisciplinary student teams for collaborative design projects.
IDS brings students from different disciplines together in interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative products.

IDS-4 will be conducted as an elective course (ID403 Collaborative Design) offered to all departments in 2016 Fall semester.

IDS – 4

IDS – 4

Interdisciplinary Design Studio – 4

(ID403 – Collaborative Design)

During Interdisciplinary Design Studio 4, teams composed of graduate and undergraduate students from different disciplines developed innovative solutions for the problem areas proposed by firms and NGOs. Throughout IDS-4, design processes were conducted in accordance with workshops including design thinking techniques, seminars and knowledge and experience sharing of the faculty members from different disciplines.

06T

Özlem Çavuş • Özge Danacı • Denizcan İbrikçi • Aslı Ergin • Enes Aldemir • Kevser Çakmak

 

   TCON is an application that makes the vehicles special to the driver and passengers at the same time. After downloading to the mobile phone, TCON can automatically connect with the vehicle and combine the features, roads and passengers in common in three main areas: private music playback, news reading and space recommendation.  

 

Rockids

Ramin Rasulzade • Nilay Nida Can • Yao Mingjian • İpek Öztürk • Oğuz Özdemir • Kübra Sena Şimşek • Melike Aydınlılar

 

   The aim of Rockids is to tell the children of 6 to 10 years of the atmospheric flight experience in an engaging, instructive and amusing way. The design consists of 3 basic parts: a book, a physical toy, and an application to be used by this toy. The basics of flying in the book are told through an interactive story to children. Every chapter in the book is directed at the child’s play and practice so that the child can experience the principle described.  

 

Utepils

Hasan Anıl Devrimsel • Sena Bozkurt • Uzay Kaş • Enes Coşkun • Burcu Leblebicier Çetin • Deniz Özkan

 

   The goal of the Utepils group is to cool the liquid in the bottle before making any changes to the bottle it is in. To this end, the high pressure CO2 gas has to be vented through a small hole in the tube it is in and the liquid inside the tube is cooled. In this easy-to-use device, the coolant is removed from the package and activated by pressing the button on the top of the tool when it is placed inside the bottle.  

 

Windmill

Melek Deniz Tarhan • Özüm Hazal Özgenç • Seren Özok • Ayşe Kaplan • Deniz Özabat

 

   In this project, which targets SMEs in the manufacturing industry employing 50 or more employees, a phone application called K.O.B.İ (Alpha) was developed by determining the uncertainties that led to the inefficiency of SMEs. In the application that can be defined as “serious game”, it is aimed to increase awareness in this regard.  

 

IDS-3 Closing Ceremony

IDS-3 Closing Ceremony

Design Factory Global Network (DFGN) is Growing

Design Factory Global Network (DFGN) is Growing

Design Thinking Training for METU Teknokent Entrepreneurs

Design Thinking Training for METU Teknokent Entrepreneurs

On 21-22 October 2016, METU Teknokent’s incubation companies were educated on design thinking.

Participants had the opportunity to practice six basic phases of design thinking: understanding, observation, perspective development, idea development, model development and testing.

Participants who redefined the problem identified in the training through face-to-face interview with the users, prototyped the solutions they developed.