LipSync Update: User Testing
We have one LipSync out the door. After helping us with another round of testing, Don Danbrook took a LipSync home, and became the very first recipient of a LipSync device.
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Skip to NavigationWe have one LipSync out the door. After helping us with another round of testing, Don Danbrook took a LipSync home, and became the very first recipient of a LipSync device.
A web designer, inventor, entrepreneur, advocate, and much more, Ean is a man of many talents. His company, ICAN Resource Group Inc., is just as diverse, with services ranging from medical assistive technology to multimedia development. However, Ean has Muscular Dystrophy (SMA Type 2), and needed a tablet to communicate his ideas to clients, as well as a Bluetooth module to interface the tablet with his chair.
The blue font is both a tribute of sorts to the Neil Squire Society aqua colour and represents the utility of the LipSync. The logo also represents stability, capturing the essence of the LipSync.
In a project dependent on 3D printing, one of the most important things is the material we use, and what materials will allow makers to create the best possible LipSync. Here’s a rundown on the printing filaments that we’ve decided to use, and why.
Our team put this together in a relatively short period of time for the Hackaday.io 2016 Hackaday Prize. In addition to a good explanation of the project, there’s a lot of footage of the LipSync in action, with a neat animation at the end showing a LipSync being assembled.