We designed a puffer fish (bio-inspired robot) for egg drop challenge. The system is based on Hoberman's sphere (a popular kids toy) that will have parachute on the upper half sphere and elastic legs for landing. In the middle of it is a plane that will be holding the payload and actuators. And the purpose of this project is to be able to successfully drop the egg (payload) from the tallest building at UConn (so Humpty dumpty doesn't break his head :-D). Innovate Labs helped us to 3D print most of the joints and the links needed to create a Hoberman's sphere, as well as the midplane for supporting the components. We are wery grateful for you guys since you have better quality prints than Library (we did submit a couple requests to the Maker studio as well). Although we still don't have a picture, we will upload it later. You are awesome, thank you

Submitted by Nina Stefanovic

The lab helped me with printing out an adaptive computer mouse holder with the printing material of my choice. The students at the lab also cleaned out the excess printing material and created a smooth fine surface to avoid skin injuries since this product requires continuous contact with my hand.

Submitted by Arpita Kurdekar

I created a Spider-Man face shell as a personal project for an upcoming Halloween. The purpose of the face shell is to provide a comic- or screen-accurate silhouette for the Spider-Man mask, while also distributing the pressure from the tight mask evenly, making it more comfortable to wear. Face shells are commonly used in live-action adaptations of Spider-Man, so I wanted to use one for my own costume to make it as accurate as possible. Innovative Lab helped me achieve this by allowing me to print my design using one of their 3D printers. Initially, I encountered difficulties with the print being too large, but with their assistance, I was able to adjust the size by cutting the print into several smaller pieces.

Submitted by: Ian OnDobo