Reach All Catch All by Emily Elaine Etter https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4 en-us 2018-03-05 19:38:01 UTC 2026-03-05 23:35:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png Octopus eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238316344 -Octopi have 8 arms that move and bend in any which way.

-Octopi have strong suction cups on their arm that help them grab prey.

-Octopi will grab the prey and then close them into their mouth like a net.

-Octopi are grey, brown, pink, blue, or green to blend in with their surroundings

-They are an invertebrate ]]> 2018-03-05 19:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238316344 Problem in our world eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238321264 -When looking for a problem in the world that needed help, I found that in myself.

-I choose the problem of being short and reaching things off of high shelves.]]> 2018-03-05 19:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238321264 Research into problem eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238322140 -I found that there was an apparatus that uses one of the Octopi adaptations.

-They used the suction cup portion.

-This got me to thinking how we could take this reacher one step closer.

-I have seen this apparatus used and it does not work well when pulling food or glasses from high shelves. ]]> 2018-03-05 19:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238322140 Prototype 1 eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238327437 -First I started with the basic design. 

-I then decided that in order for this contraption to be better and use more adaptations it needed to work better. 

-I started by adding a third arm. This arm would be straight like the others with a third suction cup. (1st adaptation used- arm with suction cup)

-This would not work any better then the original.


]]> 2018-03-05 19:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238327437 Prototype 2 eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238330190 -I next started with the first design and choose to add finger like grabbers (adaptation 2 used- long bendable arms). 

-This proved to be a little better at grabbing but still had its problems of dropping and breaking things like the original design. ]]> 2018-03-05 20:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238330190 Reach All Catch All eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238334181 -After looking at the second design I decided to take this and add to it. 

-The bendable fingers allow for a better grab. 

-The suction cups allow for a better hold.

-However, the whole design would still lead to some dropping. The items might not suction well or they may be to slippery for the contraption, even with three arms.

This lead to my final prototype. 

-The final prototype will use both the adaptation of the suction cups and the bendable arms and add a catch all net. This will be like the Octopi in the way of holding its food in order to consume it. ]]> 2018-03-05 20:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238334181 Sustainability eee427 https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238338287 To be sure the Reach All Catch All will be made of lightweight metal materials with strong elastic in the bendable fingers. This will allow for the product to be durable and lightweight. The net will be made of the paracord in order to hold up and not rip when something falls down into it. The suction cups will be made using factory grade suction in order to grasp onto materials better.]]> 2018-03-05 20:19:10 UTC https://padlet.com/eee427/g0abpuye58l4/wish/238338287