The Hopper Project
Design Nature
Fall 2021
Fall 2021
The Hopper Project requires students to design an animal-inspired object that can 'hop' (either vertically or horizontally) with a delayed trigger incorporated into the design.
Design Goal:
The design goals I set for myself and how I achieved them are as follows:
To combine the jumping abilities of a click beetle with visual elements
I did this by making the hopper visually appear as a simple bunny
Make a hopper simplistic/similar to a toy
I did this by simplifying the hopper into a small and cute design
Rationale:
One of the more 'comprehensible' mechanisms that I could replicate in the real world is based on the click beetle, which would allow the 'bunny' to leave the ground. I also want to emphasize a more realistic jump for the animal (for a performance rabbit) and make it more toy-like with the small jump.