ChocoSol

I came across a place in Toronto called ChocoSol that was said to have a 'bicycle machine' and use them to grind chocolate in Oaxaca, Mexico. Although they used to use these machines when they started the business, the volume has grown so much so that they use electric machines to husk and grind cocoa beans now and use the bicycle for demo purposes only. Nevertheless, it was still a learning opportunity and a chance to see a working bicycle machine.

Electric assist

Grinding by hand

Tension adjustment and leather chain

vaccuum pipe filled with cement as a flywheel

bolted in

For the record, the chocolate is really tasty.

First crit

Oh god, winter is coming.

Lamphrey

These things are so weird and creepy.

Disability around the World infographic

That's today!
click to see the full poster here.
section of infographic from CMB Australia, cbm.org.au, 2010-2011

Ezio Manzini, Designing in (the state of) Crisis

My notes for a lecture by Ezio Manzini. He stresses three main points that in order to design in a crisis, there needs to be three types of innovation: technological (resilience), social (collaboration), and cultural (bringing new qualities), and goes on into how to design for all three. For him, he believes that design is a cultural activity to promote the meaning of things. 

gabba-blabbah

My prof explains how we shouldn't be like for our presentations.

Making a schedule

You don't realise how little time you have until you start to make a calendar of all the things you need to do and when I did that.. well that's how it feels.

Tricycle features and links

This is just a collection of research on certain interesting features on tricycle wheelchairs seen on youtube and etc. A lot of which has influenced and fueled inspiration for the project. Enjoy.


TRICYCLES

Leveraged Freedom Chair v1, lever powered wheelchair on tarmac and off road:
http://gogrit.org/lfc/

Whirlwind Rough Rider, $799
http://whirlwindwheelchair.squarespace.com/roughrider/

Kien Tuong Tricycle Wheelchair, Three wheel foldable tricycle:
http://www.kientuong.net/Pages/3Wheeloutdoorchair.aspx

Motivation tricycle, 135 GBP, hand powered and good for long distances:
http://www.motivation.org.uk/our-products/tricycles/

Three Wheeled outdoor / spike chair, 12kg, pigging, for sports:
http://www.handinor.no/index.php/3-hjuls-piggestol

Mountaintrike, Small radius, adjustable:
http://www.flo-design.nl/mountaintrike.html

Free Wheelchair Mission Gen 1, simple construction, $71.88:
http://www.freewheelchairmission.org

Free Wheelchair Mission Gen 2, adjustable:
https://vimeo.com/fwm

Hand bike ride, Adaptive Cycling, Tricycle for paraplegic wheelchair user:
http://youtu.be/Uth_n8QZxZ0

TEAM HYBRID HANDCYCLES, Hand cycle:
http://youtu.be/xNYMe3DeTfI

TRUmobility - Assistive Mobility devices for the disabled:

http://10000solutions.org/solution/assistive-mobility-devices-disabled-developing-countries

FEATURES
Fietsen met benen en armen (1942) Hand propulsion system:
http://youtu.be/QRS5rKhNHSk

Assistive Technologies OBOW II, open sourced, modular:
https://vimeo.com/37032126

Assistive Technologies at maker-faire:
http://youtu.be/e0txmOLieac

DIY Assistive Technologies, one arm drive attachment, $35:
http://youtu.be/fP2gt5bOcBI

DIY Assistive Technologies - Mini Handychair, small turning radius, good for transfer:
http://youtu.be/HinhllYjBOE

DIY Assistive Technologies - Garden Off Road, Wheelchair steering by hand or pole:
http://youtu.be/uZAKbO6iSkc

DIY Assistive Technologies - Beach Handychair, Wheelbarrow-esque:
http://youtu.be/F6W3UIKG7IQ

DIY Assistive Technologies - Wooden Handychair, Outside simple gardening @5:13:
http://youtu.be/D4ou4LIQ3VA

DIY Assistive Technologies - Tracktor, uses two bicycles, @0:30:
http://youtu.be/dT141PxU8eo

Electric bike adaption for wheel chair, turns standard trike into an electric one:
http://youtu.be/JikRgENekuw

Handbike for wheelchair user, Rio Dragonfly:
http://youtu.be/h4I4UUMgsks

Wheelchairs for developing countries:
http://youtu.be/oJMg8J_E4fc

Cargobikes, Mobility for Good:
http://worldbike.org/our-work-two

ACE, The tennis wheelchair for developing countries:
http://youtu.be/nGxh-q_k-j4

Wheelchairs For Kids, $125, donated:
http://www.wheelchairsforkids.org/videos/model09.html

DIY-AT, Wooden Handychair - water bottle upholstery @4:30:
http://youtu.be/fP2gt5bOcBI

Skywheel - Rainbow H, single hand or body steer:
http://www.skywheel.kr/

Da Vinci Handcycle, manual wheelchair attachment:
http://www.davincimobility.com/

Sunrise Runner, attachable to any wheelchair:
http://bit.ly/SZ140h

Rehatri 24, £790.00 pedal back brake:
http://www.missioncycles.co.uk/disabled_cycling.asp

One-Off Handcycle, DC model, made from local parts:
www.oneoffhandcycle.com

The XLT, 15deg camber for stability, and seatbelt.. £1899:
http://www.allabilitycycling.com/handcycles.aspx

Figure 8 drive:
http://web.mit.edu/mbollini/www/tricycle/Concept.html



PEDAL POWER
Spin cycle: pedal powered bicycle machine
http://bit.ly/WnK7lN

“Bicimaquinas” (pedal-powered machines) bicycles into machines:
http://www.mayapedal.org/

Pedal powered farms
http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/05/pedal-powered-farms-and-factories.html

Cycle cinema:
http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/

Seed cleaner
http://bit.ly/XHSIfV

Global cycle solutions, sheller kit:
http://gcstz.com/products

Fully Belly project, nut sheller:
http://www.thefullbellyproject.org/Products/UniversalNutSheller.aspx

Standard bicycle with pedal power attachment:
http://www.technologyforthepoor.com/PedalPowerReport/PedalPowerReport.htm

Make electricity while you exercise:
http://bit.ly/11Zz4mH



DOCUMENTS/ PROJECTS
Provision and Sourcing of Manual Wheelchairs:
http://www.streetsie.com/provision-manual-wheelchairs/

Design with the other 90%:
http://designother90.org/

Nothing About Us, Without Us:
http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/global/david/dwe001/dwe00141.html

Bicycles and Tricyles, an elementary treatise on their design and construction, 1986:
http://bit.ly/d7LKjG

GhanaMoves project, Sander Projects:
http://ghanamoves.weblog.nl/
http://ghanamoves2007.weblog.nl/
http://www.sanderprojects.com/

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