Studio Schedule

Deep Sea Bots | Schedule

Studio Schedule

Deep Sea Bots 

Introduction & Research
2h

  • Welcome to NuVu!

  • Design Brief

  • Researching Threats to Our Oceans

  • Ocean In Motion

Context Research 
~ 90 min

  • Research: Deep Sea Creatures

Brainstorming 
Concept Thesis & Sketching 
~ 2h

  • Brainstorm

  • Sketching & Concept Development


Skill Lab
~ 3h 

  • Deep Sea Motion Deconstruction

  • Skill Lab: Biomimetic Mechanisms

Low-fi Prototypes
~4hrs

  • Bot to Life

Mid-Review Presentation
2hr


  • Presentations and Critique

Skill Lab: Electronics 
~5h

  • Basics of electronics

  • Arduino Tutorial 


Digital Fabrication

~5h

  • 2D Rhino / Tinkercad

  • Laser Cutting  3D printing 

Iteration

~6h

  • Prototyping/ High-Fidelity Models
Storytelling

~1h


  • Storyboarding
Final Presentation Prep 

~3h

  • Students prepare their presentations using the template, they document missing work and rehearse their oral presentation

Final Presentation

~2h


  • Final Presentation Slideshow and Project Statement Preparation
  • Feedback and Critique