Brooklyn Research was proud to help Bond Gifts showcase their unique handwritten notes service at the 2014 TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. We built a custom computer-controlled “handwriting” system and paper feeder mechanism that fed a 100 foot long span of tweets on paper across Target’s “Write the Next Chapter” social space. Over the course [...]
What’s a sports fan without swag? We created a hands off hat sizer for sports fans to get the perfect fit every time. Simply standing at our “Fit Test” pod was enough to ensure the perfect fit, every time. A kinect gathered three-dimensional sizing information from users, which was cross referenced with average head proportions [...]
We worked with PowerClip to develop a redesign and functional prototype of their disaster relief usb charger. The charger clips onto any 12v car or motorcycle battery allowing users without electricity to charge their mobile devices.
A twelve camera array controller. For this project we built a custom circuit board from scratch that can trigger 12 individual cameras in sequence using up to 5 different precision sensor inputs. The controller allows for precise timing adjustment between each camera shutter in milliseconds.
We took a conventional snack vending machine and transformed it into a slick touch enabled social media vending machine. The vending machine allowed users to sign in to Facebook or Twitter, post a picture, and then choose a free item to be dispensed. We built custom circuits that integrated with the original vending machine motors and [...]
When asked if we could build a motor controller rugged enough to go on tour to control a 6 foot wide mirror... Why not? You need it to be controlled via your favorite software package over the net? Sure, we did that too.
