HSIN YU HSU Portfolio 2023

Lucky Companion Robot and Service System

Lucky is not just a functional care robot, it gives the elderly what they need most, which is companionship. We applied ccurate AI speech recognition and semantic analysis technology, combined with interesting interactive design, made it a friend of the elderly who can't put it down!

Problem Define

16.7%

2020

The proportion of the population over 65 years old

Taiwan is a typical aging society. According to a survey in 2020 by the National Development Council, nearly 16.7% of the population is older than 65 years old. As society ages, the accompanying problems are imminent. For example, the elderly gradually become lonely and live alone for the rest of their lives. Living alone not only makes life inconvenient for the elderly but may also cause many problems. Research reports show that the elderly living alone are more prone to accidents without immediate care; meanwhile, their social skills will also decline due to a lack of interaction with others.

What if...

With the development of AI artificial intelligence and robots, powerful robots have gradually involved in people's lives. Robots may not only assist the needs of life but also meet the needs of the psychological level!

User Interview

We understood our target users through interviews. A total of four seniors were interviewed. We recorded their living habits, interests, and difficulties in detail. In addition to their verbal descriptions, we also observed their expressions and intonations when they were speaking, trying to obtain more details about the emotions and perceptions of them.

After completing the persona, we found that the elderly are generally afraid of burdening their children, so they hope to keep themselves healthy and positive. They tend to find activities that can become the focus of life in retirement, such as learning, planting, sports, etc.

Group Discussion

We organized the interview results into several diagrams, including affinity maps, empathy maps, How-Now-Wow matrix, persona, and user journey map. These help us to be user-centered.

have someone to chat with without disturbing their children

Usersneedawayto because

watch a health show or read a book easily

increase

opportunities to learn new knowledge

raise plants and watch them grow

they live alone and do not want to burden their children

their vision

degraded but they still want to be healthy and positive

Easy to operate Emotional interaction

they don't want to feel lonely and bored

they will gain a sense of accomplishment and joy

Companionship and security

Design Concept

WHY WHAT HOW

WHY WE DO

Robots are not just tools, but can provide human beings with something more important and precious, which is companionship.

WHAT WE DO

Integrate previously separate requirements into one.

HOW WE DO

Speech recognition, semantic analysis, and electromechanical system integration.

3D Model Prototype

Emotions

Normal Happy

Upset

Lucky can chat with the elderly, read news and books to them, and sing with them.

Shaking Leaves

Leaves shake when users give irradiation.

Light Sensor

Inside the holes are the light sensors that can receive users' irradiation.

Shaking Hands

When Lucky speaks, its hands will shake to express abundant emotions.

Charging Pot

The pot is a charging base, as well as Luck's home.

Speaker

How can I use the radio? It's too complicated!

Oh, My favorite song! Thank you Lucky.

Let's sing together, Grandma!

You sing very well, Grandma!

My son is too busy. He has no time for me...

But he works very hard to reassure you, Grandma!

That's true! Thank you so much, Lucky.

Video Link

" Wish you a good luck! " Lucky

Awards

We won the competition held by TAIRA (Taiwan AI Robotics Accelerator) of Tainan Science Park. TAIRA is an international-level accelerator centered on AI smart applications, and Tainan Science Park is the science park with the largest output value in southern Taiwan.

First Place Award

After careful selection by judges from Tainan Science Park's TAIRA and National Cheng Kung University Institute of Creative Industries Design, we won the first place! We were awarded by the president of Cheng Kung University.

Best Popularity Award

The competition not only allows professional judges to discuss and judge, but also lets users to vote and choose their favorite robot. We managed to win the love of our users and won the Best Popularity Award!

Exhibition

2018 Maker Festival

We were invited to participate in the Maker Festival, the largest maker event in southern Taiwan. The content includes robot AI technology application demonstrations, interactive games, robot competitions, etc. The exhibition hall is estimated to have more than 200 booths.

Foodcapella

Street Food Music Album

Explored the meaning of cultural assets of Tainan City, which is known as the historical and cultural capital of Taiwan, in order to convey Tainan’s traditional culture to the public in an innovative way through design.

Foodcapella Album Intro

Music can stimulate the sense of taste through synesthesia. Therefore, we decided to display Tainan’s street food in the form of music in the group discussion, providing tourists with a new sensory experience.

Music of Tainan's Street Food

Forewords

Tainan City's aquaculture fishery is rich in production, especially milkfish, which is the most historical and local representative, and the domestic production is also the highest. Therefore, many milkfish dishes have been derived, which have become Tainan's special street food. Floating-fish thick soup is made from the back and maw of milkfish, which is a very popular delicacy for tourists.

Music of Tainan's Street Food

I first collected the various sounds made during food production from the vendor site, and then transformed them into rhythms and notes with my composition ability.

I express... with..

The sound of a kitchen knife chopping ingredients

The sound of scooping soup

The boiling sound of stewing

The process of rapid frying

Short tones

Continuous smooth tones

Playful tones

Passionate rhythm

Through the presentation of music, tourists can not only enjoy street food visually and tastefully, but also experience the essence of the food making process through hearing.

We also make music videos for street food and release albums, allowing them to show a new side in an unprecedented way.

Music of Tainan's Street Food

Music Video

Meetmi

Homemade Candied Fruit Machine

Meetmi integrates the steps of candied fruit production, subtracting the repetitive and tedious steps. It preserves the user experience value when people participate in. It also provides recipe information integration, seasoning design, and gift planning, making candied fruit a healthy snack food and reviving the traditional meaning of candied fruit as a gift.

Design Background

In recent years, “candied fruit”, a product of Taiwanese traditional culture, is gradually declining. Not only is the hygienic quality of the store's production process worrying, but people who want to make it themselves are always discouraged by the complicated steps.

Developing Process

We tried to make different kinds of candied fruit, and redefined the production steps of all candied fruit into "cutting, dehydrating, pickling, and drying". We found that the existing candied fruit production process is complicated, multiple utensils must be used, and the field needs to be changed constantly. The most difficult thing is that the user has to repeatedly arrange the fruit on the container, which is not only boring for the user but also the fruit itself is easily damaged.

User Journey Map

Peelingis so troublesome!

Utensils are sticky and difficult to clean

How big and thick should it be cut?

Rearranging fruits is boring

Pain point Magic point

The variety of seasonings is interesting!

Can't leave during the drying time

Tasting time!

Express my heart with beautiful packaging

Deisgn Concept

Looking forward to giving a gift!

It's heartwarming to receive feedback

We want to provide people who like candied fruit or handmade snacks with a convenient and integrated process as well as gift-giving experiences in their daily life or when they want to express their feelings to others, making candied fruit a new choice for people's daily snacks and gifts.

Design Goals

Integrate chaotic lines and multiple utensils

Solutions

Simplify repetitive steps

Integrate making information

Provide a unique seasoning experience

One machine contains all steps

Fruits only need to be arranged once

Official website provides production steps

Personalized seasoning pack

Protoytpe

Iteration of Silicone Tray

Cut out silicones, confirm their characteristics, and then think about the way the silicone tray may be folded. Volume are taken into consideration, and after weighted scoring of multiple parameters.

Iteration of Air Outlet

Considering that the air outlet needs to bear the weight of the silicone plate and the fruit, the shape of the air column has been modified many times.

Iteration of Glass Cover

Considering the limitations of the glass manufacturing process, the shape with a single direction of curvature and rotation was finally selected.

In order to better understand the performance of the product, we disassembled the fruit dryer, instant cooker, and other products on the market. Through the research and analysis of its internal mechanism, we conceive the operating principle of the candied fruit machine. We collaborate with professionals, communicate with related product development companies, and try various mechanical assemblies in many ways.

Model Making

Silicone Mold making Glass Cover making

We studied the limitations of silicone mold making to make molds by ourselves. Considering the difficulty of obtaining food-grade silicone, we commissioned a silicone factory to make the final model.

Due to the limitation of the shape and the size of the model, the glass cover needs to be molded first before it can be blown manually. A wooden mold was used to reduce the failure rate of blowing.

How to Use

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Search information

Choose seasoning Dehydrate the fruits Add seasoning

5 6 7 8

Boil and pickle Dry the fruits Wash only a few dishes Pack as a gift

Service Design

By combining seasoning packs, recipes, and gift boxes, users don't need to check recipes on their phones or computers while making candied fruits. After using up the internal seasoning packs, the seasoning packs can be used directly as gift boxes.

Air Outlet

Releases hot air on both sides so that the three layers of fruit can be evenly dried

Silicone Tray Glass Pot Heating Knobs

There are different cooking modes for users to choose according to the characteristics of fruits.

The special cut of silicone allows it to be expanded and folded easily. The advantage of non-stick silicone makes it easy to clean

During the boiling and pickling steps, the silicone plate can be directly put into the pot

Video Design

In order to provide users with a better experience, we make videos to show the comparison of the process before and after using Meetmi.

Before using Meetmi After using Meetmi

Official Website

Meetmi's official website provides a variety of fruit selection suggestions, as well as candied fruit recipes for users to choose.

Awards and Entrepreneurial Opportunities

We won the Gold Award in the selection of NCKU Industrial Design Department Alumni Association and the Lexus Design Award, which is the highest honor for graduates of NCKU Industrial Design. Meanwhile, we drew business attention and obtain entrepreneurial opportunities.