ENME 204 Mechanical Engineering Design Class Presentations
Toys for children with special needs
Location
Engineering : Atrium
Date & Time
May 17, 2019, 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Description
In partnership with St. Elizabeth's School in Baltimore City, a school for children with special needs, the UMBC mechanical engineering students were tasked to design toys for their students. The engineering students either focused on a specific disability or created toy to accommodate a broader special need population.
Below are the products that were developed:
| Company Name | Product Description |
| Allplay | A desktop game meant to entertain and assist in the learning development for children with an array of varying ability levels such as those with Cerebral Palsy and autism. |
| Ball Boys | The Sphere Staircase is a ball run, actuated by a mechanical button-lever, allowing it to be accessible to children with motor disabilities. It's also designed to hold the attention of children with Autism. |
| Ball Wall | Automated marble run for students with motor limitations that helps improve learning and interaction skills. |
| Blue Cheese Productions | Tilting maze for children with Cerebral Palsy played with a large joystick and servos to tilt the maze. |
| Bubbly Inc. | A moving bubble machine in the shape of an elephant for kids with autism and kids in power chairs/wheelchairs. |
| CADapult | Outdoor motorized catapult that does not require physical input, aside from pressing a sensitive button. Motion activated light system around target. |
| Circle of Life | A circular toy that helps kids with autism learn animal names. |
| JCOG Incorporated | Car toy with fidgets that helps kids with autism stay calm and focused while playing. |
| JEBS | A remote control car for students with Cerebral Palsy that makes the RC experience more simple and more enjoyable with the use of a large joystick and a large button. We create with you in mind. |
| Kake Kar | A remote control with a drawing mechanism that is adapted for students with Cerebral Palsy. |
| Launch Of Fun | Adapted dart launcher device for children with Cerebral Palsy that assists in launching a plush ball at a Velcro target board for points. The child will improve their cognitive and motor skills by moving the launcher to aim at the multi-colored targets on the board. |
| Maze Inc. | Maze game for children with autism and cerebral palsy that helps develop fine motor skills and makes gripping easy. |
| Pop Golf! | Wheelchair accessible game table that is a hybrid between golf and pinball. Designed to help students with Cerebral Palsy and spina bifida with their fine and gross motor control. |
| Pop-Up Safari | A Whack-a mole for kids with limited motion that helps with cognitive development and basic motor skills. |
| Pure Mechanical Solutions LLC. | Easy-Place Toy Bowling Pin for Children with Motor Skills related Disabilities |
| Snap and Learn | Snap and Learn's toy is based off of a rotating carousel which kids can place, spin, and associate accessories with their corresponding word card. Targeted towards children with autism, this fun and intellectually stimulating device keeps kids entertained while strengthening memory. |
| T cubed | Toy Train for kids with disabilities |
| Sigma-Max | Lever activated and button controlled ball launcher with target-holes for Cerebral Palsy student that helps with accessibility and range of motion. |
| The Focus Cube | Large fidget cube that helps students with sensory disorders calm down and provide sensory feedback |
| Toy Spec's | A fishing board game for students with physical limitations which has an ergonomical interface that optimizes control while maintaining a stimulating experience. |