Define

During our first brainstorm, we had thought of multiple ideas, but we ended up with 3 choosing 3 main ideas. The 3 ideas that we concluded were human waste, global warming, and traffic. While on the topic of human waste we had thought about #TEAMSEAS an organization cooperating with Mr. Beast and wanting to save the usage of water. Sinks are one of the most used plumbing equipment we use in our daily lives, so we decided to create a product relating to it. 

Discover

After we had decided on the problem, we wanted to solve it, so we did research to see if our idea already existed to base off. We had only found motion sensor sinks or ones that activate in a fixed time. However, we saw a flaw in the ones we had found were not very versatile and can only be used in public spaces due to their set time and we wanted it to be customizable so it can also be used at home. 

Dream

When we first started planning, our idea was to create a product that could stop the flow of water in a customizable amount of time, so we decided to base on existing ideas like the automatic faucet. The first idea was to use microbit as a motion sensor that would start a timer in a customizable amount of time. After the timer had finished, it would stop the water, but after seeing the resources we had, we started to brainstorm again on our design. Our new idea was that a microbit was attached to a tap then when you turned on the water it would detect the movement. Then, start the timer. After that was finished, we used a motor to close the tap which would be more convenient in homes while saving money and water. 

Design 

Our plan for the dragon’s den project was for two people to code and for one person to create the model for the product I was the one assigned role. My other two partners were searching online on how to create a motion sensor code which they had figured out while I was helping them find parts, they needed at the time we had in class back home I would use spare cardboard around my apartment. A couple of days before the day of the presentation I created an elevator pitch script and replies to the questions that the investors will ask us. 

Debrief

We spent an extended period figuring out the code with the material we had and searching on the web to find what we needed still the deadline was coming nearer. Due to that, we had made a script later than most groups and were unprepared, so we ended up messing up some parts of the script. While we were presenting the motor failed in Infront of the dragons even though it had worked multiplied times beforehand, so we just needed more time to refine our ideas. I had a fun time working on the dragon’s den from creating the model to working with electrical circuits.