There are two particular project topics that are irking ol' Boer. It all comes down to key details or aspects just being ignored... at it results in a clear and definitive fail.

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 2 Nov 2023

Inspire by the little video linked below, we discuss how an idea like this can be expanded to other problems or project topics. It could be useful to all 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/1736tec/robotic_apple_harvester/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 2 Nov 2023

Boer has a new theory. It's all about shapes. Not the details of the lines or bits inside of that shape but shape (or silhouette) itself.

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on the 10th October 2023

This is one of those episodes where we talk about what we don't talk about by not talking about it. Its likely useful for our students. I hope.

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on the 10th October 2023

Modelling. It still causing confusion - at least I assume so, its been a while since the last episode. Let's make it a little more complicated. Modelling the pushing of a bog - see video linked below as introduced in the previous episode

NOTE: we are hereon moving to an episode every second week. There is plenty backlog in the meantime.

Hosted by M. Boer and S.Schekman on 21st September 2023

Video being discussed

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/16ajfh8/pushing_an_island_back_to_its_place/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Modelling. Apparently the principle of this, at least its role in design, is causing confusion. We will keep it simple. Shopping trolleys. Well, modelling of shopping trolleys. Or rather, modelling the interaction of shopping trolleys for a user with only one arm.

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Video being discussed

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/16ajfh8/pushing_an_island_back_to_its_place/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Picture it now. You have developed a preliminary design. It works. It should solve the problem. But on closer inspection it could be better. It should be better. Why is it not already better? I am disapointed in you now...

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 24 Aug 2023

As though drawing from the Triz list for our topics, we have settled on magnets today. The video inspiration can be found at this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/blackmagicfuckery/comments/15zpay3/invisible_fastener/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 24 Aug 2023

Thats quite a literal title. We talk about making aircraft wings (and other non-building type structures) from concrete... It is a good idea?

Hosted by M. Boer and S.Schekman on 17 Aug 2023

There is a new idea in design. It is Boer's idea. It involves clocks. Tick Tock, not TikTok mind you. And as time runs out for students then so does it run out for design. Of course in this analogy we want time to run out because it means we are done.

Hosted by M.Boer and S.Schekman on 17 Aug 2023