lada
4 WEEKS
LENZ BÄTZING, ELINOR PARRAS AND ME
FIRST APD01 PROJECT IN COLLAB WITH ELEKTROLUX
TESTING, IDEATING, CAD OF THE DISHWASHER, VISUALS, RE-CAD OF TRAYS
LÅDA IS AN INCLUSIVE DISHWASHER FOR HUMANS AND ROBOTS.
A STORING AND CLEANING SOLUTION FOR ALL YOUR DISHES AT HOME.
THIS PROJECT STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF MAKING DISHWASHING MORE ACCESSIBLE. LADA IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, CHILDREN, ELDERLY USERS AND - EVEN ROBOTS. THE SYSTEM COMBINES A DRAWER DISHWASHER WITH SMALLER TRAYS THAT FIT DIRECTLY INTO IT. THE TRAYS MAKE CARRYING DISHES FROM A TO B EASIER AND CAN BE STACKED IN DIFFERENT WAYS INTO THE MACHINE DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. THE DISHWASHER ITSELF HAS A SIMPLE INTERFACE WITH EITHER A BRAILLE OR LED DISPLAY. DIFFERENT COLORED TRAYS HELP TO ORGANIZE DISH TYPES, MAKING CLEANING UP CLEARER AND MORE STRUCTURED. THE HANDLE IS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR DIFFERENT HAND TYPES. YES - I AM TALKING ABOUT HUMAN HANDS AND ROBOT HANDS. AFTER WASHING, THE FULL TRAYS CAN BE PLACED DIRECTLY INTO THE SHELF - NO EXTRA STEPS NEEDED.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
ONE ONOFF BUTTON, A PROGRAMM TOGGLE BUTTON, THE DISPLAY, AN OPENING FOR DISHWASHER POWDER AND A REMOVEABLE FLASK FOR RINSEAID.
WE AIMED FOR THE EASIEST INTERFACE POSSIBLE.
WITHOUT TEXT AND ONLY HAPTIC BUTTONS.
our process
WE STARTED WITH PRINTING OUT THE ROBOT HAND TO BE ABLE TO TEST AND VALIDATE THE USABILITY FOR ROBOTS.
after that WE DID SOME BLIND USER TESTS TO GET A GLIMPSE OF HOW IT IS TO BE VISUAL IMPAIRED WHILE USING DISHWASHERS.
We found out how dangerous washing dishes can be for visually imaired people.
