Robotic Hat

Company: Summer Internship, Harman International (2014)
My Role: Research, Design, Fabrication

The Robotic Hat is a conceptual head-mounted device automatically adjusting its visor responding to the ambient light. When it detects bright sunlight, it lowers a visor for a wearer to protect skin and vision from sun. When the surrounding is dark, it lifts up the visor to help the wearer get more clear view. The project explores a robotic garmet sensing the environment and shifting its shape, imagining the near future that the boundary between garment and device is blurred by technology.

^{Testing the light sensors on the prototype}

^{When the wearer is standing under the shade the visor is lfited up. When she walks toward the sunlight the visor is lowered.}

^{Idea Sketches}

^{Development of the prototype}

^{Final prototype}