This project pursues an autonomous solution for reducing single use cup waste through a reusable cup sharing kiosk. A design concept suitable for this type of program must receive a dirty cup from a consumer and return a clean cup ready-for-use. Such a device must have washing, drying, storing, and dispensing capabilities. The design process consists of three main steps: brainstorming, analyzing, and comparing with a design matrix. The final product prioritizes compactness and simplicity of mechanical systems. Though significant progress was made in the implementation of the proposed design, there is still considerable work to be done to finish this prototype due to the interruption of the semester by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Creator

• De la Rosa, Jehu M.
• Kratovil, Nicholas J.
• Kashmanian, Gregory
• O'Connor, Molly Kate
• Smith, Owen Christopher

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-040720-013050

Advisor

• Wodin-Schwartz, Sarah Jane
• Calli, Berk

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-04-07

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright