Compact Sensor That Collects Range of Scientific Data Wins Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award
10 Março 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
PocketLab brings entry-level data measurement
to anyone with an inquisitive spirit
Myriad Sensors Inc. is the latest recipient of the Cool Idea!
Award, a service grant given to innovative companies by quick-turn
manufacturer Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB). The California-based
startup is the creator of the PocketLab device, which uses a
wireless sensor and software platform to measure a number of
different data fields that are then transmitted back to a computer
or smartphone for analysis.
Assembled and exploded views of the
handheld PocketLab device used for data measurement. The product is
the latest winner of Proto Labs' Cool Idea! Award. (Photo: Business
Wire)
The handheld device is relatively inexpensive—$100 compared to
others over $1,000—and intuitive for users, making it particularly
well-suited for students, teachers and professors working on
science projects in need of solid analytical data.
“You can attach PocketLab to a model rocket, for example, to
measure the launch acceleration and peak altitude. Or take it
skiing with you to measure your altitude and acceleration down the
slope. Or optimize movement in your next robotics project,”
explains the product’s inventor, Clifton Roozeboom.
The types of data it can collect extends beyond altitude and
acceleration to record rotation, position, barometric pressure,
temperature, humidity and magnetic field, all of which are
transmitted via Cloud technology back to a student or teacher for
statistical support on a project or experiment. “We want to widen
the path to a deeper understanding of physics and engineering,”
says Roozeboom. “In the same way a calculator is crucial to solving
a math problem, we want PocketLab to enable better understanding of
physical laws and concepts.”
Roozeboom plans to use his grant on injection-molded plastic
casings that form the outer shell of the device as well as
additional liquid silicone rubber components. The parts will serve
an integral role in the protection and durability of end-use
devices. After successfully pilot testing PocketLab last year,
Myriad Sensors launched its product to market at the start of
2015.
“We saw an idea that not only offered a simple way of collecting
complex data, but one that would provide great accessibility to
educators and young people interested in exploring the world,” says
Proto Labs founder Larry Lukis.
About Cool Idea! AwardSince 2011, the Cool Idea! Award
has provided more than $750,000 in Proto Labs prototyping and
low-volume production services to entrepreneurs developing new
products in the United States and Europe. Unlike other product
awards that recognize products after they’re in mass production and
on store shelves, the Cool Idea! Award is meant to help innovative
ideas come to life. For more information about the Cool Idea! Award
and to apply, visit protolabs.com/coolidea.
About Proto LabsProto Labs is a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of custom parts for
prototyping and short-run production. Proto Labs provides “Real
Parts, Really Fast” by utilizing injection molding, computer
numerical control (CNC) machining and additive manufacturing to
produce parts for product designers and engineers worldwide. For
more information, visit protolabs.com.
About Myriad Sensors Inc.Myriad Sensors was founded by
Clifton Roozeboom to develop products like PocketLab, a portable
science lab that makes hands-on learning easy and intuitive.
PocketLab has received accolades in competitions hosted by Yale and
Stanford University, and it most recently captured Proto Labs'
award for innovation. For more information, visit
thepocketlab.com.
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