Adjustable Bead Maze

Team Five: Christian Muth, Hope Buskirk, Kyle Meyer

Bead Maze isn't versatile enough to develop good motor and praxis skills(Problem )

❏ Fixed wires❏ Set amount and shape of beads❏ Tests limited amount of motor and

praxis skills❏ Can't move beads to match color or

shape of beads

Problem Statement

Improve or create a bead maze that allows Occupational Therapy Assistants(OTA ) to test and improve motor and praxis skills. The product should be versatile, lightweight, easy to use and clean, and cost efficient to make. The product should allow the (OTA) to adjust it for any motor or praxis skills test.

Adjustable Bead Maze

Customer Needs● Lightweight● Affordable● Portable● Safe● Ease Of Use● Ease Of Clean● Aesthetically Pleasing● Adjustable/Versatile

Objectives❏ Weigh less than 10lbs❏ Cost less than $100❏ Able to use in any

location❏ Need to be child safe❏ Able to use with any age❏ Easy to keep clean❏ Colorful to keep attention

and test cognitive skills❏ Adapt to test all motor

and praxis skills

Concept 1 & 2

Concept 1• 3 Rod base

connecting 2 sides

• 5 wires• Wires attach to

base with Velcro

Concept 2• Cube shape

design• 5 wires • Wires attach to

the top with Velcro

• Lid flips over to store bead maze

Concepts 1 & 23 Rod base/Velcro wire attachment and Toy box concept/Velcro wire

attachment

Concept 3 & 4

Concept 3• Tray Style• Holes in tray• 5 wires• Wires attach with

Velcro

Concept 4• 3 rod base

connecting 2 sides

• Collapsible legs• 5 wires• Wires attach with

cork

Concepts 3 & 4Prosthetic Hand & Prosthetic Cupholder

Final Design

• 3 rod style connecting 2 sides

• Collapsible legs• 2 of 3 rods are

threaded with hex nuts

• Open box base to hold everything

• 5 or more wires• Wires vary in

color and length • Beads vary in

color, size, and shape

• Wires attached by magnets

Final Design3 rod style with open boxbase

Selection Matrix

Concepts

      A B C D E

Criteria

 

 3 Rod base/Velcro Wire 

attachment

Toy Box concept/velcro wire 

attachmentTray table/velcro wire attachment

3 Rod base with legs/cork wire attachment

3 Rod with base/magnetic wire 

attachment  Weight Rate Score Rate Score Rate Score Rate Score Rate Score Rate Score

Cost 25% 0 0 5 1.25 5 1.25 1 0.25 2 0.5 3 0.75Machine Washable 15% 0 0 5 0.75 4 0.6 2 0.3 3 0.45 4 0.6

Weight 15% 0 0 5 0.75 4 0.6 1 0.15 2 0.3 3 0.45Ease Of Use 20% 0 0 4 0.8 5 1 4 0.8 3 0.6 3 0.6Safety 25% 0 0 5 1.25 4 1 4 1 3 0.75 3 0.75

  Total 100% 0 4.8 4.45 2.5 2.6 3.15  Rank   6 1 2 5 4

Reflect On Results

• 3 rod base with velcro wire attachment Not versatile enough

• Toy box concept with velcro attachment Too heavy and not versatile enough

• Tray style with velcro attachment Not versatile enough, velcro attachment isn't effective

• 3 Rod base with collapsible legs Velcro attachment isn't effective, no base to keep everything

Final Design Complete