Mechanical Hand Project

by: Sumaiya Ahmed

Bell Prod in motion

This project required us to make a make a mechanism that can repeatedly do a specific action, while being styled in any semblance to the human hand, ranging from outward appearance, to something deeper, or something literal, and sometimes comical.

My project’s mechanism and function are simple, but amusing, whimsical, and addictive, in creation, mimicking a little child obsessed with ringing counter bells and annoying staff. The idea came to me from habits of fidgeting and amusing oneself as a child via toying with simple objects, like bubble wrap, keys, or in this case counter bells.

Final Model (with and without bell):

Conceptualizing:

Prototype