Robot Dress
Maker Faire Bay Area 2018
MAKER
Saura Naderi
Saura Naderi is a staff government affairs analyst for Qualcomm Incorporated. In this role, she is the lead engineering instructor and designer of the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™. Saura works closely with local education and community based organizations to develop programming that will engage the middle school population in STEM-focused opportunities and provide exposure to the world of engineering.
Sometimes the way to the invention of your dreams is letting it go, as Saura Naderi, lead engineering teacher and designer of the Qualcomm® Thinkabit Lab™, found when to building a robot dress. Saura will share lessons learned in collaboration with engineers and a theatrical costume designer.
What inspired you to make this project?:
Since high school I've had the idea to create a crazy, elegant gown that moves autonomously as I move, with a control pad on the inside and maybe steam coming out
