PRE2025 1 Group1
PLAN
Concept Introduction
This project aims to design and prototype a smart hamster cage. Hamster cages have long featured similar designs, features and limitations. While a hamster wheel may give the hamster the ability to exercise, a water bottle give it the ability to drink and a food bowl the ability to eat, these are all parts of the hamster cage that are long outdated. In our modern world there is a market gap: a hamster cage that can help care for your hamster, teach you more about it, and let you better interact with your beloved pet. If successful, this proof-of-concept opens the door to an expansion towards larger pet enclosures such as rabbits, guinea pigs, and more.
Objectives
- Provide reliable care for the hamster, even while users are away
- Help users more effectively care for their hamsters
- Other, user-defined objectives that will be found via user research