A Co-Design approach for automated cooking appliances
summary
Prototype smart microwave that lets people with intellectual disability prepare packaged meals by scanning a barcode and receiving barcode-triggered interactive recipes stored in the cloud; system uses a Raspberry Pi + relay to control magnetron, touchscreen and Kivy UI, plus BLE contact and weight sensors and a separate smoke alarm. Co-designed content uses black-and-white icons + community-recorded audio. Tested with service users from Saint John of God; iterative trials show icons outperform photos and video, average consumer microwaves have ~16 buttons.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:53Project overview
- 3:50Project inspiration
- 7:23Co-design process
- 9:18Accessible tech background
- 10:28Community Supported Appliance
- 12:28Co-design in accessibility
- 15:03UI evolution and testing
- 17:57Prototype demo
- 22:12Technical modifications
- 23:20Feedback mechanisms
- 26:48Contact sensors
- 28:17Technical modeling limits
- 30:27Domain-specific language
- 32:27OT screens interface
- 33:56JSON instruction format
- 34:42Project feedback
- 38:23Q&A
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