Cube 3000

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The Cube 3000 is a 3.5 inch fidget cube with electronic and non-electronic fidgets. The cube was designed to benefit children with autism and ADHD. Children with autism enjoy repetitive behaviors which are offered with the many fidgets on the cube. The cube offers an outlet for all the pent-up energy that children with ADHD have. Each cube face has a variety of fidgets. Side 4 has three buttons. The bottom white button is the one/off switch for the entire system. The red and blue buttons turn on separate motors to vibrate the cube. Side 6 has multiple switches to flick back and forth in addition to ball bearings to roll around. Side 1 contains the controlling knobs for the lights. Each knob adjusts the brightness of the red, blue, or yellow light which can be seen through the translucent top face. Side 3 contains three gears for fidgeting while also including a slider. Lastly, the bottom is the battery access panel which is a textured surface that the user can run their hand over and must be unscrewed to reach the battery for safety purposes. All of this was constructed with lightweight materials surrounded by silicon corner protectors to reduce sharp edges in addition to providing cushioning in the case of a fall. Gaps were minimized to prevent children from reaching the electronic components. The material used for the shell was pine wood. The motors, dials, ball bearings, battery casing, and buttons were premade. The rest of the cube was made out of 3-D printed materials. Although $183.80 out of the $200 budget was spent, the effective cost to construct the fidget cube was $44.13.