Easy Squeezy

A child-size, customizable, tactile sanitizer

September 2021 - December 2021

Team Captain

Team:

• Alexandria Jost

• Kelly Yee

• Ling Sun

• Shovik Saha

The objective for this project was to design and build a novel solution addressing COVID-19. Throughout COVID-19, there have been many difficulties keeping safety precautions in classrooms and other spaces. It is hard for children to understand why we need to wear masks and take protective measures. Thus, children often do not wear their masks correctly and forget to sanitize their hands, making both inherently ineffective. These difficulties inspired my team to focus our demographic on children.

Our solution, the Easy Squeezy, is a child-size, customizable, and tactile sanitizer. It is designed to be portable and attach to backpacks to prevent loss and promote use. The small device mimics a stress ball to make application fun and easy. A velcro attachment allows versatility of the Easy Squeezy, while the refillable body promotes a long product life-span. Compared to disposable hand sanitizer bottles, the Easy Squeezy is a more eco-friendly product.

As Team Captain, I coordinated brainstorming, 3D design, and prototyping. See below for our project video. See 0:57 to 2:33 for my speaking.