Smart Tea Maker

This project aims to create a novel food preparation product tailored to the needs of home cooks in India, focusing on energy efficiency and convenience. Through research, including interviews with my grandmother and others, I discovered that everyday tasks like preparing tea and curry consume a significant amount of time and energy, with tea being made multiple times daily and curries taking hours to prepare. Additionally, inconsistent electricity availability poses challenges for many Indian households. The design integrates piezoelectric energy harvesting technology with smart features to create an efficient and sustainable solution. The two-part design separates milk heating and tea brewing processes, while incorporating innovative energy storage and temperature control systems. The top part heats milk as needed, with a yellow spring allowing rotation for easy mixing with pre-made black tea, while the bottom part is dedicated to brewing the black tea itself. The project documentation includes detailed sketches, CAD models, and prototypes showing the evolution of the design from initial concepts to final implementation. The image series in tea 1, tea 2, and tea 3 folders demonstrate the progression of the design thinking and refinement process.