“So I thought of a universal remote control without buttons, useful in hotels, residences and places where this product is often used. The remote control itself is one of the dirtiest objects in the house, between the buttons dirt stops and you can hardly clean it, but thanks to the touch remote control it will be enough to wipe it with a rag and the remote control will be as good as new, and germ-free. This product is completely new, it does not exist on the market, so besides being functional it is also innovative. An Arduino micro processor, a proximity sensor, a battery, and a 5mm Led were needed to make this object, and in addition, in order not to penalize in design, the circuit board was custom designed and printed. Among the three aesthetic proposals, a shape that is new in this field was chosen; it is remote control obtained by extrusion of half a sphere that shrinks slightly toward the end.

From the market research that has been done, I could see that in recent years in number of buttons on remote controls has been greatly reduced, coming to have only the power, confirmation, channel change and volume buttons. Sanitel will be the name of the remote control, it is the union of the word health care and remote control. The overall dimensions of the remote control are: 164 X 26 X 24cm. The remote control is designed to be 3D printed, so this justifies the size of the remote control’s wall thickness; if it were to go to market, however, it will have to be injection molded. To get the graphics on the prototype, these were printed on an adhesive sheet, but for large industrial production they would have to be printed with pad screen printing. The design of the 3D did not present any special complications or problems, it was obtained with simplicity, and the subsequent ABS printing also had no complications, the remote control can be closed, even including the electronic components inside it. This project was very helpful in making us realize that doing design is not only about making the beautiful shape, but also designing the inside of the products, their opening and operation systems.”