The FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Innovation Project is a core competitive element where teams identify, research, and solve a real-world problem. This project accounts for 25% of a team's total score at tournaments and is evaluated based on the Engineering Design Process.
Our Project
Our tool is an innovative multitool designed to save archaeologists’ time, money, and weight; it combines essential functions onto just 2 bodies, a small and a large tool.
We have looked online and done research, but have found that our tools are, in fact, original ideas, unlike anything out there.
The Large Tool
The large tool has an unscrewable head of a pickaxe that can be removed when not in use, but will be secure when used against rock, as well as a shovel head that folds onto the tool body when either the pickaxe is being used, or the tool is being stored, but comes out, unfolds, and locks securely when you want to use it. The full large tool also collapses together for easy storage, however, so as not to take up too much space.
The Small Tool
The small tool is a multitool containing a small shovel, brush, toothbrush, foam brush, and a customizable spot. They are all stored in one rectangular body with a cover that can be used as a handle that slides in and out, and tools go out through the opening, staying in place due to the cover.
Overall
The estimated cost for producing these tools put together is $106. The weight estimation is 13.79 pounds for the 2 parts combined.
The materials we plan to make the handles out of fiberglass, fasteners out of titanium and stainless steel tool heads for sturdy metal tools, and for things like the foam brush, their usual materials like synthetic polymers, so as not to mess with success.
