emoco is a social and emotional development toy for children aged 5 to 12 years old. It teaches emotional expression based on theory of the 6 universal emotions - anger, happiness, surprise, disgust, sadness and fear. Each emotion is mapped onto a distinct colour, which the toy can recognise. Children may play together with their connectable emoco and develop interpersonal skills.

I did interactive prototyping using Arduino. A multitude of sensors such as the tap sensor, colour sensor and infrared sensor were used. I used 3D printing to make the shell cover and soldered the electrical components on a protoboard.

With the integration of hardware and software, the final product is finished!