Full-court press

From the Chicago Grid:

A Pillbox That's Smart Enough To Tattle On You

The company that burns together, earns together!

Greddy and I decided to take a "company retreat" to Burning Man this year! No, company funds were not used... Unfortunately, it is not a write off... But we still had a great time on the playa, and came back energized to keep putting in the long hours getting uBox out in the world!

Outsiders in Healthcare... I'll fit right in!

I am going to a mixer at the Practice Fusion offices in SF sponsored by XX in Health.  Today's topic focuses on outsiders in healthcare, a concept to which I can heartily relate!

As a mechanical engineer, I have not been through med school, worked in clinics, or been totally familiarized with policies and regulations most providers deal with every day (yet).  However, I can take my engineering approach to learning to really understand the problem of adherence -- the complex interdependent variables, the network effects, the difference between theory and reality and why rigorous testing is a requirement. It's a complex, ever-changing problem, but I'll apply my experience in product design, robotics, and artificial intelligence and see what happens.

Maybe being an outsider is what it takes to see a new solution...

Parts, parts, and more parts!

Sara is back in Boston (and none too happy about it).  We got the reworked parts back from our prototype vendor, and so it is time to start the two-person assembly line!

 Taking inventory of the new parts

A little rework here and there...

Lasering inscriptions

 

Giving them a bath to remove mold release and dust

And reassembly according to the color combo wishes of our Indiegogo supporters!

Software crunch time --- GO!

This week we are starting on the deep dive into the updated uBox app -- how does it look, how does it work, how does it live?

Feature analysis, wireframing, mockups and use cases galore.  And so it goes.

Engaging Patients

Today was the Connected Health Conference in Santa Clara.

The conference was focused largely on M2M technologies, making use of data, and how devices can be tell you what they're thinking and doing.

I was on Wednesday's health panel, talking about how to engage patients in their own healthcare, which is not an easy task.  My co-panelists were great guys, both hilarious and informed, and it was a great experience to share what I've learned through the development of the uBox.  10/10 would do it again.

Well, hello again, Boston

So, we meet again.....

I am in Boston for a week to build uBoxes with Greddy.  I have been utterly spoiled by San Francisco's weather, and I do NOT miss the humidity! Sure, it could be worse, but still.  bleh.

We got the first shipment of parts from our RTV vendor and I am slightly disappointed... They did pretty well, all things considered, but compared to injection molded parts, they just aren't the same.  I'll have to send back about a third of the parts to be redone, both for cosmetic and structural reasons.

Just part of the process for hardware development!