Tubi Toy

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Currently 2.5 million Brazilian households – about 11 million inhabitants – do not have access to electricity (Source: www.aneel.com.br). This is a major problem, especially for low-income children, who, due to the social isolation of Covid 19, had all their school activities remotely.

How many children have not stopped studying due to lack of energy? And how many PET bottles were not disposed of incorrectly? These two questions were the starting point of this project.

Inspired by the format and operation of the popular toy “Vai e Vem” and its interactivity and distance, giving children the opportunity to play and also have a source of energy to meet basic daily needs, such as charging an electronic device or lighting during the period of the night.

With a very simple operation, the Tubi toy needs two children or two adults to use the toy to generate energy, while one opens its arms, the other needs to close them, causing the bottle in the center to slide from side to side in a movement that generates energy and is then stored. All this energy can be used as a light fixture or as a power bank, helping with daily activities and reducing the difficulties of lack of energy. The Tubi toy uses two PET bottles in its external structure, as well as its wire, which is entirely made of PET bottle threads, and all other plastics in the composition are produced with recyclable plastic.

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