The technical review is an important, informal, interactive prototype demonstration. Think of it as a mostly show (demonstration), not tell, presentation. Be ready to have faculty use your prototypes.

The review contributes to a portion of your shared team-wide grade and all course instructors will participate in the review process. It is held during the evening on the date indicated in the class schedule.

Instructors will work in teams so that you will demonstrate for 15 minutes, have 15 minutes off, and then demonstrate again to a different pair of instructors. In total you will have three 15 minute demo sessions.

The goal of the technical review is to inform instructors about the state of your functional, final prototype and to obtain critical feedback. This feedback will help you prioritize improvements for the final presentation. The exercise will help you learn how to factually present a product prototype to colleagues in a professional working context and obtain design feedback.

Examples from prior technical reviews are on the right. You can also view technical reviews from the 2005 class in the gallery (select a project and click on the technical review link).

This is a general technical design review, so important aspects to consider include:

• Mechanical design details
• Human factors/form/aesthetics
• System integration
• Details/prototype execution/manufacturing
• Performance quality/safety/reliability

Video of the review will be made available on the course website.

Please review the detailed presentation logistics carefully.
See results of technical review.