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The MIT Toy Lab was founded in 2004 by Professor David Wallace and graduate students Barry Kudrowitz and Bill Fienup, with research funding provided by Hasbro Inc. The initial project of the Toy Lab involved developing new concepts for Nerf™ and Supersoaker® brand products. The Nerf Atom Blaster, a variant of a toy developed in this lab, is now currently on the market.

Over the past few years, the MIT Toy Lab has grown in both research scope and membership. We are a lab dedicated to the exploration of creative design with an emphasis on entertainment and aesthetics.

The MIT Toy Lab consists of: Professor David Wallace, Barry Kudrowitz (PhD, Toy Design), James Penn (PhD, Animatronics), Paul Fathallah (MSME, Animatronics), Monica Rush (SM, Creativity), Marlous Nacken (Visiting Researcher from TU Delft, Water Play), Andrew Hurwich (BSME, Nerf), Jake Muhleman (BSME, Animatronics)

Past Members Include: Bill Fienup (MSME '05), Alan Skaggs (MSME '06), Andrew Greenhut (BSME '06), Matthew Blanco (BSME '07), Kashika Sharma (UROP), Doria Holbrook (UROP), Rebecca Smith (UROP)

Honorary Members: Andrew Carvey (MSME '07), Chandler Hatton (BSME '06), Ethan Crumlin (PhD), Mika Tomczak (MSME '08), Sittha Sukkasi (Phd), Amos Winter (PhD), Terry Gaige (MSME '07), Jessica Vechicul (MSME '07), Keiko Poodle

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