Things That Think: Oasis

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“We have been very happy to be part of TTT, and CI especially, we are able to find many new technologies and possibilities for future kitchen projects.”

– Makato Takashima,
Cleanup

Oasis
A new product concept focusing on the kitchen, dining, and living room area of the household.

Who:	From Cleanup: Yumi Mori, Makato Takashima, Toshiyuki Takasaki, and others From the Media Lab: Prof. Ted Selker, head of the Context-Aware Computing group and Counter Intelligence, and his student, Leo Amerigo Bonanni.
When:	2003-present
Where:	MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and Cleanup headquarters, Tokyo, Japan
Why:	Cleanup wants to develop a new product or product line for the home that will be relaxing, reliable, entertaining, stress-free, and original.
How:	Cleanup is holding regular brainstorming sessions with Media Lab researchers, and other sponsors, to drive conceptualization and design of potential products.

Details

Brainstorming for Oasis began during the Counter Intelligence meeting in the spring of 2003. That summer, Leo Bonanni visited Cleanup in Japan for further discussions. In the fall of 2003, the collaborators met again to discuss how to make the products under consideration. They narrowed down the key concepts and created a technology wishlist. Meetings were held again in January 2004. As of spring 2004, Cleanup is looking for corporate partners to further develop the concepts.


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