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Dysphagia Cup

In Collaboration w/ Marquette University Engineering

Meet The Team

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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

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Will Gates II - Jr.

Audrey Nadrasik - Jr.

Industrial Design

Industrial Design

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Marquette University

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Sam - Sr.

Naomi - Sr.

Bio Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

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Mechanical Engineer

Isaak - Sr.

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Maisey - Sr.

Lucas - Sr.

Bio Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

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Identifying The Problem

User Research

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Anthropometric Research

Sketches

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How It Works

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Internal Components