The document describes a proposed machine called Road Runner that would recycle textiles to provide customized clothing and other textile items to travelers and homeless people. The machine would allow users to deposit old textiles, select new items, and receive customized textiles produced instantly from the deposited materials. A working prototype would be developed using techniques from FabLabs to prove the feasibility. The goal is to address needs for access to clothing while recycling textiles and reducing waste.

2. On The Road:On The Road:
Road Runner
Textile Recycler
Multidiscipline workshop in design and engineering
Ecole des Mines & Brunel University & Ecole d’Art et Design
March 21-25 2011
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3. On The Road TeamOn The Road Team
Andra Oprisan
Brunel University
Romania
Kerstin Hollaus
Ecole des Mines
Austria
Marie Matsuura
Ecole d’Art et
Design
France
Anthony Serat
Ecole des Mines
France
France
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4. Big IdeaBig Idea
A machine that recycles
textiles for people «on thetextiles for people «on the
road» facing an
uncomfortable situationuncomfortable situation.
on the road = 1.travelers who are in transit in airports, train
stations, hostels or camping areas, or
2. homeless people
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5. BackgroundBackground
Problems
There are unexpected situations when
you travel and need certain objects that
Numbers
17 kg of wasted
textiles per year
And opportunities
you can’t carry with you.
F l f t bl i t d
10 years to
completely recycle
Less than 30%
Feel more comfortable in unexpected
situations when traveling;
Recycle textile;
C t i d t til
recycled
Very few centers
that donate clothing
t h l lCustomized textiles
Help the homeless people
Eco friendly
to homeless people
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6. Who uses Road Runner?Who uses Road Runner?
Travelers in
airports, train
t ti
Homeless
people
Backpackers in
hostels &
i itstations camping sites
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7. Business modelBusiness model
1
donate
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8. Idea explorationIdea exploration
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9. How Road Runner works?How Road Runner works?
2Choose your
2
5
Choose your
item
P t i
Refill with raw
materials
Put clothes in
(if necessary)1
3Put money in
(if necessary)
4 Take your
item
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10. Scenario 1 AirportScenario 1 - Airport
You’re stuck in
an airport and
d tneed a rest…
You would die
for a pillow !p
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11. Customer journey: airportCustomer journey: airport
2 3 4
Take the
Use the objects
After using
the objects…
Take the
objects out
to your
“airport
crib”
1Go to the Road Runner
Pay and get the objects
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5 6…put them back in to be
recycled by the Road Runner
Continue journey

12. Scenario 2 hostelScenario 2 - hostel
When
backpacking,
d ’tyou don’t
usually have
enough placeg p
for like
voluminous
clothes orclothes or
objects like
blanket,
illpillow…
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13. Customer journey: hostelCustomer journey: hostel
1 21 2
3 43 4
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14. Scenario 3 homelessScenario 3 - homeless
Homeless people
have the same
t di ttorn, dirty,
unfitted
clothes all the
time. They can’t
buy new things
and hardly findand hardly find
the exact thing
they need.
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15. User journey: homelessUser journey: homeless
2Prepare clothes
1Bring old clothing to
homeless centre
4 6
Select Walk
3 5
Put
clothes
in
Select
piece of
clothing
Take new
clothing
out
away
happy &
with new
clothes
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16. Technology: FablabTechnology: Fablab
Without Fablab With FablabWithout Fablab With Fablab
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17. FeasibilityFeasibility
cotton as a base +
other materials
new textile & seamless clothing
Other similar existing systems:Other similar existing systems:
-spray-on clothes
-textile recycling for construction materials
-Electrolux Clothing Extruder (Liz McCarter, 2010)
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18. Triple bottom lineTriple bottom line
S i l N dSocial Need
Help
Access
EcologicalEconomical
Recycle
Reduce
Rent
Micro-finance
Profits
Big market
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19. TimelineTimeline
Now 2016 2020 2025
DevelopingDeveloping
technology
& Research
Prototyping
& testing Available in
several big
cities
Available
worldwideo d de
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20. Th kThank you
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