Unleash a surprise strike with new NERF Booster-Mine! Load 16 darts into the chambers,and then position it to blast your friends in a way they won’t see coming . This new fun foam dart shooter was developed as one of my projects the through MIT Toy Lab (Collaboration with Hasbro.) User positions toy on the floor, takes tethered launch pad up to 30 feet away. At the desired moment, user stomps on launch pad to shoot foam darts in every direction! The toy is made using Vacuum Forming for the outer casing and Injection Molding the internal components. The early designs were made using 3D printing for prototypes. User testing was performed with a group of 20 individuals (age range was 6-14) to inform design decisions for the size, color, and dart capacity of the toy. The air pressure is generated through the bellow (launchpad), sent through a central manifold and divided into 16 mechanically equalizing chambers.
