Medjules

Medjules have been incorporated for use in simulation centers in Kampala, Uganda as well as at the University of Minnesota

Medjules are low-cost surgical skills trainers that provide objective feedback.The universal base allows each modular top to send skill-specific data to the cloud. Medjules are being tested within different departments at the University of Minnesota.

Medjules are low-cost surgical skills trainers that provide objective feedback.The universal base allows each modular top to send skill-specific data to the cloud. Medjules are being tested within different departments at the University of Minnesota.

Suturing

Learn both the basics and intricacies of skin closure. Using an outcomes-based assessment system, data on wound approximation and eversion are available for review after working with this trainer. 

Tool Articulation

This classic operation game tests the dexterity with which a surgeon can operate laparoscopic instruments. Data on speed and accuracy of tool handling are reported for a user’s view.

Knot Tying

No surgical training is complete without a fluent command of secure surgical knots. This trainer assesses with a standardized force the speed strength and integrity of each knot that a surgeon makes.

Wander Wheel

 


 

Wander Wheel is an interactive adventure-finding application that uses your location to create a whimsical goal-based itinerary.

No matter where you are, the moment you open Wander, you'll be given an adventure with special missions for each location on your list. From high-fiveing trees to photo scavenger hunts, you'll never run out of fun things to do.  

Download Wander today. 

 

The Choosatron

 


 

The Choosatron is a mini-arcade kit by Jerry Belich that plays choice based stories. Synaptic Design designed the identity behind the local start-up project.

Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate 

is a destination bar in downtown Minneapolis serving meatballs and craft beer. We designed a menu and brand that would suit the mystery-loving conspiracy-theorist in all of us.

Brain-Controlled Drone Flight

In a jaw-dropping feat of engineering, electronics turn a person's thoughts into commands for a robot. Using a brain-computer interface technology pioneered by University of Minnesota biomedical engineering professor Bin He, several young people have learned to use their thoughts to steer a flying robot around a gym, making it turn, rise, dip, and even sail through a ring.

Alex's work with brain-controlled helicopter flight has gained national attention. In a recent interview with Puzzlebox, Alex explains his research.