1. Buddy Box Nick Poist and Josh White Worcester Technical High School 1/6/14

2. ∗ Metal spirals on notebooks pinch the paper ∗ Skateboard razor tails ∗ Toothpaste stains in the sink ∗ My pillow flattens and stays flat ∗ Short iphone charger cables ∗ Hot water bottles ∗ Pencil sharpeners that just break your pencil ∗ It is annoying to refill your pets food bowl. Possible Problems

3. According to our survey, 73% of pet owners in the Unites States report having to refill their pet’s food bowl. 61% of the people found it time consuming and 65% of the people found it annoying. 71% reported that an adjustable motorized food dispenser would make refilling their pet food bowl easier. Problem Statement

4. Project Management

5. ∗ We created a survey to find out what kind of problems people have with their pet food bowl and how they would like to see them fixed. ∗ Research ∗ There are 73 million dogs and 90 million cats in the Unites States. 63% of all households own a pet. “In the United States alone, dog owners spent over $8.5 billion on commercially manufactured dog food in 2007.” In 2013, pet owners spent 55.3 billion dollars on their pets. Attack Path

6. ∗ We obtained our results and studied them. ∗ Survey Results ∗ 56% own a pet ∗ 76% have to refill their food bowl ∗ 65% find it irritating ∗ 61% find it time consuming ∗ 79% found that a dispenser would make it easier ∗ The average price that someone would pay is $15 Justification

7. ∗ We researched competing products and found characteristics that we liked and did not like. ∗ We liked how certain products are easy to use. ∗ We did not like products that were too complex. Justification

8. ∗ There are 114 million households in the US. 63% of all households own a pet. Potential Market

9. ∗ Chris Hanyak- An engineer from Hardwire ∗ Ron Walsh- An engineer from NASA Experts