Team Aesop

Description of Yo-yo Design Our yo-yo is based off of the story of the tortoise and the hare from Aesop’s fables. One side is a tortoise, with the shell taking up the entirety of the circular yo-yo. The other side of the yo-yo is the body of the hare. Our idea is that as the yo-yo spins, the tortoise and the hare will be chasing each other around in an endless footrace. The shell of the tortoise and the body of the hare will both press-fit into two sides of the same body part. All three parts will be injection-molded. Meanwhile, the stand will be thermoformed. The two pieces sticking out, the head of the tortoise and the tale of the hare, will be made out of felt or another lightweight material, so that it won’t affect the rotational mechanics of the yo-yo. These will be laser-cut. As for the division of the team, Khanh and Joshua will be working on the tortoise, Elizabeth and Mario will be working on the hare, and Thulith will be working on the stand. The entire team will

T E A M   A E S O P Hello! We are Team Aesop, a 2.008 yoyo team. From left to right, the team members are: Khanh Nguyen, Mario Macedo, Thulith Edirisinghe, Joshua Graves, and Elizabeth Vasquez. We are super excited to be creating our own custom-made yoyos this semester in 2.008, and will be using this blog to keep you updated on our progress! Our team name comes from Aesop as in Aesop's fables -- this may be a hint to our future yoyo design, so stay tuned for the next blog post!