BEEDS

Amiyr Ahmad and Will Fosnot

Amiyr Ahmad brief

BEED is a seed disperser that spreads seeds around North America via bike for the red knot bird that is endangered. 

The red knot's main source of food are seeds. BEEDS is attached to a bike near the rear wheel and has a gear that latches to the chain and when the bike is pedaled the seeds get pushed out over the ground and the birds can eat it. BEEDs was designed because the red knot bird is an inhabitant of North America and needs to be helped.

Will Fosnot brief 

BEED: a pedal powered bike attachment that distributes seeds to feed the endangered Red Knot bird in Delaware Bay. BEED helps people interact with and support wildlife and habitats as they bike though nature by offering a natural food source to these birds which supplements diminished food in their habitat.

The Red Knot bird is endangered due to food shortages at a key resting point during their spring migration. This key resting point is Delaware Bay. The Red Knot bird eats horseshoe crab eggs and the seeds of sedges. The BEED attaches to a bike with a clamp, has a seed holding box which can be filled with different kinds of seeds when traveling in different seasons or specific areas, and has a seed dispersing mechanism which is activated by the rotation of the bike chain caused by pedaling.