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In Electronic Vessels I made a machine that folds tamales, that can lighten the workload in small Mexican restaurants. Making tamales is very labor intensive. The "Auto-malé", decreases the time that it takes to make tamales, and it makes it easier to mass produce them. Also, when using the Auto-malé at home, having family time while making tamales becomes easier. My client has grown up eating tamales however a big problem that they always had when making them was that they took too long to make. Essentially, the project has motors that pushes flaps with a corn husk attached to them, resulting in a folded tamale. The project will really take the process of making tamales to a whole new level.

I learned a lot in Electronic Vessels, and grew in many ways. On the first day, I learned how to use copper tape, LEDs and a lithium battery to light up the LED. Also, throughout the studio I learned little bits of Arduino code. I practiced physical fabrication skills including learning how to use the laser cutter and other power tools in the shop. I learned how to solder and I learned how to use Arduino to power lights and servos. I learned how to use different mechanisms for different uses. I learned how to use 3-d printers to enhance the quality of my projects, and lastly I learned how important iteration can be when fabricating, because if we never iterate, then we miss out on thousands of ideas and possibilities.