TED Talks Presentation

World Hunger: Project Feed the People

By:Caitlin Doyle

OverviewOpening Remarks

Problem

Project Objective

Prototypes/Possible Solutions

Marketability

Final Solution

Service Project

Closing Remarks

Opening RemarksToday, I am going to talk to you about my product, the “Hunger Solver”. My robotic solution will solve the problem of world hunger. I created 3 different possible solutions, all of which were voted on. According to my voting audience, solution 3 was the best solution for the problem of world hunger. Today, I will present all of the major details of each of my 3 solutions and show why solution 3 is the best solution for the problem of world hunger.

Problem

The problem of world hunger is becoming a bigger problem every day. At least 795 million people in the world are undernourished.Many solutions to this problem are already out there, but none of them have solved the problem fully. My goal is to solve this problem so that we never have to deal with the problem of world hunger again.

World Hunger

http://youtube.com/v/0W2Ic5hV28w

88% of people surveyed said that this problem is a significant problem that people would pay to have solved.

Project objective: To solve world hunger by using robots.

Prototypes/Possible SolutionsPrototype 1

A solar-powered all-terrain vehicle that can fly and hold at least 300 pounds of food, water, and goods.

Prototype 2

A rough-terrain vehicle, powered by gas, that flies and can carry at least 250 pounds of food, water, and goods.

Prototype 3

An all-terrain, airplane/ four wheeler-like vehicle, powered by gas and solar power. This vehicle can hold 400 pounds of food, water, and goods.

Understanding the marketability

Target audience

I am trying to sell my robot to companies which are already trying to solve world hunger.

Marketing IdeasIdea 1Create a website that tells about the product. You will be able to order the product at the push of a button.

Idea 2Call or email companies to determine if they would like to buy the product. Give the companies all the product details and price. Make sure that this product is the one they are looking for.

Marketing TrendFindingsMy survey shows that solution 3 is the best solution. 15 out of 22 people surveyed said that solution 3 was the best solution to this problem. 40% of people said that these solutions were definitely marketable.

Supplies Needed8 Aluminum Sheets $320 total 315 watt solar panel $300 6 panel front door $100 Aircraft Fuel Tank $200 Altimax Arctic Tires/Wheels $400 for 4 Passenger Side Headlight $30 Driver’s Side Headlight $40 Aircraft Wings $2,500 4.0 GHz CPU $350 Continental TSIO-360 Plane Engine $28,400

Total Cost $32,640

Final Solution

Service ProjectAs a service project, I had a donation box for people to donate items for Operation Christmas Child boxes. Using these donated items I packed about 20 boxes. This is part of my project because I am helping poor people in Third World countries. Samaritan’s Purse, the organization over Operation Christmas Child and many feeding programs, helps poor and malnourished people in Third World countries. These feeding programs are responsible for helping needy children and adults in Third World countries.

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Closing RemarksThank you for watching my presentation! I hope you enjoyed it and learned something.

I would also like to thank Samaritan’s Purse and Action Against Hunger for helping me learn about what my project means to the world and giving me tips for my project.