In our society, the world faces a problem. Magneto, nemesis of the X-Men, is pretty tall, and Professor X is in a wheelchair. This causes the heroic Patrick Stewart to be far below Ian McKellen’s eye level, resulting in awkward social confrontations. To solve this problem, we created the X-Lift.
What is the X-Lift?
The X-Lift is, in essence, a motorised wheelchair. Its most simplistic function is moving forward with motorised wheels. The X-Lift’s primary function, however, is to lift it’s user up to the eye level of standing humans. This has a few side-benefits, such as being able to reach high shelves and the usual benefits of being tall.
Although not completed there was an intended third function linked to a distance sensor. If this was completed, the X-Lift would have moved forward until something got close, upon which it would stop and raise Professor X up into the air.
Reflection
Emanuel’s Reflection: The X-Lift was kinda a joke from the get-go. We found a picture of Professor X staring at the screen and collectively lost our mind over it for like ten minutes. Surprisingly enough we did manage to complete the assignment, in a half-complete janky type fashion. The X-Lift is barely functional and would probably explode if you picked it up wrong. So I guess if we could fix anything, that’d probably be the top option.
James’ and Matthew’s Reflection: The X-Lift began its creation with humorous intent. A lot of time spent on this contraption was expanding on its humourous origin which had a disastrous effect on the final result. I am not happy with the machine but I am pleased with the final result. A lot of the inspiration taken into The X-Lift came from the plot of the X-Men movies from the 2000s to early 2010s which created a more involved connection with machines purpose.
