Our task was to create a wearable device that would have a positive impact on the wearer's mental health. During our research we found that panic attacks or not only prevalent in adults, but also young children which led us to focusing on children as our target audience. We also found that the onset of panic attacks can be managed by different breathing exercises that are applicable to children but can be taught in different ways. Using this information, we began building a prototype for a device in the form of a teddybear that would help children complete breathing exercises in a safe environment.

I was tasked with creating and testing the hardware prototype that would sit inside the bear and respond to user input. This involved connecting various sensors to an arduino development board and outputting a breathing battern to a high power LED matrix to shine through the bear.