Grabbi
Empowering individuals by making moving boxes easier and more efficient.
Context
Class project
Role & team
Spring 2025
Product Design and Development (2.739)
MIT Mechanical Engineering
Design & fabrication: Nour Al Maalouf (me), Joseph Ntaimo, Hermione Hsieh, Katherine Lee
I worked on material selection, 3D modeling, printing prototypes, and user testing. All contributions on this page are mine.
Skills
3D modeling
3D printing
Material selection
User research & testing
Rapid prototyping
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Moving sucks.
For everyone.
85% of participants either dreaded or worried about moving.
How might we improve the experience of using moving boxes?
“I hate the cutout handles. They always dig into my fingers and literally tear the box sometimes.”
~ Denise, MIT graduate student
sharp corner for cutting tape
teeth for grip
wider outside wall to prevent falling into box
finger indicators for (un)installation guidance
