Think back to a moment in the last year—what do you remember? Did a photo or video capture that feeling? Memory Bottle is a tangible user interface (TUI) that bridges the gap between how we document moments and how we experience them. This ephemeral recording device encourages the formation of a grounding habit through an alternative method of documentation: focusing on collecting small yet meaningful sensory elements throughout the day and reviewing them once before letting them go. The device takes the form of a bottle that captures specific sensory inputs: color, temperature, and audio. Memory Bottle is paired with an external device, the Sensory Station, which transfers sensory data collected throughout the day into an abstracted output that users engage with to intentionally process their experiences. This TUI centers memory, attention, and ritual to transform memory-making into an actively mindful experience.

Condition synthesis is vital for generating data for fault detection and diagnosis studies. Traditional methods rely heavily on human labor. This study proposes a robotic method and its instru-ment to efficiently synthesize faulty conditions and mass-produce data to develop fault detection and diagnosis algorithms. The first contribution is the formalization of a new approach called Robotic Condition Synthesis, which shifts the traditionally labor-intensive task of condition synthesis to a robot-based force control task. The second contribution is developing a new robotic manipulator, which is more effective than current lab-grade robots for the tasks involved in the Robotic Condition Synthesis. The third contribution is empirical evidence of the superiority of this new robot in performing the Robotic Condition Synthesis tasks. This study also explores the potential of the new robot by conducting a three-dimensional system identification of a rotordynamic plant, which lays the foundation for more advanced Robotic Condition Synthesis policies in the future.