Video Introduction, Timeline Estimate, and Transcript available here:<p><a href="http://www.ajsamericangarage.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ajsamericangarage.com</a><p>I call it The Ghost Door. It is a device to open and close various types of hinged doors and latch them closed using undisclosed sensor systems. I have the drawings and design ready to begin prototyping, and by dedicating myself full-time to learning and implementing small scale tech like Arduino/Pi/Intel/etc materials, it’s about working to bring an idea to functional concept. It helps to have a programming background of sorts, and the skills to research the right guides to do small time electronics work like soldering and working through issues. I can totally build this thing in my garage if I had the time and money, at least to the point of working with some engineers to optimize it for mass production.<p>What’s great about the product from an investment and revenue standpoint is that it works in both “retro-fit” and “brand new” applications. It should be able to be mounted and used on interior doors for the mobility impaired or for convenience.<p>In conjunction with manufacturers, the design and technology can also be incorporated into industrial / commercial / medical door applications as a competitor to existing products. As of now, it’s not quite an ‘internet of things’ device — thinking of security here — but the potential to be such a device is built-in to the concept’s scope. The device has one primary goal: To open and close doors in a novel manner that will be a profitable product.
For those who may not click the link, I would like to note that I performed an ~8 minute presentation in my garage to get a more personal introduction to me as a potential founder. I've looked through quite a few entries thus far and pretty sure it's a unique approach, at least it's a custom video for this opportunity. It's not terrible if you don't mind thought out, rehearsed pitches!