Year: 2020
The Google Smart Camera and Smart Camera XL were developed through a close collaboration between Google, Huddly, Aruliden and Frost Produkt. Aruliden was responsible for the visual design, while Frost Produkt was brought in to develop the mechanical architecture and translate the design into a robust, production-ready solution.Our work focused on construction, component integration, heat management and efficient assembly, while preserving the clean exterior and visual intent of the original design. The complexity of the project required close collaboration between designers and engineers at Huddly, Aruliden, Google and Frost Produkt, together with testing and production teams across several continents.
A key part of our solution was what we called the “cassette solution.” The complete camera is assembled on an open and accessible internal frame, giving easy access to components and enabling fast and precise assembly. Once completed, the entire assembly slides into the outer housing like a cassette into a cassette player. A bayonet-mounted lens ring completes the assembly, leaving no visible screws on the exterior.
Frost Produkt was responsible for the mechanical development of both the Google Smart Camera and Smart Camera XL, as well as accessories for the series.
The result is a solution where the complexity of engineering, assembly and production is hidden behind a simple and refined exterior.
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