ROLI LTD BeatPOC (BeatHive Proof of Concept)

罗利是一家以设计为主导的科技初创公司，即将推出其首款产品--荣获多项大奖的Seabard Grand。我们的使命是通过直观的技术增强人们的能力，开发扩展人机交互带宽的界面。BeatHave是一种新型的数字音乐序列器，旨在轻松与电脑和平板电脑兼容。它采用了两个融合的产品类别，电子鼓包和音序器(都是市场不断增长的流行音乐产品)，并将它们集成到一个单一的模块化系统中，具有我们专有的SEA接口技术和全新的设计。SEA技术，再加上实现BeatHave突破性外形所需的一系列进一步的技术创新，将使我们能够创造出一种轻便、便携、直观和价格合理的产品，同时还提供丰富的交互和前所未有的功能水平。我们推出的Seabard盛大受到了全球的热烈欢迎，来自近100个国家的数千人注册，有机会在两周内预订首批88款Seabard中的一款。BeatHave将建立在Seboard的技术创新基础上，并将通过结合一些额外功能来增加我们现有的SEA技术的价值。该申请寻求为一个概念验证研发项目提供资金，使我们能够对BeatHave项目的可行性和长期可能性进行研究。我们的主要目标是：(1)通过解决基本的电子、机械和软件工程挑战来验证产品的技术可行性，使我们(2)能够建立一个基本的原型，我们可以使用它(3)通过用户试验来评估商业潜力，以及(4)探索制造和组装的选择。

ROLI is a design-led technology startup that is about to ship its first product, the multi-awardwinningSeaboard GRAND. Our mission is to empower people through intuitive technology,developing interfaces that expand the bandwidth of human-computer interaction.BeatHive is a new type of digital music sequencer designed for easy compatibility withcomputers and tablets. It takes two converging product categories, electronic drum kits andsequencers (both popular music products with growing markets) and integrates them into asingle modular system featuring our proprietary SEA Interface technology and an entirelynovel design. SEA technology, combined with a series of further technological innovationsrequired to realise BeatHive’s breakthrough form factor, will enable us to create a product thatis lightweight, portable, intuitive and accessibly priced, while also offering richness ofinteraction and an unprecedented level of functionality.Our launch of the Seaboard GRAND met with global enthusiasm, with thousands of peoplefrom almost 100 countries registering for the chance to pre-order one of the first 88 Seaboardsin the space of two weeks. BeatHive will build on the technological innovation of theSeaboard, and will add value to our existing SEA technology by combining a number ofadditional functionalities.This application seeks funding for a proof-of-concept R&D project to enable us to conductresearch into the feasibility and long-term possibilities of the BeatHive project. Our keyobjectives are: (1) to verify the technological feasibility of the product by solving thefundamental electronic, mechanical and software engineering challenges, enabling us (2) tobuild a basic prototype, which we can use (3) to assess the commercial potential through usertrials and (4) to explore options for manufacturing and assembly.