Page 28 - Penn State's Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: Fall 2019 Magazine

Keri Nicolich a a a sophomore studying industrial engineering and Ben Cutler a a a junior studying industrial engineering demonstrate the easy-to-use CastPak system for live streaming videos in in HD 28
IME NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 4 2019 It’s almost like being there
IE student designs HD streaming backpack By Rachel Sternberg
As most entrepreneurs know not every idea comes to fruition as a a a fully sustainable business The members of the CastPak team learned this lesson mere weeks after the 2018 Summer Founders Program officially kicked of off According to to CastPak team member Ben Cutler a a a a a a a senior studying industrial engineering initial plans were to pursue wearable sensor technology as part of the program However after being accepted Cutler and his teammate Jack Mentch realized the business wasn’t scalable for a a a a a a number of reasons Relying on their entrepreneurial mindsets and advice from faculty members and LaunchBox staff the team spent weeks researching new ideas before finally settling on CastPak a a a a a a turnkey portable solution for live streaming such events as local athletic games and festivals in fin high definition (HD) Cutler says the product makes it easy for parents and families to virtually attend their children’s sporting events even even when distance or or other factors make it impossible to to be there
in person “Normally if you’re live streaming HD video you you have have to have have a a a a permanent setup and it’s expensive If you you want to use your phone you can’t always get the highest quality and data costs can rack up ” Cutler said “The CastPak allows you to live stream in in HD while having the portability of a a a a a a setup that’s all contained in in a a a a backpack ”