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In order to more efficiently transfer pollen adhering to materials onto flowers, I envision mimicking the principles of artificial pollination by combining an airbag with a sole device. This way, as a person walks, airflow can be generated, achieving the initial concept of 'pollinating while walking,' completing this process unconsciously.

With this idea, the first concept that needs to be verified is whether the airflow from the airbag under the shoe can successfully blow out the air to simulate artificial pollination to achieve the pollination effect.
For the initial prototyping, I used an air pump-like device attached to the airbag to inflate the airbag; subsequently, air tubes were introduced to deflate the airbag; forming a complete gas flow path of air pump-air bag-tubes to provide airflow for blowing pollen out of the flower. But then I realized in later testing that airflow could also enter through the air tube thus causing pollen to be sucked back up. To prevent this, I added a luer check valve (a type of on-way valve) to the second prototype so that the airflow would blow out of the tubes as envisioned to help carry the pollen away for pollination. 






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