Although it looks like an ordinary soccer ball, the “Soccket” is anything but ordinary. The Soccket is a soccer ball on the outside, power source on the inside. That’s right this ball is a portable power generator.
Raising $92,296 on Kickstarter in March of 2013, New York-based Uncharted Play is trying to change the world through play.
Headed by two Harvard Grads, Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman, Uncharted Play uses toys like the Soccket to change the developing areas of the world. By playing with the Soccket, children can generate enough electricity to power small electronic devices. This may not seems like a lot, but the ability to charge a phone in a village that otherwise would not have power is huge. (click below to read more)
So how does it work? The Soccket is a durable, energy-harnessing soccer ball. Using Uncharted Play’s patent pending technology, the pendulum-like mechanism inside the Soccket captures the kinetic energy generated during normal play, and stores it in the ball for later use as an off-grid power source. Just 30 minutes of play can power a simple LED lamp for 3 hours.
About one ounce heavier than a standard soccer ball, the Soccket is constructed from a custom water-resistant EVA foam that is both durable and soft to the touch. Designed and assembled in the USA, the Soccket is currently being piloted in select resource-poor areas of North America and South America.
On a full charge, the soccket can power the LED lamp it comes with for up to 72 hours. In addition is airless and deflation-proof. The sockett is bringing light to families who would not otherwise have it, helping educate kids on power generation and developing countries in poverty and inspiring innovators worldwide. Cruise on over to Uncharted Play and check out the soccket and their other products, like PULSE, the power-generating jump rope!
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