By Erick Remedios Muiños

Easy-open IoT wine stopper: prototype

Prototype of a wine stopper with a walnut head, a steel stem and a gasket, carrying a circular electronic board and a replaceable battery inside.

Retail and packaging Corporate $25,000 – $50,000 ≈ 6 months

The price includes design, functional prototyping, product testing and optimization.

Easy-open wine stopper with a wooden head, a steel body and a black gasket
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Why design a wine stopper with electronics?

1

Easy to open

The walnut head with top slots and side notches improves grip.

2

An object with presence

Wood and steel give the stopper the look of a quality accessory.

3

Electronics in minimal volume

A flat circular board and a replaceable battery fit inside the head.

4

A connected product

The IoT and AI side opens the door to smart wine features.

First prototype of the IoT wine stopper

IoT wine stopper with the walnut cap, battery, flat circular PCB and steel body separated
Illustrative visualization based on the prototype developed by Let’s Prototype.

Product design

Walnut head, steel stem and black gasket.

Mechanical design

Slots and notches for gripping and opening.

Electronics

Flat circular PCB housed under the cap.

Replaceable battery

Power that is accessible without taking the stopper apart.

IoT connectivity and AI

Communication and the product’s intelligence layer.

Prototyping

Prototype to validate shape, grip and electronics.

Project lead of the IoT wine stopper

Iván Bedia, CEO and technical director of Let’s Prototype
Iván Bedia
CEO and Technical Director, Let’s Prototype
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“A stopper is a small object that is handled every day. Fitting a board and a battery in the head without it showing or losing grip was the challenge. If we could do this, we can surely do your idea.”

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