Gavriel - Adaptive Baseball Mitt
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The challenge
This project allows Gavriel to be able to catch and throw in less than half the time of how he previously threw. This will allow him to be able to compete well against the other high school kids he goes against.
Who it helps
Anyone who only has the use of one hand who plays baseball or softball and wants to be able to transfer and throw quicker.
How it works
This solution cuts down the number of steps Gavriel needs to take to throw and allows him to throw quicker, which is essential in baseball, especially at the high school level.
Our solution is that Gavriel will wear a wristband on his right arm that has a magnet attached to it along with a magnet on his glove. To transfer the ball, all he has to do is connect the magnets, slide his hand out, and then grab the ball and throw.
Tools needed
Protective glasses
Measurement tool
Digital caliber
Cutter
scissors
Project details
- Stage: Working Model
- Built by the University of Pittsburgh community, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Team: Gavriel, a freshman in high school who loves baseball but only has the use of one arm and hand when playing. He struggles to transfer and throw the ball quickly since he has to use the same arm, so we created a project to help speed up that time.
- Category: Sports
- 11 downloads
The build files for Gavriel - Adaptive Baseball Mitt are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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