Team Extra Set of Hands
About this project
The teams design has a grabber incorporated into the cane. It allows for simultaneous use of the cane's supporting function - and a grabber function. The user positions the cane near the dropped object and aims the cane using a laser light. The arm then extends downward and grabs the object with a robotic clenching hand. The arm then retracts and the user can grasp the dropped object.
The challenge
Rose has a challenging time picking things up off the floor as a result of the freezing and losing her balance. She has another grabber - but it doesn't pick up flat pieces of paper, or little objects like pills and sometimes she drops the grabber itself.
Who it helps
Rose was diagnosed with Parkinson Disease at the end of 2002. She often looses her balance, and struggles with “freezing”, a sudden, brief inability to start movement or to continue moving (like walking). She especially loses her balance when she bends down to reach for something.
Project details
- Stage: Working Model
- Built by the Alberta community, Calgary, Canada
- Team: Rose
- Category: Daily Living
- 53 downloads
The build files for Team Extra Set of Hands are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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