Voice-Activated Door Opener

The challenge

Originally, this project was developed to help a paralyzed man open his door. People with paralysis lose a lot of autonomy in their daily lives, one example being opening and closing their doors. This project allows greater autonomy and mobility.

Who it helps

Potential users for this project are anyone who has difficulty physically opening their doors. This solution allows them to simply give voice commands to the door rather than physically opening it.

How it works

This solution allows the user to open the door based on his voice rather than physical strength and mobility. He will be able to navigate throughout his home on his own based on speaking the words "open" and "close".

A voice-activated system that wheels the door open and closed based on voice commands from the user.

Tools needed

PC or MAC I7 +

Screwdriver set

Pliers

Needle-nose pliers

Pvc pipe cutter

FDM Printer

Stand

Soldering set

Cable stripper

Project details

• Stage: Prototype
• Built by the Vanderbilt University community, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
• Team: Robby Barbeiri
• Category: Daily Living
• 7 downloads

The build files for Voice-Activated Door Opener are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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