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Accessible Handle Grip

Information sur le projet
  • Technologies possibles impliquées: 3D printing, laser cutting.
  • Type de projet: General
  • Budget prévu pour le prototype: $50
  • Coût prévu du projet cost: $50
Information sur le client
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Contexte du projet
This client's daughter loves to be involved in daily household activities and wishes to do so more independently. Her wrist tends to be bent inwards which means that holding a spoon or paint brush for example, at the right angle is difficult. The client is looking for a way so that she can hold onto something comfortably but that can 'redirect' the angle of the object they are using.

Your task is to design a device which has 2 main parts, the first is a handle which the user will hold and the second is a gripper to which items can be attached. It must be easy to clean and be durable for a child to use it. The handle must be ergonomic for this user and the item (spoon or paint brush) that is being held must be able to be adjusted separately from the grip and set at a specific angle. The device must be able to grip objects of different sizes. It must be extremely light weight for the user to be able to hold for more then a few minutes. Ideally it should be adaptable to be strapped to a forearm instead of the user holding the handle for more stability.
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Accessible Handle Grip

Proposé par jboud030

Proposé le Aug 13 2024

Contact: makerlab@uottawa.ca

Categories

GNG2101/GNG2501

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