{"id":5885,"date":"2014-05-08T06:41:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T10:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=5885"},"modified":"2014-05-08T09:03:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T13:03:21","slug":"smart-robot-prosthetic-hand-from-wpi-wins-2014-cornell-cup-by-intel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2014\/05\/smart-robot-prosthetic-hand-from-wpi-wins-2014-cornell-cup-by-intel.html","title":{"rendered":"Smart Robot Prosthetic Hand from WPI wins 2014 Cornell Cup by Intel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WPI<\/a><\/p>\n

When students,\u00a0Thanacha Choopojcharoen,\u00a0<\/strong>Adam Jardim<\/strong>,\u00a0Deniz Ozgoren,\u00a0<\/strong>Sean Casley<\/strong>, under the direction of professors <\/span>Cagdas D Onal<\/strong> and <\/span>Taskin Padir<\/strong>;\u00a0worked on their Master Qualifying Project at WPI last Fall, they never imaged a first place win at the highly prized Cornell Cup presented by Intel. \u00a0The field of universities, from around the country, showcased the best in embedded design systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"WPI<\/a><\/p>\n

The Smart Robot Hand answered a critical need. \u00a0Though the prosthesis industry has experienced a great revolution in upper body prostheses with the introduction of advanced myoelectric grippers, users are still far from being able to complete everyday tasks with the same level of ease they once could. Complaints of available products like the i-Limb and Bebionic hand include difficulty in performing tasks due to complex user interfaces as well as a high market cost that makes the technology especially expensive to people without insurance.<\/p>\n

As a solution to these issues, students from WPI proposed the creation of a Smart Prosthetic Hand \u2013 a semiautonomous robotic prosthesis capable of determining the most appropriate grip for grasping an object then executing that grip. \u00a0They created a prototype and used the following design specifications:
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\"Cornell<\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations to the WPI team, Mike Gennert<\/strong>, and the Robotics Engineering department that continues to innovate new technologies to improve our world. \u00a0Marie<\/p>\n

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