Advanced Automation Project: Grasping for CVS

Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Loss or reduction of grasping function could significantly affect the patient’s quality of life since many essential daily activities, such as drinking, are performed by grasping. By developing a grasping assistive device, the quality of life of those patients can be improved. The primary issues for the current existing grasping assistive device are bulkiness, distinctiveness, and expensiveness. Therefore, the goal of our project is to design a cheap, comfortable and discreet device that assists grasping and releasing objects to allow for a better quality of life. We envision our final device to be on-shelf gloves sold in major drug stores such as CVS. The targeting price is about $40 USD. With the goal bearing in mind, we named our project “Grasping for CVS”