It’s pretty cool
We interviewed a need-knower with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome and RSI, who reported pain in their hand when moving their fingers, as well as reduced grip strength.
After conducting competitor research it was evident that all other robotic actuators are expensive, bulky, and loud. We set out to design a glove that would provide support in actuating the fingers using a spring tensioning method to pull down thin fishing line (high tensile strength) and create grip strength.
The coolest part of the glove is the actuator: we used a special material called Nytinol Wire, which is a shape-memory metal alloy that will experience plastic deformation, and then return to its previous shape once a current (heat) is passed through it. The more current passed through, the faster it returns to previous state.
Our glove is silent, light, and in-expensive. We won best design at the design exposition, Berkeley May 2022
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