Powered hand orthosis designed to boost strength and dexterity. Senior design project developed by Olivia Acarregui, Niki Ekstrom, Bradley Martin, and John Onufer.
Carrying a heavy load of groceries, playing a game of beanbag toss, feeling your car skid as you hit the brakes. For an engineer, daily experience is a constant source of data for developing new devices and solutions.
That mentality has sparked some of the world’s most successful startups and inventions (ever wondered what inspired the idea for air conditioning?) and students at AME are trained to think like professional problem-solvers from the moment they start their undergraduate degree. The first semester of their senior year is a chance to put that blend of deep study and open-minded curiosity to the test, when they’re tasked with coming up with an idea for their capstone project. From that point on, it’s…
