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Design of the Grab-bot

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There is a need to develop an assistive device for persons who have difficulty reaching, retrieving, picking and placing objects in a household or office setting. Our goal is to design and prototype an electromechanically operated "grabber" to aid users in completing these tasks in the safest manner possible. A first generation prototype was successfully designed and manufactured utilizing several types of plastic and a simple circuit with DC motor. Testing has shown that the Grab-bot extends the user's reach by 2 feet and is designed to retrieve various objects weighing up to 2 pounds in a safe manner with little physical strain.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-042711-131243
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  • 2011
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  • 2011-04-27
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  • 2021-01-29

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