@ATHackMIT

MIT's Assistive Technology Club

 Cambridge, MA
assistivetech.mit.edu
Joined December 2018
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Our inimitable director, Jaya, is kicking off the awards announcements! There are so many products that people made where people can take home and use it TODAY, which is not true of many assistive tech hackathons. Big thanks to all these designers!!
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In technological innovation, Team Erik wins! They really put together an amazing project that was sophisticated + well conceived.
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Finally, for the documentation prize, Team Vishwarath wins! They had a great set of docs for CAD and their code files. It goes a long way to making things super sustainable.
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Team @AdrianaMallozzi describes their portable, foldable combination shower chair and toilet seat! It's waterproof, has padding and restraints, and includes a ramp. The team calls it a #FrankenChair.
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Team Helen talks about their adaptive equipment that gives Helen the ability to use a rowing machine at an angle with correct posture!
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Team Brian made a light-up cane that makes it safer for cane users to cross the street at night!
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Team Matthew describes a pneumatic system that lets Matthew launch balls during recess!
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Team Julie describes their modifications for the bagpipe that lets Julie play the instrument with one hand!
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Team Peggy describes their innovative lighting system to help Peggy with her crafting and stamping!
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Here's a demo of one part of that system:
A light up grid system that helps Peggy align her different cards for stamping

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Team Vishwarath demonstrates the computerized manual brailler made in collaboration with @perkinsvision!
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Team Erik shows us the wheelchair attachment they designed with a suspended tipping system.
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Team Rishi talks about the foldable walker cover they designed that is weatherproof and easy to unfold!
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Team Brian made a light-up white cane that Brian can use to safely cross the street at night:
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Here's an example of a foot pedal strummer for a ukulele, made by team @eliwolff10: (video of a mechanical attachment that attaches on the ukulele)
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It's dinner time! Lots of demos and prototypes later, we're getting to hear from all the different teams.
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Whiteboards on whiteboards on whiteboards! A snapshot of all of our designers' thinking processes:
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An awesome team from @OlinCollege led by Erik is putting together a progressive wheelchair suspension. See more about their project, the Moon Wheel, here: engineerriley.wixsite.com/mo… The sketches they've made so far look 🔥
A pencil sketch of an elaborate wheely system -- looks very fancy!

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