Helping Hands

Overview

In this course, students will work in groups to create an E-nable prosthetic hand.

Duration: Up to (3) 40-minute sessions

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Group or Individual: Group

Learning Goals

By the end of the lesson groups will:

• Use appropriate resources, methods, and tools to research and manage design projects and related activities;
• Apply appropriate methods for generating and graphically representing complex design ideas and solutions;
• Create, test, and analyse models and/or prototypes, using a variety of techniques, tools, and materials;
• Use a variety of formats and tools to create and present reports summarizing and evaluating the design process, to analyse decisions made during the process, and to advocate the final design.

Materials

• paper
• pencils
• 3D Printer
• filament for 3D printer
• all of the assembly components from here
• at least one computer for each group
• 3D printer such as the Cubicon Single+
• licensed CAD software such as Fusion 360, Inventor, TinkerCAD or SolidWorks
• computer and mouse for each student or group for CAD design

Prerequisite Skills

• Familiarity with TinkerCAD or other 3D printing software