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EMPATICA
An assistive device
for paraplegics to enable typing
CHALLENGE
SourceAmerica Design Challenge is a national level engineering competition (USA) to design workplace technology for people with disabilities. Irrespective of educational skills, individuals with disability are at a severe disadvantage while applying for employment. Even simple tasks such as using a phone or computer are difficult, and the current products available in the market are either too expensive or too inconvenient.
DURATION
8 weeks
TEAM
Rutvi Gupta, Rajasi Rastogi, Alexis Wernsing
My role: Design research, Prototyping
TOOLS
User Research, Empathic Modelling, Rapid Prototyping, 3D modelling using Solidworks and Keynote
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