Former UMass Lowell researcher Erin Rapacki has developed a robotic hand to help people in wheelchairs open doors. Rapacki designed the hand with an eye toward simplicity — it cost less $2,000 to make — but it can open 14 different types of doors.
Rapacki presented the project, which she worked on while at UMass, at the IEEE Robotics Conference in Woburn last week. In July, Rapacki left UMass for Mountain View, Calif.-based Anybots Inc., which is developing telepresence robots.
Posted by Brendan Lynch
Tags: Anybots, Erin Rapacki, IEEE Robotics Conference, UMass Lowell
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