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Realising Ideas (Day 1- Morning)
Log from DIY Prosthetic Socket
We start the process for designing a socket for a prosthetic arm by realising ideas on paper, these are some of the initial ideas that we took forward to prototyping. The step of defining the process of execution for the prototype is also something that...

Circuitry - Starting with electronics (Day 2-Morning)
Log from DIY Prosthetic Socket
This Tuesday morning we had to start with the electronics required for the functioning of the Prosthetic hand. We started by looking at existing components. We started to make the circuitry as per the scheme A and scheme B documents. Every component...

Measure the dimensions of the arm.
Instructions from DIY Prosthetic Socket
Measure the circumference of the arm at two points between which the prosthetic arm socket has to be attached.

Moulding the Thermoplastic.
Instructions from DIY Prosthetic Socket
A. Firstly prepare the arm on which the prosthetic by putting insulating material on the hand. B. Then slowly apply the heated plastic on to the arm.

Cooldown.
Instructions from DIY Prosthetic Socket
Let the Prosthetic Arm cool down to Harden up and keep its shape.

Form Fitting - Putting the Straps (Day 2 - Afternoon)
Log from DIY Prosthetic Socket
To continue on the path that we left yesterday, that is to improve the form-fitting of the prosthetic. After lunch we started working on this problem.We started by brainstorming some ideas for how to fix the problem.The use of straps was concluded from...

Form-fitting.
Instructions from DIY Prosthetic Socket
Not everyone's arm is the same and so for that very reason we may need to adjust the form of the prosthetic to fit it perfectly.

Add the Straps.
Instructions from DIY Prosthetic Socket
Add the Velcro straps according to the Prosthetic arm and the arm of the end user.

SHIVA HANDS
Details from SHIVA HANDS
We are building the following funny hands: 1- A mobile phone holder with a laser pointer holder. 2- A mosquito swatter holder. 3- A Guitar plectrum holder. 4- A nerf gun attachment. Related projects: DIY prosthetic socket: hackaday.io/project/51171...

IR SENSOR CIRCUIT
Instructions from SHIVA HANDS
We need 5 volts to trigger the relay switch VMA406 and the IR sensor QRE1113 (digital version). Placing the IR sensor on the prosthetic arm where the impact of the muscle movement is maximum, the output of the IR sensor (when the muscle is flexed the...

NERF GUN HACKING
Instructions from SHIVA HANDS
Now the gun will fire once it gets power supply, so the switch here is to connect/disconnect the power supply to the Nerf gun from the batteries inside the prosthetic socket

Puppy Prosthetic
Details from Puppy Prosthetic
Introduction I am a high school student applying for the Repairs You Can Print Contest. Although I realize this isn't quite the kind of "repair" hackaday.io might be looking for, I thought it would make for an interesting submission. As you may...

Soft matter(s)
Log from Graspex
For this year's Hackaday Prize I wanted to try something that has been little researched by the open source robotics community and, at the same time, that is related to my favorite field of robotics, wearable robotics, and has to do with what I think...

robot hand || bionic hand prosthesis prototype
Details from robot hand || bionic hand prosthesis prototype
STL and Fusion 360 source files can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/collections/stl-fusion-360-source-files/products/robot-hand-bionic-hand-prosthesis-prototype video:

WEI ahead
Details from WEI ahead
What we wanted to create was a prosthetic hand that anyone could customize and that would give you the ability to control your grasp on things. To do so, we came up with the idea of associating a muscle sensor with a servo motor and strings. The muscle...

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