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| Andrea - My name is Andrea Chan and I am a Grade twelve student at St. Michaels University School. The past three years, my partner Matt and I worked on projects related to psychology. This year, we were inspired to try a different area so we tackled an engineering project. Our project focuses on prosthetic hand gloves and 3D printed prosthetic arms. Because both the prosthetic glove and arm can be very expensive, the goal of this project is to test different plastics that could be used to make a glove that is inexpensive, colourable, and improves the grip strength for 3D printed prosthetic arms. Aside from getting a grip on this new project, I have been competitively rowing for four years. I enjoy volunteering at youth camps and love outdoor activities. My post secondary plans are to enroll in sciences and become a middle school science teacher. Advice I would give students thinking about doing a project is to pursue a subject they are passionate about. I am extremely excited to represent team Vancouver Island for the fourth time at CWSF! | | Matt - My name is Matt Treble and I am a Grade 12 student from Lambrick Park Secondary School in Victoria, BC. For our science project this year, my partner Andrea Chan and I investigated low-cost plastics that could be used to develop fingertip gloves with improved grip for 3D printed prosthetic hands. This will be my fourth time attending the Canada Wide Science Fair, and I am super excited to get the chance to be a part of Team Vancouver Island once again! When I’m not working on science fair projects, I am actively involved in organizing school and community events, the biggest of which being a Youth Pride Conference I co-organized for youth on Vancouver Island. I have also been working as a swim instructor at a local recreation centre for almost two years now |
| Andrea Chan, Matt Treble
Get a Grip: Low Cost Solutions to Improve Grip for 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Vancouver Island | | City: | Victoria, BC | | School: | St Michaels University School - Senior, Lambrick Park Secondary | | Abstract: | Prosthetic hand gloves that are ideal aesthetically, are of good quality, and well functioning can be very expensive and thus are not easily accessible to many people. The goal of this project is to test different plastics to find a cheap, improved grip, and colourable solution for improving grip for 3D printed prosthetic arms. |
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