Self-stabilizing 'Smart' Spoon Utensils Counteract Hand Tremors
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Self-stabilizing 'Smart' Spoon Utensils Counteract Hand Tremors. Now those suffering from conditions that limit hand movement can chow down in peace using the self-stabilizing 'smart' spoon. It features built-in sensors that detect & counteract hand tremors, and can be adapted with a fork and knife attachment.
Imagine lifting a spoon to your mouth, but your shaking hand
causes the food to spill before you can taste it. Activities of daily life pose
a particular challenge for people with limited mobility due to spinal cord
injuries, strokes or tremor causing diseases such as Huntington's or Parkinson's. One company is out to change this frustrating scenario. Liftware, a startup purchased by Google in
2014 and integrated into the company's Verily Life Sciences division,
introduced the Steady Electronic Spoon in 2013. The Steady spoon uses a microchip and sensors to detect the
force and direction of a hand tremor, then moves in the opposite direction to
counteract the shaking. The spoon attachment can be interchanged
with a fork or a soup spoon.
Liftware's newest addition is the Liftware Level.
The company
recruited people with limited mobility and their families, and used
their input
to test and refine the robotic Liftware Level spoon. As a result, the
bot-spoon
has an electronic handle that recognizes the position the hand is in and
the
tip of the handle automatically moves to keep the spoon level and
counteract
shaking as it is raised to the mouth. The rechargeable utensil also comes with
fork and soup spoon attachments.
The idea was developed by AnupamPathak, whose Ph.D. work at the University of Michigan focused on helping stabilize the rifle barrels of soldiers who had developed shaking due to trauma. Pathak later applied the idea to a device, the Steady spoon to help the approximately 10 million Americans with a neurological condition that causes involuntary shaking.
Product details, the Self-stabilizing 'Smart' Spoon Utensils
- Steady helps people with hand tremor eat more easily. It automatically stabilizes so the attached utensil shakes 70% less than your hand. Steady is designed to counteract tremors and shaky hands that may be related to conditions like Parkinson's disease or essential tremor.
- The Liftware Steady Starter Kit includes the stabilizing handle and the soup spoon attachment.
- The stabilizing handle includes built-in sensors, a computer, and motors that help to sense and counteract hand tremors.
- The included soup spoon attachment connects to the stabilizing handle to pick up food such as soups, cereals and other liquids. The soup spoon attachment holds about 1 tablespoon (15mL) of liquid.
- Travel pouch, hand strap and charger included. Other attachments (fork attachment, everyday spoon attachment) sold separately.
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