(Aug 2017 - Apr 2018)
Developed a miniaturized and portable single-port master-slave surgical platformÂ
Design a new tendon fixation mechanism which utilizes spring backbones to actuate surgical tools (forceps, electrocautery)
Related material: [ICIA 2017]
(Jan 2017 - May 2017)
Built a prototype of a passive tendon-driven hand, wrist and finger orthosis using additive manufacturing and CAD software (Fusion 360)
Examine the effectiveness of a low cost and portable 3D printed hand orthosis in assisting stroke patients with post-stroke hyper-tonicity in one of their hands (hand opening disabilities) in their daily lives
(Jan 2017 - May 2017)
Built a wearable prototype of an acute stress tracker (using Arduino) that measures heart rate and galvanic skin response to output a quantifiable metric for acute stress in real time