Robotic Hand STEM Challenge

Our hands are pretty amazing structures. They are made up of a combination of bones, muscles, joints, and tendons and together they provide us with some super effective tools.  

But what happens if you get in an accident and lose one of your hands.  Sadly, it happens to thousands of people each year most often due to accidents and sometimes due to disease. Fortunately, we have groups of scientists, engineers, and doctors that work together to develop artificial body parts, including hands, that act as replacements for lost limbs. The science of developing robotic hands, along with other artificial limbs, is called prosthetics.  Prosthetics are intended to restore as many normal functions as possible for the missing body part.  

In this STEM Challenge, your task is to design a simple robotic hand that can grasp and pick up a small object. When people lose a limb due to an accident or disease, scientists, engineers, and doctors work together to develop an artificial replacement for the lost limb. The science of developing robotic hands, along with other artificial limbs, is called prosthetics.