
An Adaptive Prosthetic Terminal DeviceAward last edited on: 10/27/14
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
NIH : NICHDTotal Award Amount
$214,600Award Phase
1Solicitation Topic Code
-----Principal Investigator
Nadia ChengCompany Information
Empire Robotics Inc
12 Channel Street Suite 202
Boston , MA 02210
Boston , MA 02210
(607) 220-7180 |
info@empirerobotics.com |
www.empirerobotics.com |
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Suffolk
Congr. District: 08
County: Suffolk
Phase I
Contract Number: 1R43HD081832-01Start Date: 8/4/14 Completed: 1/31/15
Phase I year
2014Phase I Amount
$214,600Public Health Relevance Statement:
Public Health Relevance:
This proposed project will benefit public health by developing an innovative robotic gripper that can be used to improve the ease with which upper-limb amputees can perform activities of daily living. This can improve the quality of life for many individuals in the U.S.
Project Terms:
Activities of Daily Living; Air; Air Pressure; Amputees; Area; arm; Automation; Behavior; Caliber; Characteristics; Collaborations; Custom; design; Devices; engineering design; Exhibits; Feedback; flexibility; Freedom; grasp; Hand; Home environment; improved; Individual; Industry; innovation; Jaw; Laboratories; Lead; Liquid substance; Manufacturer Name; Membrane; Motion; novel; Performance; Phase; Phase Transition; pressure; Prosthesis; prototype; public health medicine (field); public health relevance; Pump; Quality of life; research clinical testing; Robot; Robotics; Secure; Shapes; Solid; Source; Surface; System; Technology; Testing; Upper Extremity; Vacuum; Vacuum Pumps; Weight; Work; Workplace; Wrist
Phase II
Contract Number: ----------Start Date: 00/00/00 Completed: 00/00/00