The 2013 international winner James Dyson award is arm Titan

Titan arm is an exoskeleton of the upper part of the human body...For the first time, a team of 4 American students won the international award of James Dyson Award 2013 through the Project Titan arm. It is a motorized arm that allows the injured arm or to relieve pain, preserve muscle re-education and physical activity more quickly. In everyday life, this new technology also allows to load heavy objects.According to the U.S. Labor Department, the transport of heavy objects is the main cause of injury in the workplace. Four injuries in five have an impact on the arms or back.Concerned by this observation, four students of mechanical engineering of the University of Pennsylvania have passed almost eight months to design the arm arm Titan Titan arm is an exoskeleton of the upper part of the human body, i.e., a metal structure that supports vulnerable members from outside.Thank you Titan arm, multiplies the strength of the user: can carry up to 18 kg without difficulty. This arm battery operated with multiple sensors connected to the shoulder or elbow. These sensors can read electrical impulses from the nerve and translate them into movement. The engine is scheduled to move the joint of the user in unison with his muscle movements. Titan data arm can easily be transferred to your health care provider to facilitate the diagnostic Remote, very useful for patients who cannot be moved."Arm Titan is a very ingenious creation, but I was marked by the use of materials and manufacturing techniques relatively little expensive". This makes the project accessible to a large number of people. It is therefore even more compelling". James DysonNick Parrotta, one author of the students of the project said: "we have tried to develop Titan arm in such a way that continue still affordable, knowing that the majority of the exoskeletons is rarely covered by health insurance." This bias has therefore guided the design and layout of the device: choose only the components of aluminium at low prices. »The cost of prototype of Titan arm $2,000 while the production of exoskeletons can be worth up to $100000. Four students expect to commercialize Titan arm for less than $10,000, to be at the service of a maximum of persons: persons injured at their workplace or any other persons in muscle strength weakens as a result of an illness or an accident.The prize of £30,000 (€35,600) will allow students at the origin of this invention to continue the development of the device. The winners plan to produce tailored to his invention thanks to 3D printing. The University of Pennsylvania, will also receive £10,000 (€11,800) from the James Dyson Foundation, to support the teaching of design and improve the University in rapid prototyping hardware equipment.