Wheelchair user co-develops a system to play with his sons

Alex Rosenberg is on a wheelchair and has limited arm strength. He took part in the sixth Assistive Technologies Hackathon (ATHack) organised by the MIT, where, paired with some students, he co-developed a device to perform simple everyday tasks.

"The hospitals, the therapists, and family and friends take care of the major things, but picking up a cup or throwing a ball to your kids are deemed by everybody else as not important enough to spend precious time figuring out how to make easier,” Alex says.

The team developed a system to help Alex catch and launch a ball. The system is easy to use without any aid.

"The product we created at the hackathon as a team has already brought so much joy to my relationship with my sons," he says.

Adapted from: http://news.mit.edu/2019/sixth-mit-athack-develops-assistive-technology-...