Robotic cup helps wheelchair users stay hydrated
October 06, 2023
October 06, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Mobility impairments such as those caused by cerebral palsy make it hard for people to perform even simple tasks like drinking a sip of water.
Gary Lynn, a Houstonian living with the condition, turned to Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) for help making the idea of an assistive-drinking device a reality. Rice undergraduate engineering students Thomas Kutcher and Rafe . . .
Mobility impairments such as those caused by cerebral palsy make it hard for people to perform even simple tasks like drinking a sip of water.
Gary Lynn, a Houstonian living with the condition, turned to Rice University's Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) for help making the idea of an assistive-drinking device a reality. Rice undergraduate engineering students Thomas Kutcher and Rafe . . .