Pill Grabber

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This device was created by the Auburn University Assistive Technology Design Lab as part of the AT design collaboration. Our students worked with a disabled military veteran who uses a wheelchair and has somewhat limited dexterity in their hands. Daily, this user takes prescription medicine and often drops one or more pills, posing quite a challenge to retrieve them safely. While numerous telescoping "grabbers" are available on the market (claws, adhesive, magnetic), none are specifically designed to pick up tiny items like prescription medication. Note: The grabber head was printed using NinjaFlex, and the connector part was printed with ABS plastic, although PLA could also work. We used a readily available tool for the telescoping handle, which was under $15 at Amazon. The model we used was a 'TEKTON 7605 8-lb. Telescoping Magnetic Pickup Tool'. Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-7605-Telescoping-Magnetic-Pickup/dp/B0043227UM/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1448312299&sr=1-5&keywords=tekton+telescoping+magnet Students contributing to this project include Philip Denton, Camille DeShazo, and David Goggans. The faculty supervising this design effort were Jerrod Windham. The Auburn University Design Lab website provides further information about this device at http://cadc.auburn.edu/explore-cadc/portfolios/view/63 Printer Details: MakerBot was used to print the parts of this device. Rafts: Do not need to be included. Supports: Yes, supports are recommended for some areas of this model.