When life gives you lemons, build robots

Posted on | July 24, 2009 | No Comments

I smashed my finger in my door today. It hurt like hell, and I need to make sure I didn’t hurt it again.

But I had to type! So I built a splint/typing claw out of a Lego NXT kit I had sitting around.

Obviously it’s a short step to building a mechanized exoskeleton for my finger. So that’s what I did. One button lowers the finger, the other raises it. If I move it on my own, it will automatically bring it back to the resting position.

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