The IdeaJANET was designed to mimic basic hand movements such as extending to, grabbing, carrying, and releasing an object. A glove worn by the user detects rotations about the shoulder, elbow and wrist and extends and contracts JANET's arm accordingly. Finger movements are reproduced by a claw at the end of JANET's arm, allowing JANET to interact with its environment. Easily constructed and built for under $200, JANET reduces a significant barrier to adoption and makes its applications as far-reaching as its arm.
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We created a Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to decide JANET's most important attributes and a GANTT chart to plan JANET's development. The results of both are shown below