Pill Grabber

This was designed by the Auburn University Assistive Technology Design Lab as a part of the AT design collaboration. Our students worked with a disabled military veteran who used a wheelchair and had somewhat limited dexterity. Daily, our client/user took prescription medicine and would often drop one or more, resulting in quite a challenge. While a number of telescoping "grabbers" existed on the market (claws, adhesive, magnetic), none were specialized to pick up tiny items with the geometry