A single, long black glove with ribbed fingers and raised exoskeleton, appearing to be a left arm, appears left side. A large, square white label is visible on top of the wrist. The gloved hand is closed in a loose fist with a wide opening creating a circular opening between the thumb and index finger. Above each finger is a cord, reinforced at the knuckles, which originate from underneath the fabric below the label. Wires are visible behind a mesh fabric above the forearm.

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Soft Robotic Grip Glove, 2015-ongoing

It was designed by Conor Walsh, Harvard Biodesign Lab, Diana Wagner, Megan Clarke, Yu MengZhou, Dorothy Orzel and Ciarán O'Neill. It is dated 2015-ongoing. Its medium is interactive demonstration, touch sample, video. It is a part of the department.

This glove represents a new area of soft robotics in assistive devices, using flexible and lightweight materials for functionality. The glove assists individuals with limited motor skills caused by stroke, injury, or other illness. Sensors control actuators that, when activated, inflate bladders, causing the gloved hand to open, close, grasp, pinch, and hold an object.

It is credited Courtesy of Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and National Science Foundation.

MyLight.MGX Hanging Lamp
polyamide (nylon).
Gift of Materialise NV.
2010-35-1

A female-presenting person stands, wearing a white bonnet and neck handkerchief, aand blue dress. Her dress folds over the shoulders, forming a triangular shape as it buttons at the waist. It then expands outward, getting larger as it goes down to the feet. A yellow shawl with green and purple spots is draped across the back of her waist and arms. Seated next to her on a purple chair with yellow tassles is another female-presenting person. She is seated in a similar clothing (her bonnet is blue and dress is tan), holding up a piece of paper, appearing to read it.

Print, Plate 1954, Modes de Paris (Paris Fashion), Petit Courrier des Dames,...
engraving, hand-colored with brush and watercolor on cream paper.
Gift of Cooper Union Library.
1980-36-5544

Coat, Cilllia
samples (5), touch samples (5), coat.
Courtesy of the Tangible Media Group.
NATURE.024

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/4wUs7m/
Accession Number NATURE.015
Object ID 2318798840