By: Patrick Varine
A University of Pittsburgh researcher was featured in a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office report for patenting a robotic strong arm that can help wheelchair users grab items.
Rory Cooper, who was recognized earlier this year by the office with a trading card created to honor U.S. inventors, holds more than two dozen patents related to mobility-improvement research. Cooper is the director at Pitt’s Human Energy Research Laboratories, a U.S. Army veteran and also serves as director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation.
Cooper was featured for a new patent, a robotic strong arm that aims to help wheelchair users grab items using a robotic attachment.
Cooper is paralyzed from the waist down, the result of being struck by a truck while living in Germany, and began inventing mobility solutions after realizing he was not satisfied with his hospital-issued wheelchair.
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