Max Olender — Research | Development | Design

I participated in an assistive technology hackathon (ATHack), working with a team of six to modify the walker of a child with cerebral palsy to improve her outdoor mobility.

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In the weeks ahead of the hackathon, we undertook extensive evaluation of user needs, assessment of current products, and engineering analyses. During the event, several ​prototypes of increasing sophistication were developed, building upon feedback from our co-designer/client. Components were either constructed from basic hardware (e.g. PVC pipes, paint, and adhesive) or repurposed from existing products (e.g. basic child's walker and children's bicycle).

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The project received news coverage by Metro US and MIT News.