Sask. Polytechnic applied research projects include edible cutlery, robotic hand – Saskatoon | 24CA News
Students at Saskatchewan Polytechnic gathered at Innovation Place on Friday to showcase their utilized analysis tasks.
“A number of these students get a scholarship to work on applied research projects with a community or an industry partner and then they do a project that’s delivering a solution, developing whatever the partner’s looking for,” stated Susan Blum, affiliate vice-president of utilized analysis at Saskatchewan Polytechnic.
These tasks are greater than only a college project, she stated.
“It’s all real-world solutions and any project that you look at, it all relates to that.”
A complete of 80 college students and 72 utilized analysis tasks made it the varsity’s largest showcase ever.
One group created edible cutlery which is aimed toward Saskatoon’s hospitality sector.
“It’s eco-friendly, it’s a sustainable product, and it’s really safe for a customer’s health,” stated scholar Than Luong.
“There are several flavors that can be added to the cutlery, and you can eat them after you have your meal, it’s very fun and interesting,” Luong added. “It tastes good.
I think so.”
Luong talked about how the world is seeking to transfer away from single-use plastics, and stated edible cutlery is a step in the appropriate route.
“We need to soon find an alternative to replace the plastic cutlery, and this would be a perfect solution to the plastic waste.”
Another venture on show was a robotic hand, managed by a glove.
“This research project is the helping hand, it’s designed as a stepping-stone project to move into more advanced robotic prosthetics or remote surgery applications,” stated creator Cory Hilkewich.
“Everything is 3D printed, it measures the flex and extension of the fingers, and also the rotation of the wrist.”
All motions are tracked by a glove worn by the person, and Hilkewich stated he hopes sooner or later he can increase on his creation.
“I’d like it to be able to do individual joint motion, as well as flex and extension of the wrist, and maybe even full arm movement,” he added.
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