A 13-year-old female amputee who likes to play baseball needs a prosthetic hand that can perform one function to improve her quality of life. The prosthetic must fit on her right arm, cost less than $20, and perform one function to help with activities like baseball. Key questions to address include what function the prosthetic should perform, the size of the amputee's arm, and what other prosthetics look like.

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Problem Statement
Design a prosthetic hand that can
perform one function that can help
improve the quality of life an amputee.
Target Audience
amputee
Characteristic: 13
years old
Constraints
Requirements
Characteristic: amputated
right hand
Characteristic: likes
to play baseball
Must fit on right arm
Must cost
less than $20
Must perform one
function
Time…
Materials…
Questions we have…
What function do we want this
prosthetic to perform?
What is the size of the amputee’s arm?
What do different
prosthetics look like?
Characteristic:
female
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