Mouth / air operated air rifle trigger
Client who is paralysed from the chest down wanted to start air rifle shooting.
Sensors
Powered folding ramp
A ramp for one step that could be folded to provide clearance for a door to be used.
Chin controlled sewing machine
Wheelchair user with no muscle control in core muscles and legs requires to operate an electric sewing machine. Remap engineered a Bluetooth connection between the foot-pedal controller hanging under his chin, to the sewing machine receiver.
Treadmill adaptation for boy with cerebral palsy
Four-year-old boy has cerebral palsy and as part of his treatment he uses a treadmill to help strengthen his legs. He can’t reach the handrails so a lower set has been made to attach to the original rails.
Fly-by-wire kids tractor
Like most small boys Theo loves tractors, but when you are born with really short arms it makes steering a challenge. So Gerry, a fellow volunteer from the York panel, and I set about creating a safe fly-by-wire push along tractor to make the 20-month old lad very happy.
Dementia activity board
The client is a retired engineer now living in a care home. He is suffering from Alzheimer’s and keeps trying to dismantle things in the home. The care staff wanted an activity board to keep him occupied. Some are commercially available but none of them seem to match his needs.
Sensory woodland bird boxes
PIR activated MP3 players for a sensory woodland area, hidden in bird boxes
Servo-assisted drum kit modification
Drum kit modification to allow the high hat and bass drum, normally operated by foot pedal, to be operated by hand.
MaMa T4CE
The capability to prepare food is a key marker for an independent life but, unless you are going to live on cold food, that means cooking. What could be easier? A temperature sensor and a relay and some bespoke interfacing. Except – ovens, especially built-in ones, are hostile environments for electronics.
Earswitch: assistive technology switch
Description : Ear switch as an assistive communication and control device / gaming switch and HCI
Positioning Alert
A lightweight, rechargeable electronic armband which produces a sound when it detects that the user is leaning with excessive pressure for a continuous duration.
Noise box trainer
A teacher needed a device to help blind and partially sighted children to practice their ability to locate and identify sounds.
Brailling a Washing Machine Panel
Keeping it simple – DIY Front Panel Brailling using jewelry findings
Night Time Alert
This alarm unit is for use by a mobility impaired client, to wake up their deaf spouse in the night for assistance.
Speech communicator
Our client was having trouble communicating with those around her. Her low vision and other disabilities made talking and using equipment difficult. The solution, specially developed by Remap, was a dedicated speech communication device.