Nearly 600 members of the public tested the device, with just four unable to use it at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in 2022.
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00:03 We are also really excited about potential opportunities
00:13 of using the farm to enhance productivity in work settings,
00:18 specifically for people that are relying
00:21 on their hands and manual dexterity in order
00:24 to accomplish their work.
00:25 And this can be anywhere between manual laborers
00:27 that are trying to solder a complicated gear
00:30 kit, or even surgeons that have to negotiate
00:35 between many instruments at the same time.
00:37 So it's a flexible thumb that's controlled with two motors
00:40 that's worn on the wrist.
00:42 My left foot is doing this movement.
00:44 So it's pulling up and back.
00:46 And it's proportional, so I can go fast or slow.
00:49 And then my right toe is doing this, pulling across.
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00:56,
01:11 Even though the farm is designed for able-bodied people,
01:14 we can easily envisage situations
01:17 where people with disabilities could enjoy or benefit
01:21 from the extra help of the farm.
01:24 So we're trying to build the farm as an alternative
01:27 to traditional assistive technologies.
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