If someday they say of me that in my work I have contributed something to the welfare and happiness of my fellow man, I shall be satisfied.

George Westinghouse

Welcome to Helping Hands

Our team is comprised of students of electrical engineering at Northern Arizona University, we aim to create a cost effective and 3-D printable electronic prosthetic that can be easily assembled and distributed worldwide. With the help of our clients Felicity Escarzaga and Dr. Kyle Winfree, we will do everything in our power to complete the project. Or at least start something great that next year's set of engineers will be able to pick up where we left off.

Meet the Team

Ben
Davis

Team Lead

Ben is from Sedona, Arizona and always dreamt of changing the world. He is currently studying electrical engineering and physics and Northern Arizona University in an effort to make that dream a reality.

Chathura
Wijayabandara

 

Chathura is an undergraduate transfer student from Sri Lanka to Northern Arizona University. After completing his studies at Northern Arizona University, he plans to return home and work for his father's company.

Breanon
McNair

 

Breanon Mcnair is an electrical engineering student from Hawaii that has a concentration and passion in robotics and mechatronic technologies. His plan is to one day work more extensively with biomechanics in an advanced sense and develop prosthetics for the disabled.

Hongchen
Li

 

Hongchen is from Chongqing, China. Having studied at Northern Arizona University and Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He will graduate and return to China in May 2020.

Meet Our Clients and Faculty

Felicity
Escarzaga

Primary Client

Felicity Escarzaga is an Informatics PhD student in the Wearable Informatics Lab at NAU. She completed her BS in Mechanical Engineering at NAU; her senior design capstone project was that of an earlier version of ours. Her research interests include intention detection in wearables, and cost effective

Dr. Kyle
Winfree

Secondary Client, Capstone Mentor

Dr. Winfree’s research focuses on development of the hardware and software systems to enable high quality community based assessments of human gait, physical activity, and behaviors.

Mahsa
Keshavarz

Graduate TA Mentor

Mahsa Keshavarz received her master’s degree in Computer Science with a focus on Cybersecurity at North Carolina A&T State University. In Fall 2019, she started her PhD degree in Informatics, Computing, and Cyber system.