GEAR - A Lower Limb Alternative Control for Computers
GEAR is the Intel-Cornell Cup 2016 Grand Prize winning device that enables individual with limited upper limb functionality to retain complex control of their computers to the level where they can seamlessly control applications that might otherwise require dexterous hand and finger movements.
Gyorgy (George) Levay
George Levay is currently pursuing his master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University on a Fulbright scholarship from Hungary. He lost both his hands due to a meningitis infection in 2010 which drove him to start finding solutions to everyday issues people with disabilities face. His current research focus is in algorithms for pattern-recognition based prosthesis control.
