Bear Ubc

bear is a newly established bionics, engineering, analysis and research student team at the university of british columbia. we are composed of students in the faculties of mechanical, electrical, biomedical, computer and engineering physics working towards creating a low-cost, rapidly manufacturable, and reliable bionic hand for amputees enabling individuals to lead more independent lives. future plans one of our goals is to compete in the powered arm prosthesis race held in may of 2020 at the zurich cybathalon. this competition includes the use of our pilot project in a variety of daily tasks in timed events.