Winter Quarter 2026

          
Perspectives in Assistive Technology
ENGR110/210

          

David L. Jaffe, MS
Lathrop Library Classroom 282
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50pm PT

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Tuesday, March 3rd

Silhouette of ffilmmaker in fron of red circus tent

Video Theater
Various Trailers and Videos

Trailers

  • 4 Wheel Bob - The award-winning documentary film 4 Wheel Bob tells the story of Bob Coomber, an intrepid adventurer who sets out to be the first wheelchair hiker to cross the 11,845-foot Kearsarge Pass in the Sierra Nevada.
    Trailer (2:03)

  • Crip Camp - On the heels of Woodstock, a group of teen campers are inspired to join the fight for disability civil rights. This spirited look at grassroots activism is executive produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.
    Trailer (2:40)

  • Fixed: The Science / Fiction of Human Enhancement - From botox to bionic limbs, the human body is more “upgradeable” than ever. But how much of it can we alter and still be human? What do we gain or lose in the process? Award-winning documentary, Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement, explores the social impact of human biotechnologies. Haunting and humorous, poignant and political, Fixed rethinks “disability” and “normalcy” by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and minds forever.
    Trailer (6:51)

  • I Didn't See You There - When a circus tent goes up outside of his apartment, a disabled filmmaker must confront the legacy of the Freak Show and whether his past autobiographical filmmaking has fit into its tradition. With the camera pointed away from himself, he captures the personal and poetic from his wheelchair.
    Trailer (1:24)

Videos

  • Robotic Exoskeleton Can Train Pianists to Play Faster (Video - 00:18)
  • CanineAlert (Video - 00:22)
  • A Bionic Hand that Can Grip Like a Human (Video - 00:50)
  • Lessons Learned from Designing and Evaluating a Robot-Assisted Feeding System (Video - 01:00)
  • Meta's New Bracelet Reads Hand Gestures (Video - 01:03)
  • Morph - A Full-Body Passive Exoskeleton You Can Actually Live (Video - 01:12)
  • AI Co-Pilot Boosts Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interface by Interpreting User Intent (Video - 01:27)
  • Meet HandProxy A Digital, Voice-Controlled Hand that Aims to Enhance AR-VR (Video - 01:27)
  • Talus Robotics - Robot Guide Dogs (Video - 01:30)
  • Inclusive Play (Video - 01:39)
  • Smart Ring Lets Users Control Home Devices (Video - 01:41)
  • Technological System Turns Your Body into a Humanoid Robot Remote Control (Video - 01:44)
  • Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair (Video - 01:48)
  • A Self-Balancing Exoskeleton Strides toward Market (Video - 01:52)
  • Robotic Leg Maker Celebrates as Children Achieve Massive Step Goal (Video - 01:53)
  • Device that allows blind person to follow a basketball game (Video - 01:55)
  • Word Play (Video - 01:55)
  • Harvard Bioengineers Are Using AI to Improve Care for Stroke, ALS Patients (Video - 02:18)
  • Breakthrough computer program uses AI to treat dyslexia (Video - 02:27)
  • New pizza shop ‘Pizzabilities' in San Diego provides jobs for adults with special needs (Video - 02:29)
  • This Soft-Touch Humanoid Robot is Designed for Emotional Connection (Video - 02:54)
  • Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall (Video - 03:00)
  • You Can Now Control Apple Devices with a Brain Implant (If You Have One) (Video - 03:04)
  • Smartphones can monitor patients with neuromuscular diseases (Video - 03:06)
  • Merging autonomy with manual control for wheelchair users (Video - 03:15)
  • Introducing the Ultrasonic WeWalk Smart Cane 2 (Video - 03:49)
  • This $20K Robot Can Do Your Chores, But Has a Big Potential Privacy Trade-Off (Video - 09:53)
  • Scewo Stairclimbing Wheelchair (Video - 12:03)
Lecture Material:
Pre-lecture slides - Kb pdf file
Photos - Kb pdf file
Links:
"I Didn't See You There" Trailer with audio descriptions (1:25)
Reid Davenport
Award-Winning Filmmaker Reid Davenport Redefines Disability through the Lens of Art

Updated 03/03/2026

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