You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mr. Oswald from Orlando, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mr. Oswald is requesting

Mind Controlled Prosthetic Arm

Help me give my students the supplies needed to complete the prosthetic arm he is making, such as the Arduino nano to control it and the 3D printer filament to make the parts out of.

  • $282 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My name is Ibrahim Khater and I am a sophomore at Cypress Creek High School. In the past few months, I have been developing a prosthetic arm with the utilization of 3D printing. I was inspired to do this when I saw students at the University of Central Florida's (UCF) organization, Limbitless Solutions, do something similar. They found a way to use 3D printing to create affordable prosthetic arms. However, my project is different as I plan to make the arm controlled by neural impulses. In other words, controlling the arm using the brain.

So far, I have made significant progress in connecting brain activity to motor control.

Using a NeuroSky Mindwave Mobile 2 headset, brainwaves can be read and interpreted using an open-source microcontroller called Arduino. Soon, I will be able to generate more accurate controls translated in the form of finger motions. I am determined to finish the entire arm within the next few months.

My Project

This project focuses on developing an affordable and easily reproducible prosthetic arm that can be controlled using brain waves. The brain waves will be read using an EEG electrode that is connected to the users head. This is connected to a modem through bluetooth. The modem then communicates with the Arduino nano to tell the motors in the arm how to move.

The goal is to make it easy to control and soon make it available to those who need it.

The parts will be 3D printed and made open source so that those who do want to replicate it are able to.

Mr. Oswald
Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Oswald is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Element14 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Motherboard • Amazon Business $38.30 1 $38.30
Longruner 10Pcs MG90S Metal Geared Micro Servo Motor 9G for Helicopter Airplane Boat Controls Mini Servo 450 LKY61 • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
Genesis GHG1500A Dual Temperature Heat Gun Kit with Four Metal Nozzle Attachments • Amazon Business $18.53 1 $18.53
MakerFocus 4pcs 3.7V Lithium Rechargable Battery, 852540 3.7V 1000mAh Battery with Protection Board and Insulated Rubber Tape Matched with ESP32 Development Board WiFi Kit for Arduino Nodemcu • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
3D Solutech Real Purple 3D Printer PLA Filament 1.75MM Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 2.2 LBS (1.0KG) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
3D Solutech Real Blue 3D Printer PLA Filament 1.75MM Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 2.2 LBS (1.0KG) - ST176BLPLA • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Elegoo EL-CP-004 120pcs Multicolored Dupont Wire 40pin Male to Female, 40pin Male to Male, 40pin Female to Female Breadboard Jumper Wires Ribbon Cables Kit for arduino • Amazon Business $6.98 2 $13.96
ELEGOO for Arduino Nano V3.0, Nano Board CH340/ATmega328P Without USB Cable, Compatible with Arduino Nano V3.0 (Nano x 3 Without Cable) • Amazon Business $13.86 1 $13.86
Solder Seal Heat Shrink Wire Butt Connectors | 50pcs Insulated and Waterproof Wire Terminal Connectors | Industrial, Marine, Automotive (23 Red, 12 Blue, 10 White and 5 Yellow). by Invictus Brands. • Amazon Business $12.97 1 $12.97
CanaKit 5V 2.5A Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Power Supply/Adapter (UL Listed) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
3 Sets Kits 3.7V Li-ion 18650 Lithium Lipo Battery Charging Board 5V USB Step UP Module • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$206.56

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$239.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.29

Total project goal

$281.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $281.95

2 Donors

-$177.00

Donations toward project cost

-$165.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.55

match offer

-$87.31

Match offer toward project cost

-$74.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Oswald and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"FL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/mind-controlled-prosthetic-arm/3945279/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":1,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Oswald","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"591045564","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Orlando","teachersOnPage":[3142735],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":3945279,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"3142735":{"owner":"Mr. Oswald","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3945279],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3142735_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1537880187595","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20652551,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTY2NjE5MA==","MTI0MzIyOA==","NTg3MDE="],"teacherId":3142735,"schoolCounty":"Orange","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"FL","name":"Florida"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.