A fruit cutter for people with dexterity disabilities

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Many people with dexterity impairments find it hard to keep their hands stable and control finger movements flexibility. Those people might have trouble grasping and cutting small fruits/vegetables using a traditional knife. This fruit cutter is designed to help them cut things small without challenging their hand dexterity. 

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Artboard Copy

The biggest challenge was to lock and unlock the rotation of the hinges. I designed a detent mechanism (see above) that worked really well.