The main proposal for my final project is called Prosthetic Chopsticks. It is intended to be a sort of training for the use of chopsticks. It develops the muscle memory for use and stationary positioning of chopsticks. The plan is to have chopsticks attached to a glove in the correct way of holding them. and attaching a motor to replicate the movements necessary to grab objects with said chopsticks.
There will need to be some sort of device on the end to realize when objects are in between them so the device does not attempt to squish said object. This part of the project will be somewhat similar to the way prosthetic hands work in that the person will not actually be in control of the chopsticks. They will just be developing the muscle memory to use the device without the positioning glove and motor.
How about instead of a training application, you target something more playful? I'm not sure quite what, but it can be some kind of fun interaction that happens as the user uses the chopsticks. Also, do a Google search for "chopstick helpers" - those might provide a good base on which to attach sensors or actuators.
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