Reach extender

It has applications in waste management, assistive technology, gardening and outdoor work, and in some cases as a children's toy.

Some reach extenders may possess a secondary trigger which locks the jaws in position around whatever object they are holding, so the user does not need to maintain a tight grip on the handle.

[1] Other designs have jaws equipped with suction cups for holding round objects more easily, and still others have small magnets for collecting lightweight ferrous items.

[4] A 2009 neuroplasticity study by Cardinali et al. used reach extenders to demonstrate that the human brain quickly learns to map tools as parts of the body.

[5][6] In 1768, United States polymath Benjamin Franklin invented the "Long Arm", a reach extender for extracting books from high shelves.