Artificial Limbs
Product 1 Easton's LaChappelle Artificial Limb
19 year old Easton Chappelle created cheaper, more affordable artificial limb that used brainwaves to tell it what to do. He was inspired to create a cheaper artificial limb after he saw a girl that had a artificial limbs that did one command and it cost 80,000 dollars. This lead him to make an artificial limb that cost 350 dollars, which is way less than the average prosthetic limb that is 60,000 dollars. He was so wanted the big companies make cheaper prosthetic limbs that he released his designs for free hoping companies use his designs so it’s more affordable for others.
Product 2 Dog with Artificial Limbs
Product 3 APL’s Modular Prosthetic Limb
This dog, named Derby that lost both his front legs in a freak accident and this made it difficult for him to move. His owner wants to him to be able to move better, so she decided to build artificial limbs for him. With 3-D printers, she was able to design two artificial limbs for Derby. The owner stayed away from the "running man" design and made a loop design. Now Derby is able to move way better with his new artificial limbs. Scientists are hoping they can use the 3-D printing technology in more advance artificial limbs in the future.
Leslie Baugh, who lost both arms in an electrical accident 40 years ago, was able to operate the system by simply thinking about moving his limbs, performing a variety of tasks during a short training period. He became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control two of the Laboratory’s Modular Prosthetic Limbs. This has made many people wonder what less they can do with his type of technology.