Innovation in Prosthetics
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Open Prosthetics Project describes that despite $200 million investment by the Department of Defense most arm amputees still use a century‑old split hook; the U.S. upper‑limb market is fewer than 50,000 people so commercial R&D stays tiny. Project publishes hardware, firmware and software that currently runs in two academic labs but depends on MATLAB toolboxes (~$20,000). A redesigned harness reduces armpit nerve injury but adds ~$25 shirt cost so insurers reimburse only $1–$160. Plans: port code to Android/Java, build a VIVO semantic website, and launch a Kickstarter dev kit.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Prosthetic innovation challenges
- 1:08Prosthetic arm limitations
- 3:37Market size and funding barriers
- 5:46Orphan device laws and gaps
- 7:51Open-source prosthetic project
- 9:403D-printed prosthetic hands
- 11:25Open hardware licensing challenges
- 13:35Protecting open hardware designs
- 14:58Call to action
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