3D printed, mind-controlled prosthetics are here | Challengers by Freethink

Bionic arms used to cost $80,000. Now, a young engineer has lowered the cost by over 90%.
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Unlimited Tomorrow is pioneering a new age in prosthetics with its 3D-printed robotic arms. Founded in 2014 by Easton LaChapelle when he was just 18 years old, the company is poised to become a leader in the prosthetic arm industry. Their True Limb device costs less than $8,000 and it’s even cheaper for children, priced at about $4,000.
True Limb is both functional and realistic-looking, serving as a mirror image of the amputee's opposing limb, even down to the fingertips. And while the prosthetic arm is 60-90% cheaper than traditional prosthetics, many users say it’s far superior to market alternatives. What’s the secret? Unlimited Tomorrow uses a totally remote, custom process that cuts out middlemen to produce prosthetics completely in-house.
For the 40-million worldwide amputees in need of prosthetic limbs, this remote, personalized, and affordable process for fitting prosthetics means hope for a better future.
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[@freethink]

What technology would you like to see made accessible to all?

[@molybdaen11]

Clean water and food.

[@okay8632]

a fully self cleaning ion exchange resin water cleaning system that is easy enough to make to distribute to at least a few billion people. also non drug pain killers that use electric or sonic signals to arrest pain signals in nerves.

[@ezeofarpg]

Full dive

[@insanemang9983]

Insulin

[@onevoiceinc]

I would say ~someone~ creating a cheaper (or even affordable) insulin solution would be a huge asset to the world as well. I'm not a diabetic, but there are so many in my circles. Prices continue to stay highly out of reach, which seems cruel to me. Regardless, everyone has a specific niche and/or calling in life. This robot arm is not only incredible, it returns freedom and probably a degree of dignity back to amputees that may struggle with that due to limited limb usage. (I would also add, it goes further to make them rock stars, imo.) In a predominately 'me-first' world, people who live to do *for* others stand out like a diamond. :)

[@issacmartinez6452]

Seeing that women open a water bottle for the first time and getting emotional about it really just makes you appreciate even the smallest things you take for granted every day.

[@Lulu_Gaming1025]

Even men as well :D

[@alexje306]

Please keep up the good work.

[@freethink]

100%! Try thinking about how many times in the next half hour you use your arm for things -- you'd have to find totally different ways to navigate the world!

[@adam7565]

Agree

[@bepeplia5086]

I just drink out of a glass

[@gre3nishsinx0Rgold4]

This needs more funding and support.

[@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable]

He has Tony Robbins behind him. He doesn’t want for funding.

[@michaelanderson9914]

They need more competition.

[@Sleeping_Doggo]

@@michaelanderson9914 that's the stupidest thing I have read

[@goldiefox7128]

Until big pharma buys them and jack the prices up to millions? >.>

[@marshmellowknightvlogs2916]

@@Sleeping_Doggo no I think it’s smart if they have competition they’ll do their best to outshine said competition making both theirs and the others even better

[@BlazeLs-je7yo]

This is awesome. This dude deserves a lot of praise for doing this. Saw a ridiculous problem plaguing millions of people, and decided to do something about it. If only everyone were more like that.

[@WildTrek]

Most people would just prefer to complain or demand the government solve all the problems unfortunately

[@azali284]

Now this inventor deserves a top award for bringing such value to the people. It's not always about the making money his goal was to make everyone happier. Well done and keep up the excellent mind set.

[@bernadetteallen6955]

Unfortunately, just like the inventory of insulin who refused to patent it bc he wanted it to be available and affordable to everyone who needed but then BIG PHARMA got their greedy hands on it and charges 700 a month!!!!

[@ggdatboi]

I remember a girl from HS was missing her hand and half her forearm. She was depressed one day because they had charged her and her fam about 11k for the one with just the hook ? They couldn’t afford the most basic one and she was devastated. Imagine charging someone 11k for a coat hanger smh

[@etmax1]

Sadly everything boils down to cost. If a company employs 100 people and it takes one year to design an artificial arm that is just a hook, it's going to be $11,000. If someone else spends all of his spare time and some non-commercial 3D printers to develop an arm like this it will be cheaper. There's another guy who makes prosthetic arms out of melted down bottle tops and gives them away for free. Does that make this guy here a crook because he's more expensive, no. They are all doing their best to help people that are doing it tough. Actually if this guy tried to sell them in the US he might end up in jail because they haven't been medically approved. What I'm saying is that everybody builds up on the development of others and has different experiences and approaches and then there's regulations for medical devices so just don't judge too harshly.

[@etmax1]

@@kjeldschouten-lebbing6260 I've got to question whether you've ever been involved in design and development of medical products. The expensive prosthetics are usually a combination of titanium and carbon fibre and a lot of the development using these materials (until fairly recently) was very expensive, and also picking up nerve impulses and translating them has typically required a lot CPU grunt. Now a lot of the technologies are becoming available in "kit" form and #D printers are quite cheap. Also realistically an engineer costs some $120-$150k pa. and a relatively small team can give little change out of 1 million $. Remember each limb is a custom fit for each user. It's not "American bullshit", it's an expectation that most people want to get paid for there living which is no less necessary than someone wanting an affordable arm. Certainly the $100k figures for limbs is a bit steep but is it wired into the users nerves? Some under development are and that then requires surgeons and hospitals to get involved. Recent systems that work like an EEG and decode nerve signals are relatively recent and require many years of development to create from scratch. This guy's "low" cost is off the back of millions of $ of research from other companies. Don't get me wrong (he's doing a great thing) but if he did this 10 years ago and had a 10 year development cost to recoup they wouldn't be $8,000.

[@marks.8553]

Did you watch the video? The dude is now 26. He said he was developing more advanced arms at 14 in his bedroom. That’s beyond 10 years, and companies were/are STILL behind. They’ve long ago recouped their costs. They’re just coasting because there was no competition and they had no reason to make a better or cheaper product.

[@301081anthony]

@@etmax1 you are completely right

[@chobai9996]

@@kjeldschouten-lebbing6260 lol, so everyone should make everything for free?

[@JohnCooganPlus]

Amazing video! The fact that the price has already fallen to $8,000 is extremely promising. There’s no reason the price won’t just get cheaper every year, really great stuff.

[@BestMods168]

Government and greedy business people.

[@abhi36292]

uhhh,America?

[@TylerF]

Lol found you! Love your startup analysis videos, John!

[@woozhi9218]

Enter capitalism

[@avastorneretal]

Proprietary bionic arm for a 8k dollars when there's an open source solutions for about a 100 dollars. If the price fallen it has for sure in the opposite to the ground direction.

[@LRon-ef7ni]

I love that genuine look of awe in her face when she first moved those fingers

[@uchi9]

I love this. I work in dentistry and while I usually am not a big fan in doing restorative procedures, the way the prosthetics are made are similar to that of making a crown for patients' teeth. I love seeing our crowns come in and seeing it permanently placed in our patients; the made crowns literally look like teeth, absolutely gorgeous. This man is amazing; he looks devoted in the work he does, and stands by his passion in using his skills to help and enrich the life of others. Those prosthetics are gorgeous and I really hope he continues with his humble approach and not be bought by a corporation.

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

Yes but those crowns and prosthetics are vastly overpriced. Plus a lot of promising research on preventing or reversing tooth decay has been abandoned. I remember reading about vaccines for tooth decay that never materialized because the industry put a stop to it. Sealants are no longer offered and laser drills have just about disappeared. Dentistry has progressed very little in the past 100 years or so. My former dentist worked only Monday to Wednesday because he made so much money he didn't need to work the other two days, he is a multimillionaire as are a lot of other dentists in my area so the industry has a whole has no incentive in progressing or eliminating tooth decay or finding a way to regrow teeth or grow them in a lab and implant them

[@simong7735]

内気 Are you having these crowns etc 3D printed these days?

[@jeancaceres7670]

This gives me faith in humanity. And at the same time makes me angry how corporations and the health industry has became so extremely greedy and corrupt -taking advantage of the sick and the poor.

[@20tigerpaw20]

Maybe in a couple decades thanks to people like him, we will be living in a cyberpunk dystopia. But for now we live in a cyberpunk-less cyberpunk dystopia.

[@Supernov4]

Not just the health industry. The way corporations operate leads to these kinda situations. People might start working with good intentions in mind, but as soon as it gets bigger it's all about the quarterlies and constant growth. To serve the share holders. Pushing margins and cutting costs without any thought to long term effects or the working people.

[@regularstan6212]

Big tech is part of the problem

[@Zirkules4]

Yeah the healthcare system in general has long since lost their moral compass. Take Epi-pens for instance. It's just an epinephrine (adrenaline) injector that costs $30 to produce, but for someone going into a anaphylactic shock, it could save their life. They cost over $300. I get that doctors spend a lot of time and money on education and the R&D process is long and has a lot of red tape, but even a 100% profit margin is way above most industries. Epi-pens have a 1000% markup. Thankfully there are reasonably priced generic options especially since patients are highly recommended to get a pack of 2 in case of a second reaction before the hospital, but Mylan controlled most of the market and throttled any competition while squeezing money out of people who's lives and children's lives were at stake.

[@neotim5]

Humans are nature, nature evolves into every direction it can.

[@augurelite]

this made me pretty emotional. Amazing that we have people using their expertise to actually help people instead of squeeze as much money out from them as possible

[@kanekaiiishoyo3378]

Yeah, there are still some good people on earth

[@augurelite]

@@kanekaiiishoyo3378 yeah definitely! Hard to remember that with the news stories and billionaires heh

[@chrisn7847]

Our best talent are lured away from challenging problems to go make adtech and social media .01% more effective and addicting.....

[@i3looi2]

Relax. They are not that cheap either. Cheaper than market, maybe. But they are still in for the profit. They boast about 3d printing, but 8000$ it.s still a ton crap of money for the used materials and ccomplexity.

[@vanmuhammad2227]

Same.

[@ChadLetourneaurhavoc]

Wow this is humanity at its best, this man should be recognized for his achievements

[@terranova9838]

Impressive initiative, and the drive to actually go through with it, big thumbs up. We need more people like this in the world right now

[@maxchronos4567]

This guy single handedly changed the system of bionics.

[@freethink]

...pun intended?

[@maxchronos4567]

@@freethink yes.. I can't hold the puns much longer..

[@David_Fellner]

Well-played.

[@unknownentity8256]

Take your damn upvote, now get out of here!

[@RangoRNA]

I just got that. Well played.

[@jackucthatjack5896]

This is what it looks like when genuine people make products out of passion and compassion, a company built to help the people in need improve life without leaving them in mountains of debt. We need more people like you and your team creating ideas and businesses, and I know you will reach more people through your inventions now and inventions to come than you ever thought possible. Thank you for being genuine ❤️

[@BeardedDanishViking]

Yeah, that's how it starts, until a larger corporation buys them out and start to charge outrageous prices for the product.

[@jetstream01]

All those free how-to videos, online courses, etc, this is the result. This is the optimistic future I believe we can have...where literally anyone can learn just about any skill for free to work towards a vision or passion they have. You don't necessarily have to go to college to learn skills like this awesome dude has. Super cool.

[@kyrieerving6776]

Man seeing people writing these emotional and deep ass comments making me feel like I'm the only one working hard to improve my lifestyle. I couldn't care less about people wellbeing? Am i only one out there?

[@Arrowed_Sparrow]

$8,000!! Honestly that price sounds impossible for the type of prosthetics you guys sell. You guys are doing something truly amazing.

[@vigneshwaran5174]

If he reaches to 1000 $$ @ market atleast 2500 $$ ...it would explode 🎉🎉

[@TJRiverC2001]

Easton has actually given me a lot of hope in humanity. It's beautiful to see such a kind soul who is so passionate about their work and helping others. Easton has made a difference from here on with True Limbs; astonishing.

[@conorhale1269]

This man is incredible. I hope he gets all the support he could ever need.

[@Bubbles99718]

Really? Red flags are popping off him

[@P0NTaN.]

@@Bubbles99718 ?

[@MrRafagigapr]

More like cease and desist and patent lawsuit iluntill he gives up, did you ever wonder why there are no cheap printer ink cartridges

[@RayRahu]

@@Bubbles99718 It's hilarious people ain't seeing that; his rhetoric is saturated in snake oil.

[@Bubbles99718]

@@RayRahu Saturated in snake oil is a good way to put it. Always blows my mind how people fall for this. And the shear number, 74 million voted for the biggest snake oil salesman in history. But this vid is great example too. Talk about lack of perception

[@americanwoman8414]

I cried during this entire video. My son lost his arm in an accident last year. My hope is that one day he’ll be able to take advantage of this amazing technology. God bless you, Sir.

[@randomness8819]

I pray for you and your son. Have you looked into this?

[@melo9b965]

In Brazil we say "Deus te abençoe. (God bless you)

[@naranbaatarnarangerel499]

God bless my friend.

[@matsbjur2535]

Instead of thanking any god, thank science and the hard human work that made this a reality. No gods were involved.

[@jamesthirtyone]

@@matsbjur2535 Exactly.

[@keenankelly248]

I remember when this guy won the local science fair when I was in elementary school, he’s come so far, it’s insane to see what he’s doing with his skills! Thanks for being a good person Easton!!

[@andreraymond2641]

Wow!! Thank you Easton for being so brave at such a young age. This truly touched my heart. I had no idea how this industry was so foolish before you came along to simplify. Many thanks to you and your teem..👍🙏

[@Shun101010]

I remember when I was in middle or high school and I heard about the robotic hand he made. I was fascinated by how advanced it was. Good to see he's kept with it and is providing life changing technology to people who need it.

[@Onikiwi296]

I've never seen a company I wanted to work for so badly in my life. Once I get my degree I'm reaching out to see if I can at least intern for here❤

[@freethink]

Amazing, go for it!!

[@Onikiwi296]

@@freethink Will do! ty for the support (@;__;)b

[@genOlizer]

@Tyago Smith. I am 71 years old and I too can say the same thing as you. All my life I have been a tinker but have never had the resources to Tinker as much as I would like. I tell people that I was born a 100 years too soon. I would love to be involved in this kind of research and development... But alas while I do have some Knowledge and skills my life has taken a different path.. However I say to You, Reach out and and become a member of their team and help develop the next level of innovation. The rewards received may not be of the monetary sense but will have value beyond your wildest dreams, just to know that you have helped in fulfilling another persons dream.

[@ruthlessrubberducky5729]

This inspires me. I want to go into engineering, and i'm just getting into college a few years later than most people. I've focused most of my passion on aerospace, but robotics and bionic limbs like this pull me extremely hard as well. I can think of no greater fulfillment in life than to make something awesome that changes a person's life, let alone get paid for it. This man is doing some amazing good in the world, I hope I can as well.

[@cpucustompowerusers5366]

The world needs more people to think like you. It's amazing do do something so creative, regardless of the cost.. But then to have the decency, and humanity, to make it more financially accessible to people and families (who are already burdened by disabilities), is extremely inspirational!

[@lonniepassoff4239]

It’s good to see people doing great things with companies. This is one that literally touches others in a way that helps their lives. I love it and the innovative thinking!

[@freethink]

Glad to hear, thanks for watching!

[@Logical]

I've always had the feeling it shouldn't be that hard to make better and cheaper prosthetics, but I'm not an engineer or anything. I'm happy people are doing just that.

[@sebastyann123]

I know i now this would not be a surprise but #capitalism. If companies, just like this guy, really wanted to make stuff cheaper they could the thing is you first have to invest money into research and engineering and not only that by making it cheaper they won't get as much money so they won't do it. Like you have companies send their materials to another country on the other side of the planet just for packaging bc it's cheaper for them but it add 's to the finalized product valor lol

[@sageof6pandas233]

@@sebastyann123 and it would be better in other systems?

[@mnomadvfx]

@@sageof6pandas233 Perhaps I should elucidate what @sebass did not. Capitalism means only that the system is predicated on money - nothing more. There is nothing intrinsically bad in this, after all you need to make enough money to pay the staff and the materials as well as a healthy mark up to account for R&D costs and the occasional economic downturn as a financial reserve. That being said..... Predatory capitalism is the more accurate term for what many companies are doing currently as far as the massive mark up over bill of materials and services involved. You can still make money and keep a company running without being Ebenezer frickin Scrooge. These are not Lexus or Rolex type luxury items, these are necessary items for people to have basic whole life experiences relative to what most common people have. The US healthcare industry in general has the same problem - it is a money making exercise first and foremost by a thousand miles before they even consider actually trying to make peoples lives better, and the markup on materials and services is just as bad if not worse for much of it.

[@sageof6pandas233]

@@mnomadvfx thanks for elaborating, I meant no aggression, usually people won't back their claims

[@forestwells5820]

@@mnomadvfx The irony is, I think companies would make just as much if not more in the long run if they mad more investments into making things better and/or cheaper. But they only seen the short term. People will be flocking to this guy for prosthetics because of price and quality. It won't be long before he's making as much as, or more than, the others.

[@Zippy15]

This is awesome. It really goes to show how much durable medical equipment is marked up. As a wheelchair user I’ve seen firsthand how even the simplest equipment can be tens of thousands of dollars. It doesn’t need to cost anywhere near what it does.

[@sjtheartisan]

This is absolutely incredible. Kudos to these guys for doing great work. I can’t imagine the joy it must bring to be able to help people in this way. Awesome work.

[@subhangeesahoo6251]

I just looked at my folded long sleeve towards the end of the video, and realized, I had goosebumps all over my arms. THIS is the reason I am back in electronics and trying so hard to get through a Masters and well, maybe some day, change lives! :) (It is scary, saying this out loud. But, it is what it is!)

[@subhangeesahoo6251]

@Frenoy Osburn Couldn't welcome you more! Yes, I have come across grave funding issues during my experiences in prosthetic domains. I came to realize that unless I have a working model, which has the best combination of functionality and affordability out there, I cannot make a huge dent.

[@M31eighty]

You Can Do It 💛

[@Nossody]

Just remember you don't need a degree to be successful :) this kid did it straight out of high school

[@nodehead9475]

Welcome to the maker gang

[@subhangeesahoo6251]

@@Nossody True. But, education can go a long way. And, I am always always eager to learn! :)

[@armstrong4196]

He'll be blessed greatly for his huge contribution to humanity.

[@aaronnunavabizniz199]

Too bad god couldn't just heal these people.

[@gimmekromer1151]

@@aaronnunavabizniz199 ikr i wonder why religion still exist,its useless,slows scientific progress and people thanks *gOd* for things that HUMANS create

[@aaronnunavabizniz199]

@Mother India Get medication and therapy for your delusions.

[@Bubbles99718]

Seems like there is a better than average chance that he's a conman

[@goldiefox7128]

Let’s see if he can get through big pharma and corporation that will try to buy him out >_> since in this world, money talks

[@krishnansubramoni7801]

This is so wholesome and uplifting. I really hope there is no catch to this and that they are truly offering a better life to people.

[@Pokemon32961]

This is incredibly fascinating and I hope he continues to work with robotics and physics engineers as well as artists to make more prosthetics and even figure out to further improve this technology for the future of humanity.

[@maniacalmurderer4123]

Seeing a guy who wanted to at first tinker with what he assumed were already advanced machines, came to understand as he grew was the only one who had the skills to change the world. Stuff like this restores my faith in my mechanical ability’s.

[@VirtualBilly]

*abilities.

[@funnylawre]

@@VirtualBilly you replied to a 1 year old comment 🤣

[@boi3987]

@@funnylawre you replied to 2 days old comment

[@originaljoke4502]

@@boi3987 i replied to a 5 hours old comment

[@silverdemon1530]

@@originaljoke4502 I replied to a 23 hours old comment

[@TrollFlavoredDonut]

Watching her be able to open the water bottle had a tear in the corner of my eyes. My great-uncle assisted in creating simple prosthetics for people who could not afford them. He passed a few years ago, but if we're still I've he would say these men and women are doing humanity a kindness we can only repay by paying it forward.

[@crystalwilliams1841]

What a blessing and inspiration you are Easton, thank you dearly 🙏🙏🙏

[@susan7250]

What an achievement.. A business that doesn't only make money but gives hope.. The joy and happiness I saw in those people's faces while opening the packages brought tears to my eyes..

[@uomiuom]

my cousin recently lost his arm in a car accident. seeing all the new technology for these things is super interesting and makes me hope he can still lead the life he wants. :)

[@longanh9151]

This simultaneously make me feel depressing about how I've spent my life and wholesome how people are improving others life

[@fuckyourselfyoutube]

@@GREYJAKZ 🙏❤️

[@coolnerd8056]

Brought tears to my eyes. This guy must win a Nobel Prize.

[@Mr_brut3]

My son is in high school and signed up for robotics . Seeing how excited he is to learn about it makes me proud and will support him 💯.. This man is incredible and hope he can help many people 🙏

[@Mantikal]

Now all we need are light sabers. "Don't worry Luke, we got you"

[@elgorithum]

This was actually moving for me to watch. This founder-inventor’s heart is in the right place 👍🏼 Need more businesses like that.

[@cariboocustomwoodworks6528]

Great to see there are still companies out there where the goal is helping people, not just charging as much as you can for your product.

[@bobcombs443]

I would love to see one of these in a glove type format. My stepdaughter hasn't had the use of her left arm since birth, but she still has the whole arm and all the fingers. A glove type prosthetic would upgrade her quality of life in an untold amount.

[@AbrahamCollins1786]

Not being able to move the limb in the first place would be a serious obstacle. These devices work by reading small sections of tissue that are driven by the person's nerve endings. If her nerves can't deliver signals to her arm, they wouldn't deliver signals to an exoskeleton either.

[@avinashtyagi2]

@@AbrahamCollins1786 Couldn't you bypass the defective nerves and link with one's that did function further up. Maybe at the shoulder for example

[@linemanap]

@@avinashtyagi2 yes technically they can attach sensors anywhere, but the person would have to learn how to fire those nerves instead of the nerves that would normally control the fingers and hand.

[@smackastan5697]

@@linemanap The nerves that control the fingers and hands go all the way up to the brain. Hypothetically, they could intercept the signal anywhere along the way and they wouldn't have to relearn anything.

[@Carsu12]

@@linemanap OPs daughter couldn't use her hand since birth, so she wouldn't even need to "relearn" how to move it

[@gamingoddity679]

Wow, I cried. Truly inspiring for everyone, amputee or not. Look what happens when people strive for what is best, rather than what is best for their bank account.

[@Raj-vy2yn]

Really glad I got the chance to watch this, it's things like that that truly make me proud of technology and the progress innovators are constantly putting into it.

[@kingluffydono7321]

The look on their faces when they are able to do even simple things, is everything 💯❤️ With true limb doing what they are doing and how they are doing it, the future of prosthetics will finally advance.

[@seanaguilar2057]

I know it occasionally does but why don't stories like this make the news more? There's so much darkness in the world we forget to see the light. These people are doing a great thing. I'm glad to see people helping people and circumventing the red tape and bloat that keeps normal people from accessing this tech. I wish you continued success and keep brightening the lives of your customers and us saps who watch these videos.

[@freethink]

That's exactly our goal--to bring these stories which deserve more attention to light! We believe it's much more common to have people working towards the common good and contributing to progress than you would think, but the news tends to focus on negative or controversial stories.

[@gabepee3533]

Because sometimes fear and hate makes more money

[@MrWhosaywat]

he’s such a good guy. doesnt think about money but just wants to improve peoples’ living conditions 🥺

[@randominternetguy3537]

I'm sure he does.

[@HeartFlamming]

@@randominternetguy3537 And you're not wrong. While it's true that his goal is to bring down costs for prosthetics, which is a noble thing to do to begin with, he also needs to think about profits in order to keep the company afloat. So yes, in technicality, he does think about money. But that doesn't change the fact that he still wants to improve people's lives

[@randominternetguy3537]

@@HeartFlamming as long as the money is only a means to the end, not the end itself.

[@MrJdunny]

Awesome job! Helping out the kids/adults like that..its just awesome to see!

[@maurenovick]

With this video over a year old I can't wait to see what cool improvements they have made. I love this so much and it's not crazy expensive either!

[@clouddefender1773]

I'm just going to say that even the 7k + the 4k price tag for changing is a bit steep, but ... with the competition price being that high, and the non-human look of them compared to this, it is a really strong step in the right direction, well done! hope the company grows and does not lose it's way.

[@kjeldschouten-lebbing6260]

Depends on how many people they employ and the amount of sales. They have sold "a few hunderd", in multiple years. So lets say 100 each year, thats 700.000 yearly. It's hard to pay enough employees and production costs with that. Generally speaking these products are simply very time consuming to make, about 50-70% of costs is labor.

[@fltfathin]

Labor price is just that high in US, not because the lack of experts, things are just more expensive there

[@ryzenryne8747]

The older the models, the cheaper they will be.

[@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable]

If you understood what was involved you’d disagree. This is not a mass-produced product, but a custom made state of the art electronics device.

[@dany12051997]

E un preț pe care destule familii de clasă medie din România și l-ar permite, ce să mai vorbesc de țările vestice. Să nu mai spun că forța de muncă nu e nici măcar la fel de ieftină ca la noi. Oamenii ăia trebuie să muncească și să fie plătiți relativ bine, nu ca remunerația unui patiser. Pe de altă parte telefonul sau device-ul de pe care ai scris comentariul, fie el laptop sau PC, poate depăși 1000 euro cu tot cu accesorii și periferice și nici măcar nu e custom made, nu are atât efort în R&D și nici nu are complexitatea și nesiguranța tehnologică a acestei proteze. Pentru copii e mai complicat și anevoios, deși nu cu mult. Dar la adulți? 7000 euro aș putea spune că e chiar ieftin. Ai credite de nevoi personale care dublează cu mult suma asta. Normal că ne-am dori să fie 500 euro. Mi-aș dori chiar să fie parțial subvenționate de stat, mai ales pentru copii. Dar să zici că încă e scump comparativ cu alte produse mai inferioare la 20-70 k mi se pare cam obraznic. E de înțeles, probabil e caracteristică de popor, să zici că mereu poate fi mai ieftin. Nu prea simt nevoia sa comentez dar mna, acum am simțit. 😂

[@JJs_playground]

What an incredible young man. I hope this company gets even more funding, becomes bigger and continues to reduce the prices.

[@goldiefox7128]

Or they will buy him out o-o

[@kevincornell1439]

@@goldiefox7128 if they buy him out and don't reduce prices they will fail. not to hard for some one else to come along and apply the same idea's. this is all open source. with a 3d printer and some electronics you too could make one yourself.

[@philgoode5661]

This guy is a total legend. You gotta love how passionate he is & how he's driven by making things better for people instead of money 💰. This is a company I could get behind

[@kiwiki3160]

I'm amazed, happy and hopeful all at once by watching this video. The respect I have for this diamond of a man is through the roof! He is not only exceptionally intelligent, he is also empathetic, compassionate and a visionary who puts his whole potential to good use! Let's hope this company will grow to be the largest and most important of it's kind in the world. The development and progress of prosthetics would grow at a very fast rate, and thus dramatically improve the life's of millions of people.

[@williamfalls]

Finally, a wholesome long KZbin ad I watched fully.

[@angcil88]

This is the kind of innovation & entrepreneurship spirits that we need, solving the real problems. Kudos to them!

[@modernisto]

What a genuine fellow. Much respect and continue success to him and his company.

[@lionnotsheep-7435]

This guy is a real hero. He contributes to our society impressively. I wish him all success. Hopefully, he stays humble and doesn't turn to the dark side like many successful entrepreneurs.

[@d.virgallito3490]

We need more HUMANS, like this young man! Well Done Sir, well done!

[@danielesteve8359]

Fascinated by bionics like me? Thanks. I know...

[@epicwoad8999]

Why don't you be more like him?

[@CatchThesePaws]

This is freakin awesome! The insane cost of prosthetics is despicable, I’m so glad this company has worked to make it even just a little more accessible.

[@CatchThesePaws]

@Urusovite i think in the US at least, it is despicable, because the health insurance companies get away with making mobility devices overpriced. I know other countries are far better than the US when it comes to healthcare, so I agree that not ALL prosthetics are overpriced, but a lot of them are because of greed.

[@iche9373]

You know what really „insane“ is? Your ableist language.

[@realisticadvisor9931]

@Urusovite minimize regulation does not equal to greater competition, it just creates monopolies.

[@NewMateo]

@urusovite8212 your friends are wrong - or they dont exist. Im in Canada and needed surgery- I was under the knife in a week and in physio 5 days after. Whole thing cost me w.e. I had to eat at the cafe. I dont know why I see so many Americans spread misinformation about my countries healthcare.

[@SC2point0]

Absolutely amazing. I can't imagine how fulfilling his work is. Respect.

[@kennethadams2268]

You are a blessing to humanity. I can imagine your work, genius, and motivation making a HUGE difference in so many people’s lives. God bless you.

[@rbaleksandar]

This is embracing 3D printing technology at its finest. This allows very tailor-made solutions so that each customer can have his own mark on the actual final product. That plus the fact of cost reduction and the noble cause behind the whole operation makes up for an amazing accomplishment. Best of luck and keep at it!

[@BaldWolf]

This is awesome, bought my 3d printer, and this was something that popped into my head to do here in Australia, and ended searching how to do this and saw Abby first, and it nearly brought me to tears. RESPECT

[@vpl5044]

What you're doing is amazing, pls keep up the good work as this makes a big difference for a lot of people.

[@kkuenzel56]

What an inspiration. My brother was born missing his left hand. I wish he could have had a prosthesis like that.

[@IlIDOOMGUYIlI]

"Oh you got a metal arm? It's so awesome, dude." This will be a normal conversation in the future not a movie quote. Technology is a beautiful thing.

[@bethb7455]

This is absolutely amazing! My brother in-law was born with 1 and a half arms but could never afford a prosthetic but this might be more attainable for him

[@danielismyname3727]

You made me cry. There are great people in this world. Thanks for not being greedy

[@jayinderkaushik]

We really need more people like this guy in this world.

[@ArtisticScratch]

It's crazy to think that this technology took over 50 years to get here, and how long it might take for this technology to go beyond the performance of human limbs

[@rob-123]

I'm kind of suprised they don't do hydraulic yet to move the fingers. It would cut down on the noise and increase speed and power.

[@redsixx669]

I absolutely love seeing stuff like this, borderline sci-fi stuff coming to life

[@mattkennedy6115]

Borderline for us. 50 years ago? Absolutely sci-fi! Just imagine what the next few decades could bring?

[@BongoThe]

@@mattkennedy6115 liquid-based prosthetics?

[@craigkelly4278]

I whish my Uncle had this back in the day. He lost his arm in Motorbike Accident. Please keep doing this. Your company is making a difference. To my Uncle R.I.P see you again

[@atlastanker]

This man is literally living my dream. I once dreamt of doing this same thing; building prosthetic arms for people that were fully articulated and could function very close to an actual arm.

[@Captainbadger123]

That’s absolutely incredible you’re doing some truly amazing work. I’m not gonna lie I’m a big Star Wars fan so I’ve always thought that robotic limbs were super cool and very intriguing and to see these being made for people is absolutely incredible.

[@hellokitty777able]

Me, as well, except it was the terminator. Lol.

[@ChloeKruegerSenpai]

Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness: *LMAO*

[@WakkasLove]

This is one of the most incredible stories ive ever heard. God Bless this man and his team.

[@-Sicko.]

Give this man an award??? HE ACTUALLY CARES MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAN THE MONEYYYYYY

[@mumsow]

Just wonderful... Absolutely amazing what you have done /are doing 💜

[@MattieBoii209]

This is the type of person the world needs, just like the getting dentist work done. Like once i was estimated 11k for full mouth extractions and my first pair of dentures which i didn't go with but its like whatever medical device someone needs to improve their life, we need to start lowering the cost and start taking of our people. This video was awesome

[@dakotamartinez8310]

This is so heartwarming. I think prosthesis, especially like this, is a great form of mercy.

[@_Julian__]

This is one of the most motivational and sweet videos I’ve seen in a very, very long time. So grateful for corporations like this offering a service from 60-90% less than the leading brand. They know they can go for more. I hope ya’ll prosper and succeed wildly all your life. God bless!

[@solidmoon8266]

It's amazing to see how there are genuine geniuses working to improve the world and break the corporate gouging that blocks people from getting what they need. A bionic limb costing the same as a car or even a down payment on a house is straight up crazy.

[@DarthGammerrus]

Dang I actually want to go into robotics for the same reason because I want to help people who need prosthetics

[@shanelara1251]

Go for it lad

[@dorothy6204]

Same here I'm tryna make a whole fkn android

[@BenjaminOrthodox]

@@dorothy6204 let's all become the next Elon Musks xd

[@BodoHoenen]

Great Idea! My daughter and I built a simmilar bionic exoskeleton arm and made it completely open-source and free. After a rare illness, her arm was paralyzed, and we could not afford the $80.000 solutions, so we reached out to experts from around the world and built our own, then made it all open source. The best part is over several months her motor neurons started to regenerate :) here is the story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJPEn3RpnLGmg8U

[@WakkasLove]

You can do it!

[@NowOrNev3r]

Incredible, this brightened up my day (:

[@pukaseek]

This young man is driven by something other than money and that says a lot about his character. His parents should be proud that they raised an awesome human being. God Bless you!

[@user-dl5mp1wr1e]

Thank you, Easton. It has to be a fortune to meet a guy like you. You are true angel.

[@marvinespino1384]

That is so admirable to watch, appreciating the things we usually ignore and take granted for. Kudos to Easton and his team ✨❤️👍🏾😍

[@gamiensrule]

I can't even say how awesome this is. Well done sir.

[@thomasmcareavey9033]

This is fantastic to see espically as an amputee my self who uses nothing only the arm I've got left for 12years I always joke I'd only use a prosthetic if it like the terminator hand lol now we're here because of legends like these guys and esp for the kids who they are helping

[@christianmills7728]

What a remarkable young man. He will make so many peoples lives better. I'm touched by this video, it's amazing!!

[@Aiana3D]

growing up, i wanted to become a prosthetics engineer. primarily because of my less than ideal limbs, and wanting to help people. unfortunately i'm absolutely not mentally suited for that kind of work. i'm glad there are people like these guys are doing so much for so many

[@kongbanana8947]

Do you have the disability that makes your limbs weaker than standard limbs ?

[@Aiana3D]

@@kongbanana8947 i have an issue with both my hands, and a different one with my left leg

[@Chill-Vibes]

You guys are making people happy with your brilliant mind, thank you for what you’ve done

[@Calligraphybooster]

It’s come a long way since my great grandfather received a set from a mail order company consisting of a questionnaire and tracing paper. He had to sit himself down on a table top and sketch his leg stump and take circumference measurements. Then after so many weeks after posting this he received his wooden leg all the way from the United States. This was around 1925. He was a dentist, so had to stand on it all day. Incredible to me…

[@edwinrichardson6012]

Cheers to you and you team. This is truly heart warming

[@Toyzit10]

“Alright chooms, time to chrome the fck up!”

[@sonicguyver7445]

Incredible! To see such advancements in prosthetics. Now while I was never smart enough to go onto sciences I have always admired those that do and this story epitomizes why. To see an inventor doing such good with his work for the betterment of people is wonderful. And a small indulgence on my part. If I ever needed a prosthetic like this I would probably want it to look metal. Just because I always thought having a robot arm was cool since I was eight years old.

[@pdxpete48]

This is a great breakthrough. This young man is going to be an asset to this industry.

[@MandoMahri]

This is absolutely incredible! You guys are amazing!