In early 2019, Ian Davis lost 4 of his digits on his left hand to a work accident. His insurance did not cover his prosthetic. Find out more at 🚀 Engineering
after going viral. He said that this mechanical prosthetic is way better than electronic devices as"The motion is completely mechanical. And with that, fast! 0.2 sec to open or close the hand. Compare that with 2 seconds each direction on my. The other bonus is, mechanical never runs out of batteries and doesn't care if it gets wet."
Ian notes that he has never seen splay function in any other prosthetic too. Forward wrist motion closes the fingers on the device while lateral motion spreads them out laterally, or splays them, we could say.The prosthetic Ian built has literally zero electricity need, it works with a set of elastic strings, rods, chains, nails, and a forearm rest.
with a display to gain individual control of the fingers and some servo motors to advance the design.Just enter your email and we’ll take care of the rest:
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