Engineer born with one hand makes a prosthetic one out of plastic bottles for $800

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Engineer born with one hand makes a prosthetic one out of plastic bottles for $800
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have an arm amputation, making up 30 percent of all amputees, and 2.4 million arm amputees live in developing countries. Bionic limbs, undoubtedly are expensive - mechanical prosthetics can cost $40,000 or more.This is where Romero wanted to make a difference. Using low-cost and effective technologies, his company has outfitted more than 20 people in Peru with new limbs.

The bionic hand costs anywhere from $800 for a more mechanical, body-powered model, to $2,500 for a hand outfitted with an electromyographic sensor, which controls the prosthetic hand through tiny muscle movements the person wearing it makes,The LAT Bionic hands have one motor inside but can perform several tasks such as pinch, carry, and press. These limbs are made from a filament made with melted-down PET plastic water and soda bottles, an inexpensive affair developed by Romero at LAT.

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