At age 14, Easton LaChappelle met a 7-year-old girl who had a prosthetic arm.
The limb could only open and close, and
yet it cost $80,000. He thought he could
do better, and do it for under $1,000. He
set to work in his bedroom and then the
family garage.
In less than 3 years, he was making a
prototype limb for under $500 that was
actually interfacing with the nervous
system of its owner.
What’s more, he is only doing this to
make the world a better place! He could
have made millions on his discoveries
thus far, but instead, he releases all his
intellectual property to the world by
making them open sourced!
At age 19 he founded Unlimited
Tomorrow, a company with the aim to
make affordable yet extraordinary robotic
limbs. Take a look at what youth can do
when they are left to follow their
passions:
Video Source: Unlimited Tomorrow,
Inc.
Good to know there are Bonus: A TED
Talk by Easton!… He is so authentic:
funny, nervous, passionate. What a
delight. Take a look if you have a few
more minutes.
Great stuff! Lovely to see a future
“thought leader” just getting started. And
it does rekindle the flame of hope a bit.
Keep reminding yourself that the negative
24-hour news cycle is only showing us
the dramatic dramas of the “outliers”.
That said, you can count on
everwideningcircles.com to bring you a
refreshing, positive story like this every
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