Houston, Texas
October 14,
2015
Albert Manero
Dominique
In partnership with
Courbin
EMERGING 3D TRENDS
Clothing: Bowtie by Monocircus
Design: Iris van Harpen with MGX and
Daniel Widrig
* http://www.monocircus.com/en/bowtie.html
Shelter: Mars Ice House by SEArch/CloudsAO
team
Design: Winner of NASA 3-D Habitat
Challenge
* http://www.marsicehouse.com/
Food: Edible Growth by Chloé Rutzerveld
Design: Winner of Reciprocity ‘taste of
change’
* http://www.chloerutzerveld.com/edible-growth2014/
THE MISSION
Children With Severe Limb Deficiencies Are
Left With Few Options And Are Told To
Make Do — We Want To Change This
Cost: Develop device below $500
Function: Allow for dual hand actions
Maintenance and Re-sizing: Scale with Age
Style: Must be appealing and customizable for
kids to enjoy wearing it
Ease of Care: Design for simple charging,
cleaning, and quickly “suite up”
THE DESIGN
Muscle sensor use
for Alex
3D Printed Hand,
Forearm, and Elbow
pieces
*Images courtesy of Pegasus
Motor and Battery
used to close the
hand.
ALEX’S FIRST ARM
Files for design and assembly manual are now available on
Thingiverse.
Assembling an arm costs less than $350 in materials.
“No one should profit monetarily at the expense of a child
needing an arm”.
ALEX AT SCHOOL
Alex debuted his new arm at
school in September—and has
not looked back. His family says
that everything has changed for
him.
“Play
ground
approved”
tested—kid
There is still more room for
improvement.
Upgrades
for
functioning elbow, improved
electronics reliability.
DESIRED IMPROVEMENTS
Customized sleeves for
sizing with a mechanical
core shell for easier
building.
Providing more usability
inside of a more compact
space.
MADELYN’S ARM
Art infused engineering.
Surface treatment—increase
strength
Development of Limbitless
Solutions Nonprofit to help kids
around the world
ALEX’S UPGRADE
Brand new custom design Iron
Man inspired.
Improved electronics—
charges like a cell phone
Adjustable elbow, increased
flexibility
TEACHING KIDS ABOUT
STEAM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
We are teaching each kid how their
arm was made--and they love to
understand the process
--and tell all of their friends.
Do you think the world will look
different when kids believe having a
bionic arm is “normal” like having
glasses?
Alex learning how to operate
the printer
LIMBITLESS ON-THE-GO!
Portable Tech Laboratory
Including:
Desktop 3D printer
Laser scanner
Limbitless Bionic Arm
Oscilloscope
Monitor display
Low cost tablet with
supporting design software
Mentors will provide interactive lessons and
demonstrations in different areas of STEAM for
multiple age groups every 6 weeks.
KEEP INNOVATING
The purpose of your
education is that you
will make an impact
on your community.
Challenge the status
quo.
GOING FORWARD
July 2015 – May 2016
12 Arms for Christmas
Books and Bionics for
Displaced Syrian
Children
36 Arms to start 2016
Anni, Wyatt, and Alex learning toget
GET INVOLVED
Website:
www.limbitlesssolutions.org
Mobile Site:
www.3dhope.com
IndieGoGo:
https://www.indiegogo.
com/projects/limbitless
-books-bionics#/story
Facebook: LimbitlessSolutions
Twitter: @Limbitless3D
Donate online and change a life.
SPECIAL THANKS