1. I'm pretty sure replies to comments help too 2. I've heard that the length of the comment also affects the engagement "score" (like, 2 "First" are worth less than a 50 line paragraph stating a complex opinion on something). That's why I often like to add a copypasta to the end of comments I make for engagement.
It’s not everyday you can help amputees a little bit with almost no effort, so by watching and interacting, we’re helping a noble cause. I think that’s really cool.
This is honestly so cool. I'm 1000% onboard with prosthetics looking like this. I really hate how the "goal" of a lot of prosthetics have been not to "look" disabled rather than to restore that ability even if the "looking normal" aspect isnt prioritize. If you restore the ability, then it doesnt "look disabled" it just looks cool lol If only we had a nationalized healthcare system that had a database that could be searched through to find all patients with this specific amputation and email/call them asking if they wanted to be part of a trial... Man i hate knowing how much better healthcare could be if the profit motive was eliminated.
During the live I just finished, I talked about how the surgeons should really have a device in mind for the patient for their post amputation life. I thinking that if they started to do that rather than concentrating solely on closing things up, people would recover faster.
@@missingpartsclub I had a pip knuckle worth of bone left that needed a skin graft and my options were not discussed in a manner where I feel like I made the right decision in the end. I let them take it and wish I still had something left because the point digits unit I got is quite frankly not good enough at anything to outweigh the downsides. I've been on workers comp for a year and a half now, finally about to be cleared for work again and I do not use a prosthetic. My left hand is now mechanically a lot like a birds foot.
Theres a procedure (i cant remember the name) specifically for future bionic legs where they keep a lot of the muscles just below the knee, but it definitely isn's standard@@missingpartsclub
The profit motive is why America has some of the best cancer care in the world, (ok, caveat is if you can afford it) my local hospital (I'm in the UK) and of course appreciative of our NHS and my partners a nurse, but in kettering hospital theres duct tape to cover over the holes in the floor all over the hospital, cancer care is unfortunately awful, they suspected I had bowel cancer and it took 3 months to get in and get an appointment, it's woefully inefficient and costs a fortune to run, tonnes kd bureaucracy and overpaid managers, the whole systems a crumbling mess over here at the moment :(
@@joshyc2006 That's not an argument in favor of profit motive, but against the conservative policies enacted by the UK for the past several decades that have defunded the NHS. Blame your politicians and the people who vote them, instead of blindly praising a clearly broken system.
I love this idea as a project. Right to repair is a very important part for people who have prosthetics. I don't love living in America we are free to die of treatable medical issues or be denied quality of life for disabilities because it is more profitable for some insurance company... Another youtuber I watch had to GIVE THEIR PROSTHETIC BACK because their insurance decided to deny it for them AFTER they already got it...
@missingpartsclub The channel is called champutee, and they talk about what it is like to play video games with only one arm. The prosthetic they gave back they didn't particularly like as they regularly complained about it but it still sucks that that can happen
You might not think you need it. But if you work with dangerous tools. This prostetic will most likely become a work hand as well. Something to use to avoid losing your hand in the first place.
"Hmm, I'm working in a job that might cause harm to my limbs, how about I just remove all my limbs beforehand so there's no risk of damaging them on the job!" A real genius here folks
Fighting with insurance companies to pay for A WALKER has showed me how frustrating and difficult it can be to get the things you need. The 5$ aluminum construction, sold to me for 170$, sold to the insurance company for 1,500$. I can't imagine the hassle and frustration that comes along with getting a prosthetic here in the States. You're doing humanity a great service not just by offering a niche product that could significantly improve the quality of life for certain people, but inspiring people to find creative ways to engineer useful things without depending on this ridiculous system they have us trapped in.
@@xXMACEMANXx 1. Unless you have a really wack walker it outs made from steel, 2. It is a safety device designed to be used everyday reliably for like 10+ years in indoor and outdoor environments, 3. It has to make a profit or else it wouldn't be built in the first place. Get a grip!
@acmhfmggru 1. Medical grade walkers can be made from both aluminum and steel. 2. A simple steel or aluminum tube walker construction could last decades. The constraints for the design and manufacturing of walkers are not that tight. 3. Even if they were rated for summiting Everest a dozen times, it still wouldn't justify a 3,000% markup
@@volbla a it may be legal in the states but for what is essential equipment it is at the very least dishonarable to fleece people for something they have no choice about buying
US megacorpo trash: here with some luck this prosthesis can probably hold an apple loosely and is made out of wet cardboard. That'll be 3 years waiting and $76.000 skilled people: so yeah. With some work and a few years of work this will probably be better than a meat hand.
Probably because it'll be capable of doing things meat hands are limited on. Like rotating and turning joints backwards or sideways, or having swappable parts.
Imagine if people like Ian, people with excellent ideas and and a drive to see them to fruition, were just unilaterally funded; all supplies provided and necessities covered, so their time could be dedicated to just Doing The Thing instead of having to work out whether it's economically viable
Stuff like this is what federal funding _should_ be used for, not subsidizing massive corporations that exploit their power to crush competitors and drive up prices.
@@Cogerie i think most countries could spare some money from their military fund to put towards projects like this 😅 im having a hard time thinking of a country that couldnt afford to fund medical projects via reallocation, it seems like a much better investment in the people to me
@@scottydog6713 True, but the government wouldn't want that, so they would probably take it out of education (again) or raise taxes, or do something else
I once had a scare where my life, arm, and hand were all at risk of being taken from me. I am lucky enough to have all three today, but I know many do not. I leave this comment hoping those who need it can see it. Godspeed!
If you don't already please put a patient on this.I work in a Large National Fab and would hate to see all you hard work stolen.Feel free to reach out if you ever have questions on the fab side.
@@pileofstuff i'd be great if its open source. Unfortunately, i've seen people design and perfect a design, only for it to be patented by some big corporation in some way, completely halting all of it.
@@pileofstuffif he doesnt patent it, someone else will and then sue him until he's broke. he might win the case but he'll have too much debt for it to matter
I’m not exaggerating when I’m saying we’ve been witnessing history. I remember tuning in years ago and knowing this would change the world. This is phenomenal for those who need this. Helluva win, well done
@@diablo.the.cheater I think humans absolutely could get prosthetics generally equal to human hands after 100 years of engineering. As comparison, it took only 12 years to go from the launch of Sputnik 1, the first satellite, to the moon landing in 1969. The real problem lies in how much effort and intention is given to the specific subject. The aforementioned Space Race, although very impressive in its developmental speed, was the result of two global superpowers competing with their nation's top engineers, scientists, with an astronomical budget. Well, it has been more than 50 years since, and other than SpaceX's novel approach to cost-cutting spaceships there have been no major improvements. Where there is neither incentive nor competition, there is no innovation. So that explains why prosthetics suck, even after a long history.
Someday humanity will have a kind of DIY encyclopedia about any kind of prosthetics for any kind of amputation. From a lost little finger to a complete loss of limbs. From simple "hook hands" to fully functional bionic prostheses with reinnervation-based control or even with the help of implanted chips.
As a welder and novice CAD modeler, this project is awesome. I've been watching since the early days, and seeing the hand get more capable, more fluid, and more hand sized with every iteration is absolutely inspiring. Seriously dude, thanks for sharing this with the world.
I had broken my arm, or rather my elbow joint, pretty badly. I was still growing so they didnt know wether conventional metal wiring would be enough to reform my splintered bone. A decade later and im stuck with tight scar tissue, a damaged and compressed nerve and mora than 5 surgeries in my past. I have chronic pain day in and day out, fluctuating only for the weather. I accepted the limited mobility, though all in all unkowing bystanders only notice something wrong when I instinctively pull my arm away from danger before my head. I never lost a limb. But this gives me hope for a brighter future for all who might have mine or an even worse fate. Thank you!
Dropping a comment here for the algorhithm. It's the least I can do, really. For any fellow viewers who want to boost this a little: be sure to watch this video in its entirety! Longer views do great in the algorithm! Liking the video and sharing the link with loved ones can help too! You might have a coworker or uncle who'd love this! Super cool what you're building, and I hope this can become its own little cultural movement at some point. God speed ya.
That's my hope. I'm hoping that with this maker community and the relatively easy access to equipment, people will see that there's nothing magical being done here. And if you have a need for a device that isn't available, there's nothing wrong with meeting your needs and then helping others to meet theirs.
this is so cool (edit: didn't know what to say other than that but also wanted to boost the algorithm & accidentally commented on your comment after reading it & now i'm too embarassed to delete it :) )
I love the advice and would just like to add, The FitnessGram Pacer test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter Pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal *boop*. A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound *ding*. Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.
Not an amputee, but comment for the algorithm, and since I heard that long comments help the Algorithm, I want you to know that the missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.
I concur. In addition, The FitnessGram Pacer test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter Pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal *boop*. A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound *ding*. Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.
Sounds like you need an algorithm that can modify the 3D print to fit a mold onto whoever wants to test it. Even better, I bet you could fit this device to hands where the fingers are cut slightly past the knuckles or before the knuckles if an algorithm can run through all the needed morions and compute what has to change in the mechanics to maintain those range of motions within compliances and volumes. I recall Disney actually uses a program like that for their animatronics and compliant mechanism calculations.
6 dislikes goin to hell I'm not disabled in any physical way but I greatly appreciate the amount of work you put into this, it is the first time i see about your project, but yeah genuinely you're a great person.
@@Brooke_Corbyn You can use a browser extension (e.g., Return RUclips Dislike) for computers or use a modded version of RUclips (e.g., RUclips Vanced) for mobile phones
@@Brooke_Corbyn There's an addon that brings back the dislike count. It only works by using dislike data from people who have the addon - not data from everyone on RUclips - but it's better than nothing.
I am not the right people, but I am happy to have learned about your project. I love learning about different talented and Creative people developing new prosthetics, but most importantly, imagining all the people benefiting from them in the future
no regulations about protecting the environment or sending billions of weapons to other nations but oh, dont you dare make prosthetics for disabled people without a license. Cant make this stuff up
Right? It's horribly frustrating. The amount of money that I'd need to come up with before I can even legally market a device is absolutely prohibitive. Technically, I probably can't do what I'm doing now without a license or approval. The one that kills me is a clinic can ask me to make a gadget, but I can't advertise the same gadget to the same clinic.
I was sitting here mesmerized by how my brain kept hitting the uncanny valley with how naturalistic that hand behaves. It's subtle things you don't consciously recognize but you brain says "Hey, hol-up, wait a minute". The way the fingers went from compressed then splayed open when you went from a 4 finger point to a splayed open hand was a euphoric moment. I wish this all the best.
If I ever lost this much to one of my hands. I would be overly excited for this prosthetic. Ivan, your design is probably the most impressive prosthetic I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a lot of different prosthetic design videos over the years. Your design in my opinion is the most practical for those who have even an average level of mechanical aptitude. Motorized prosthetics are cool, but the cost and maintenance is likely higher. Plus, this is a device the user can maintain on their own if needed. Staying independent is something everyone can appreciate.
This is peak engineering. He is an engineer and I don’t care if he doesn’t have a degree in it or not. It is people like him, the tinkerers, the creative trades people, and the deeply curious who change the world for the better. Academia and the way it teaches ‘engineering’ is so far removed from this. Making world changing things like this hand isn’t about knowing calculus or quantum physics or statics calculations, it’s about exploring very basic principles deeply, being extremely curious, having heart, and tinkering and learning every single step of the way, and being absolutely relentless. And also some level of not giving a damn that you’re not ‘qualified’ or ‘credentialed’ with a PhD or what have you to build something this awesome. I’ve had classmates who were studying 5 years of an engineering degree just so someone could eventually give them permission to build prosthetics. And well, I just don’t think that’s the way. It’s like studying how pencils are made before you start learning how to draw. It’s sort of related and might help a little, but nothing will help more than diving into the relevant concepts right away and getting your hands dirty with machining and other directly applicable tools.
Not an amputee nor do I know anyone who is- BUT, I absolutely love this. The engineering is absolutely wonderful and the right to repair is something I stand with. Hope this goes well!
Your prosthetic design really is always awe-inspiring to watch in motion, genuinely one of the most satisfying pieces of equipment I've ever seen. Now for some 'engagement' to make the algorithm happy: The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.
making my hand hurt thinking about all the different ways it could be amputated, but I hope you're able to find your trial group! if nothing else, this is a very thought provoking video about the unexpected specificity for pairing a prosthetic to an amputee, and I really appreciate your attention to detail in explaining why this product works exactly for this degree of amputation
My only regret is that I have but a like and comment to offer you. When the right to repair doesn’t extend to even a single person we all lose bodily autonomy. Godspeed you magnificent man.
There's a guy in Australia who makes working arms and hands for amputees. And is working on workable legs and feet. He makes them using a 3D printer, for children and updates them as the children have a growth spurt. You can grip with the hand and move the arm. If you can find his site he offers a free download to those wishing to help amputees. Thought this might interest you.
I'm not an expert, so take this with a grain of salt. The size of a finger wont be able to hold enough propellant to get up to the required speed, so it most likely wouldnt work. Instead, i'd either reccomend bullet fingers, or rocket fist.
God bless you, man. I want your unpowered mechanically principled designs and technological development processes to go to and benefit other amputees, for various amputee types. I love your designs, brilliant stuff.
While i can guess that it would up the material costs of the device, would using a foam/moss and silk composite for the straps limits the risks of chafing mayhaps?
If everything is positioned correctly, the device shouldn't move relative to the residual limb. As far as the straps, you could use any 1" wide material. I currently use some 100%polyester ribbon/edging from Joann's. It has a slick/smooth feel.
I know I'm getting way WAY ahead of myself here, but I'm just imagining how blinged out we are gonna make prosthetics in the coming years for people like you. Just polished brass and custom art and 3d print designs. The possibilities are limitless. I love that we are innovating tech for the differently abled you sir are a GIFT to humanity and you look so damn cool with your hand I seriously cannot explain how badass you look. I been following you for a long time. Love your content, keep on keeping on pal :)
Self constructed is so obviously the ideal way to do this. Any commercial prosthetic is vulnerable to all the right to repair issues as every other modern product, but made so much worse by being so essential to those who use them. It’s enough of a nightmare to get something fixed when it’s not also an extension of your body.
I am super interested in mechanical prosthetic design and this is absolutely fantastic. I really hope that this can reach people who need it, and that this philosophy of design focused on meeting needs in financially viable ways that circumvent the quagmire of insurance and medical billing systems will catch on. You're doing God's work, thank you.
Algorithm, you see this? You see this video? Make people see this video! Also, with 380 likes and 38 comments (including this one), one in ten likes becomes a comment! I thought that was interesting, albeit not very insightful
I've found that RUclips videos almost always get a 10% View to Like ratio, and then a further 10% Like to Comment ratio. That's the baseline I use to determine if a video has an exceptional number of either. This one is pretty close to baseline.
Bro is the real Iron Man in real life, is so cool see how much improved the hand! It looks way more sturdy than the last time i saw it! When you move it it looks way more rigid, way more in place, less "wobby". Cool!
Commenting for algorithm and watching all the way through! This is super rad! As a disabled (non-amputee) person, I love the flexibility you’re providing folks in terms of affordability and maintenance! Having control and autonomy over managing your disability and the tools you need to function is HUGE. Being at the whim of the US medical system and insurance, and often other private companies, is hell…
I think it is restrictive, but it's the principle that really interest me. I'm not an amputee, but the accessibility to accommodations is a Right we need to promote.
Prosthetics are very specific to the injury. Too much variation to injury would require either a redesign or a completely new design, which is outside the scope of his trial. As someone who's occupation places them at immense risk of debilitating injury and amputation I think what he's doing is fantastic and he's structuring his trial to give it the best chance to succeed.
This looks amazing, I saw your videos devolping the hand a few years ago and its cool to see it becoming a true piece of gear, and likely more repairable and dependable tbh. I am not in need of any prosthetics but this is an engineering marvel for sure!
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This device is brilliant! Just watching that hand open and close while you were talking was incredible. I'm really glad you're focusing so much on the right-to-repair and self-maintenance angle. That sadly isn't possible for all prosthetics-- I wear cochlear implants, which is kinda up there in the "can't really DIY it" tier-- but when it is possible, it does so much to give people control and agency over their life back. Being able to tweak how your robot hand moves and feels, so that you can try to get it "just right" for your personal needs, has so much potential.
This piece of engineering and dyi manufacturing is absolutely one of the coolest prosthetics I've seen. I'm not an amputee but people NEED to see this!
Please patent it and then make it free so companies cant steal your product and charge people a kidney + a lung for it and then sue you for 'stealing their product'. This is really cool and for prosthetics i think function should be over looks unless it is purely aesthetic (due to not enough development in that area) in the first place (example: nose, ear) because when you get the function then you can actually start worrying about looks, which imo robotic limbs look cool af, and right to repair should be implemented since the prosthetic is a part of your body.
Those restrictions by the FDA show just how worthless and counter to progress or actually improving people's health that governing body is-not to mention 98% of the rest of the government.
I'm not by any means amputated, but the strong "right to repair" message being put across here is refreshing in todays world
I am amputated but it was an extra finger so I didn't need it
(doctors removed my extra finger so I would be "normal" and less likely to be bullied)
@@aSipOfHemlocktearuined your shot at being a legendary pianist though
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@@aSipOfHemlocktea Honestly kinda horrible that the circumstances allowing that outcome exist at all
I ain't the target audience, but I hope this engagement can propel it to where it needs to be!
1. I'm pretty sure replies to comments help too
2. I've heard that the length of the comment also affects the engagement "score" (like, 2 "First" are worth less than a 50 line paragraph stating a complex opinion on something). That's why I often like to add a copypasta to the end of comments I make for engagement.
+1. least i could do!
same, clicked and now commenting due to the title
It’s not everyday you can help amputees a little bit with almost no effort, so by watching and interacting, we’re helping a noble cause. I think that’s really cool.
take this!
Equips prosthetic hand
+10 Cool Factor
+5 Charisma
Grip Restored
The future is looking better and better.
literally kenshi
ROCK AND STONE!
Upgrades ppl, Upgrades
GRIP RESTORED
+50% punch damage
As an Italian amputatee, I'm glad this project will allow me to speak again.
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I don't usually use emotes but this comment was a certified 🤌
Okay I can't not leave a comment, that is beautifully specific humor.
this took me too long to understand
It took me a moment to get the joke, but now that I did, it's a pretty good one.
This is honestly so cool. I'm 1000% onboard with prosthetics looking like this. I really hate how the "goal" of a lot of prosthetics have been not to "look" disabled rather than to restore that ability even if the "looking normal" aspect isnt prioritize. If you restore the ability, then it doesnt "look disabled" it just looks cool lol
If only we had a nationalized healthcare system that had a database that could be searched through to find all patients with this specific amputation and email/call them asking if they wanted to be part of a trial...
Man i hate knowing how much better healthcare could be if the profit motive was eliminated.
During the live I just finished, I talked about how the surgeons should really have a device in mind for the patient for their post amputation life. I thinking that if they started to do that rather than concentrating solely on closing things up, people would recover faster.
@@missingpartsclub I had a pip knuckle worth of bone left that needed a skin graft and my options were not discussed in a manner where I feel like I made the right decision in the end. I let them take it and wish I still had something left because the point digits unit I got is quite frankly not good enough at anything to outweigh the downsides. I've been on workers comp for a year and a half now, finally about to be cleared for work again and I do not use a prosthetic. My left hand is now mechanically a lot like a birds foot.
Theres a procedure (i cant remember the name) specifically for future bionic legs where they keep a lot of the muscles just below the knee, but it definitely isn's standard@@missingpartsclub
The profit motive is why America has some of the best cancer care in the world, (ok, caveat is if you can afford it) my local hospital (I'm in the UK) and of course appreciative of our NHS and my partners a nurse, but in kettering hospital theres duct tape to cover over the holes in the floor all over the hospital, cancer care is unfortunately awful, they suspected I had bowel cancer and it took 3 months to get in and get an appointment, it's woefully inefficient and costs a fortune to run, tonnes kd bureaucracy and overpaid managers, the whole systems a crumbling mess over here at the moment :(
@@joshyc2006 That's not an argument in favor of profit motive, but against the conservative policies enacted by the UK for the past several decades that have defunded the NHS. Blame your politicians and the people who vote them, instead of blindly praising a clearly broken system.
I love this idea as a project. Right to repair is a very important part for people who have prosthetics.
I don't love living in America we are free to die of treatable medical issues or be denied quality of life for disabilities because it is more profitable for some insurance company... Another youtuber I watch had to GIVE THEIR PROSTHETIC BACK because their insurance decided to deny it for them AFTER they already got it...
Omg! I'm not sure that's even legal. It shouldn't be if it is.
@missingpartsclub The channel is called champutee, and they talk about what it is like to play video games with only one arm. The prosthetic they gave back they didn't particularly like as they regularly complained about it but it still sucks that that can happen
Right to repair indeed. To repair and diy with our own treatments.
Aged like dead ceo
DENY
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DEPOSE
Insurance doesn't want to see this get into the right hands!
Or the left, for that matter
you beat me to it.
Or get the right hands into it 😂
Good thing he has it on his left hand then
"Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens"
I have no need of a prosthetic hand, but I do appreciate innovative engineering, and this is very cool. Good luck with it!
You might not think you need it. But if you work with dangerous tools. This prostetic will most likely become a work hand as well. Something to use to avoid losing your hand in the first place.
"Hmm, I'm working in a job that might cause harm to my limbs, how about I just remove all my limbs beforehand so there's no risk of damaging them on the job!" A real genius here folks
@@tau-5794 Was this a reply to a deleted comment?
@xerfrex7869 No, it's to @gargoyled_drake, who doesn't appear deleted
Fighting with insurance companies to pay for A WALKER has showed me how frustrating and difficult it can be to get the things you need. The 5$ aluminum construction, sold to me for 170$, sold to the insurance company for 1,500$.
I can't imagine the hassle and frustration that comes along with getting a prosthetic here in the States. You're doing humanity a great service not just by offering a niche product that could significantly improve the quality of life for certain people, but inspiring people to find creative ways to engineer useful things without depending on this ridiculous system they have us trapped in.
@@xXMACEMANXx 1. Unless you have a really wack walker it outs made from steel, 2. It is a safety device designed to be used everyday reliably for like 10+ years in indoor and outdoor environments, 3. It has to make a profit or else it wouldn't be built in the first place. Get a grip!
@acmhfmggru 1. Medical grade walkers can be made from both aluminum and steel.
2. A simple steel or aluminum tube walker construction could last decades. The constraints for the design and manufacturing of walkers are not that tight.
3. Even if they were rated for summiting Everest a dozen times, it still wouldn't justify a 3,000% markup
@@acmhfmggrudefending the people/system that rips off the sick and disabled is crazy
The supplier can charge a different amount depending on who is paying for it? That's legal?
@@volbla a it may be legal in the states but for what is essential equipment it is at the very least dishonarable to fleece people for something they have no choice about buying
US megacorpo trash: here with some luck this prosthesis can probably hold an apple loosely and is made out of wet cardboard. That'll be 3 years waiting and $76.000
skilled people: so yeah. With some work and a few years of work this will probably be better than a meat hand.
Probably because it'll be capable of doing things meat hands are limited on. Like rotating and turning joints backwards or sideways, or having swappable parts.
@@TimoRutanenboy do I wish I could pop in some new joints. These grubby meat joints suck nards, and love to attack me when I don’t even have arthritis
"Acceptable"
My guy, that is the coolest and most functional prosthetic i have ever seen!
Me, a Brit, was fascinated with the mechanics, then came the section about the garbage that the Americans need to deal with and now I'm shook
Imagine if people like Ian, people with excellent ideas and and a drive to see them to fruition, were just unilaterally funded; all supplies provided and necessities covered, so their time could be dedicated to just Doing The Thing instead of having to work out whether it's economically viable
The only possible problem us where the funding for those projects would come from, but other than that, I agree
Stuff like this is what federal funding _should_ be used for, not subsidizing massive corporations that exploit their power to crush competitors and drive up prices.
This is what I like to see comrades🥲✨
@@Cogerie i think most countries could spare some money from their military fund to put towards projects like this 😅 im having a hard time thinking of a country that couldnt afford to fund medical projects via reallocation, it seems like a much better investment in the people to me
@@scottydog6713 True, but the government wouldn't want that, so they would probably take it out of education (again) or raise taxes, or do something else
I once had a scare where my life, arm, and hand were all at risk of being taken from me. I am lucky enough to have all three today, but I know many do not. I leave this comment hoping those who need it can see it. Godspeed!
Taken??? Like not lost? But taken?
@@regularaccount-m8tI'd assume they would've potentially had to amputate but didn't
@@regularaccount-m8tthat’s what happens when you dabble in human alchemy
If you don't already please put a patient on this.I work in a Large National Fab and would hate to see all you hard work stolen.Feel free to reach out if you ever have questions on the fab side.
I'm pretty sure open source is much more the mindset that Ian is operating towards.
@@pileofstuff i'd be great if its open source. Unfortunately, i've seen people design and perfect a design, only for it to be patented by some big corporation in some way, completely halting all of it.
@@pileofstuffif he doesnt patent it, someone else will and then sue him until he's broke. he might win the case but he'll have too much debt for it to matter
Can't you make a "free for anyone" patent that just prohibits anyone else from claiming ownership of the design?
@@volbla Getting a patent can be a *really* expensive process. Not to mention a very time consuming process.
I’m not exaggerating when I’m saying we’ve been witnessing history. I remember tuning in years ago and knowing this would change the world. This is phenomenal for those who need this. Helluva win, well done
Crazy how much engineering goes into making a hand function the way a hand is supposed to function.
It's almost like millions of years of evolution cannot be easily replicated by some guy in a garage with some thousands of dollars.
well it's external actions, so rather beautiful
Mark a moment where it does.
@@justinreynolds6318 tbh evolution is rather slow, so thoudans of years of it may be equivalent to 100 years of engineering
@@diablo.the.cheater I think humans absolutely could get prosthetics generally equal to human hands after 100 years of engineering. As comparison, it took only 12 years to go from the launch of Sputnik 1, the first satellite, to the moon landing in 1969. The real problem lies in how much effort and intention is given to the specific subject.
The aforementioned Space Race, although very impressive in its developmental speed, was the result of two global superpowers competing with their nation's top engineers, scientists, with an astronomical budget. Well, it has been more than 50 years since, and other than SpaceX's novel approach to cost-cutting spaceships there have been no major improvements. Where there is neither incentive nor competition, there is no innovation.
So that explains why prosthetics suck, even after a long history.
Someday humanity will have a kind of DIY encyclopedia about any kind of prosthetics for any kind of amputation. From a lost little finger to a complete loss of limbs. From simple "hook hands" to fully functional bionic prostheses with reinnervation-based control or even with the help of implanted chips.
We could make that as a wiki like, right now.
not if the medical industry has anything to say about it. like they already do in americ. as outlined by commenters and Ian
9:40 acceptable? kinda cool? bruh your device looks INSANELY COOL
Coolest thing ever. As an engineer this is EXACTLY what I thought the future looked like as a kid.
As a welder and novice CAD modeler, this project is awesome. I've been watching since the early days, and seeing the hand get more capable, more fluid, and more hand sized with every iteration is absolutely inspiring. Seriously dude, thanks for sharing this with the world.
It's vital to watch this to the end, everybody. There's a cat.
She’s a good kitty
Not all heros wear capes
Some wear iorn fists.
would look pretty badass with a cape too though
Edna told him NO CAPES
@mikafoxx2717 funny
Nor all capes are worn by heros
I had broken my arm, or rather my elbow joint, pretty badly. I was still growing so they didnt know wether conventional metal wiring would be enough to reform my splintered bone. A decade later and im stuck with tight scar tissue, a damaged and compressed nerve and mora than 5 surgeries in my past. I have chronic pain day in and day out, fluctuating only for the weather. I accepted the limited mobility, though all in all unkowing bystanders only notice something wrong when I instinctively pull my arm away from danger before my head.
I never lost a limb. But this gives me hope for a brighter future for all who might have mine or an even worse fate.
Thank you!
Dropping a comment here for the algorhithm. It's the least I can do, really.
For any fellow viewers who want to boost this a little: be sure to watch this video in its entirety! Longer views do great in the algorithm!
Liking the video and sharing the link with loved ones can help too! You might have a coworker or uncle who'd love this!
Super cool what you're building, and I hope this can become its own little cultural movement at some point. God speed ya.
That's my hope. I'm hoping that with this maker community and the relatively easy access to equipment, people will see that there's nothing magical being done here. And if you have a need for a device that isn't available, there's nothing wrong with meeting your needs and then helping others to meet theirs.
this is so cool (edit: didn't know what to say other than that but also wanted to boost the algorithm & accidentally commented on your comment after reading it & now i'm too embarassed to delete it :) )
I love the advice and would just like to add, The FitnessGram Pacer test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter Pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal *boop*. A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound *ding*. Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.
Not an amputee, but comment for the algorithm, and since I heard that long comments help the Algorithm, I want you to know that the missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't.
In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was.
The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.
I concur. In addition, The FitnessGram Pacer test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter Pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal *boop*. A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound *ding*. Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start.
Sounds like you need an algorithm that can modify the 3D print to fit a mold onto whoever wants to test it.
Even better, I bet you could fit this device to hands where the fingers are cut slightly past the knuckles or before the knuckles if an algorithm can run through all the needed morions and compute what has to change in the mechanics to maintain those range of motions within compliances and volumes. I recall Disney actually uses a program like that for their animatronics and compliant mechanism calculations.
6 dislikes goin to hell
I'm not disabled in any physical way but I greatly appreciate the amount of work you put into this, it is the first time i see about your project, but yeah genuinely you're a great person.
oh interesting, on what device can you see dislikes? they are not visible for me
@@Brooke_Corbyn
It's a plugin that allows you to see dislikes called YT+, I believe. Though, dislikes today are kinda pointless beyons that...
@@Brooke_Corbyn You can use a browser extension (e.g., Return RUclips Dislike) for computers or use a modded version of RUclips (e.g., RUclips Vanced) for mobile phones
@@Brooke_Corbyn There's an addon that brings back the dislike count. It only works by using dislike data from people who have the addon - not data from everyone on RUclips - but it's better than nothing.
even though i never lost a limb, I absolutely LOVE your work! I am fascinated by prosthetics and cybernetics and this is such a fast design!
I don't know any amputees myself but I know that Google slips up sometimes and gives people useful information, so I'll be counting on that.
This is insanely awesome. It's not even that loud, the engineering here is just that phenomenal.
I am not the right people, but I am happy to have learned about your project. I love learning about different talented and Creative people developing new prosthetics, but most importantly, imagining all the people benefiting from them in the future
Your hand prosthetic is an amazing piece of engineering. Giving this a like & comment to hopefully get it seen by more people who'd benefit from this!
This is one of the coolest prosthetics I've ever seen
no regulations about protecting the environment or sending billions of weapons to other nations but oh, dont you dare make prosthetics for disabled people without a license.
Cant make this stuff up
Right? It's horribly frustrating. The amount of money that I'd need to come up with before I can even legally market a device is absolutely prohibitive. Technically, I probably can't do what I'm doing now without a license or approval. The one that kills me is a clinic can ask me to make a gadget, but I can't advertise the same gadget to the same clinic.
I was sitting here mesmerized by how my brain kept hitting the uncanny valley with how naturalistic that hand behaves. It's subtle things you don't consciously recognize but you brain says "Hey, hol-up, wait a minute". The way the fingers went from compressed then splayed open when you went from a 4 finger point to a splayed open hand was a euphoric moment. I wish this all the best.
I wasn't convinced at first but you got me at 10:38
Aside from being cool as hell, this is a super impressive engineering.
If I ever lost this much to one of my hands. I would be overly excited for this prosthetic. Ivan, your design is probably the most impressive prosthetic I’ve ever seen.
I’ve seen a lot of different prosthetic design videos over the years. Your design in my opinion is the most practical for those who have even an average level of mechanical aptitude.
Motorized prosthetics are cool, but the cost and maintenance is likely higher. Plus, this is a device the user can maintain on their own if needed. Staying independent is something everyone can appreciate.
I just want to tell you, you are a literal genius. This is incredible work.
This is peak engineering. He is an engineer and I don’t care if he doesn’t have a degree in it or not. It is people like him, the tinkerers, the creative trades people, and the deeply curious who change the world for the better.
Academia and the way it teaches ‘engineering’ is so far removed from this. Making world changing things like this hand isn’t about knowing calculus or quantum physics or statics calculations, it’s about exploring very basic principles deeply, being extremely curious, having heart, and tinkering and learning every single step of the way, and being absolutely relentless. And also some level of not giving a damn that you’re not ‘qualified’ or ‘credentialed’ with a PhD or what have you to build something this awesome.
I’ve had classmates who were studying 5 years of an engineering degree just so someone could eventually give them permission to build prosthetics. And well, I just don’t think that’s the way. It’s like studying how pencils are made before you start learning how to draw. It’s sort of related and might help a little, but nothing will help more than diving into the relevant concepts right away and getting your hands dirty with machining and other directly applicable tools.
Not an amputee nor do I know anyone who is- BUT, I absolutely love this. The engineering is absolutely wonderful and the right to repair is something I stand with. Hope this goes well!
I am not the target audience, but I’m rooting for your success.
Your prosthetic design really is always awe-inspiring to watch in motion, genuinely one of the most satisfying pieces of equipment I've ever seen.
Now for some 'engagement' to make the algorithm happy:
The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't.
In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was.
The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.
making my hand hurt thinking about all the different ways it could be amputated, but I hope you're able to find your trial group! if nothing else, this is a very thought provoking video about the unexpected specificity for pairing a prosthetic to an amputee, and I really appreciate your attention to detail in explaining why this product works exactly for this degree of amputation
Not an amputee, but here to say thank you for the work you are doing!
Been watching you since you had 3 videos on your channel, and I'm commenting, hoping it reaches the right people
My only regret is that I have but a like and comment to offer you. When the right to repair doesn’t extend to even a single person we all lose bodily autonomy.
Godspeed you magnificent man.
I'm just here for the cat. Cheers, my friendly neighborhood super genius.
There's a guy in Australia who makes working arms and hands for amputees. And is working on workable legs and feet. He makes them using a 3D printer, for children and updates them as the children have a growth spurt. You can grip with the hand and move the arm. If you can find his site he offers a free download to those wishing to help amputees. Thought this might interest you.
How might I add rocket fingers, the fingers need to penetrate 9inches of steel for non-villainy reasons.
I'm not an expert, so take this with a grain of salt.
The size of a finger wont be able to hold enough propellant to get up to the required speed, so it most likely wouldnt work. Instead, i'd either reccomend bullet fingers, or rocket fist.
Can I join you in your non-villanous exploits
@@MrMoron-qn5rx Could do railgun fingers, maybe. Though usually you'd need to slap on a secondary mechanism over the hand to act as a launcher.
consider: thermal fingers to cook a chicken by slapping it
God bless you, man. I want your unpowered mechanically principled designs and technological development processes to go to and benefit other amputees, for various amputee types.
I love your designs, brilliant stuff.
From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.
I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine.
Damn thats some great engineering!
While i can guess that it would up the material costs of the device, would using a foam/moss and silk composite for the straps limits the risks of chafing mayhaps?
If everything is positioned correctly, the device shouldn't move relative to the residual limb. As far as the straps, you could use any 1" wide material. I currently use some 100%polyester ribbon/edging from Joann's. It has a slick/smooth feel.
Am doing my thesis in biomed engineering atm and this is engineer goals
love your work mate
I am not the target audience for this but I hope this comment helps RUclips push this to the people that need to see this!
Cool as fuck prosthesis, and an amazing project for you to be working to distribute it!
Comment for the algorithm! You do such good work; I hope this reaches the people who need it!
You are awesome bro
I know I'm getting way WAY ahead of myself here, but I'm just imagining how blinged out we are gonna make prosthetics in the coming years for people like you. Just polished brass and custom art and 3d print designs. The possibilities are limitless. I love that we are innovating tech for the differently abled you sir are a GIFT to humanity and you look so damn cool with your hand I seriously cannot explain how badass you look. I been following you for a long time. Love your content, keep on keeping on pal :)
Would you be interested in becoming a licensed prostheticist?
Licensed? lol
Now I have to know, are you offering Ian an opportunity here or are you just asking?
@@SuperRyan89 Did you think prostheticists just come from nowhere? It's a medical degree like any other
Its called: Prosthetute :v)
@@OutsiderLabs no shit Sherlock..
Good luck!!! It’s nice to see someone working towards making prosthetics more affordable :3
Comment for the algorithm!
good idea
If I am not mistaken you need to have at least 5 words(?) for it to count. So I am leaving this comment just in case.
This looks incredible! Leaving a comment so more people see this.
Self constructed is so obviously the ideal way to do this. Any commercial prosthetic is vulnerable to all the right to repair issues as every other modern product, but made so much worse by being so essential to those who use them. It’s enough of a nightmare to get something fixed when it’s not also an extension of your body.
This is one of my favorite applied engineering channels. Awesome work
can you add laser pointers onto the finger tips?
You can add anything if you build it yourself
@DocM221 so yes? It is compatible with laser pointers on the finger tips? Urgent. Thanks.
Why wouldn’t it be? The whole thing is mechanical, you can add whatever attachments you want
finger guns have never been so cool
Butane lighter in the index finger
Commenting for the algorithm to push this. Amazing device and it would change the lives of so many. I've only seen claws/hooks as replacements
I am super interested in mechanical prosthetic design and this is absolutely fantastic. I really hope that this can reach people who need it, and that this philosophy of design focused on meeting needs in financially viable ways that circumvent the quagmire of insurance and medical billing systems will catch on. You're doing God's work, thank you.
I think you're doing a great service for a great cause with a great device. Good luck!
Algorithm, you see this? You see this video? Make people see this video! Also, with 380 likes and 38 comments (including this one), one in ten likes becomes a comment! I thought that was interesting, albeit not very insightful
apparently the algorithm is working
I've found that RUclips videos almost always get a 10% View to Like ratio, and then a further 10% Like to Comment ratio. That's the baseline I use to determine if a video has an exceptional number of either. This one is pretty close to baseline.
Wow, stumbled upon this via YT algorithm. This is really cool. I hope this tech gives every amputee their lives back
Bro is the real Iron Man in real life, is so cool see how much improved the hand! It looks way more sturdy than the last time i saw it!
When you move it it looks way more rigid, way more in place, less "wobby". Cool!
DIY prosthetics seem like such a good fit for a lot of people! I'm glad people like you are working to make them more accessible.
Don't need it myself, but commenting for the algorithm so more people see this! This is awesome
Commenting for algorithm and watching all the way through! This is super rad! As a disabled (non-amputee) person, I love the flexibility you’re providing folks in terms of affordability and maintenance! Having control and autonomy over managing your disability and the tools you need to function is HUGE. Being at the whim of the US medical system and insurance, and often other private companies, is hell…
This is really cool! Here's a comment to help bump this video into the eyes of more people!
I think it is restrictive, but it's the principle that really interest me. I'm not an amputee, but the accessibility to accommodations is a Right we need to promote.
You are really great at marketing, I felt the urge to buy it even though I have my hands fully intact
Truly an amazing display of ingenuity and mechanics
just commenting to hopefully get the algorithm to boost this further
Prosthetics are very specific to the injury. Too much variation to injury would require either a redesign or a completely new design, which is outside the scope of his trial.
As someone who's occupation places them at immense risk of debilitating injury and amputation I think what he's doing is fantastic and he's structuring his trial to give it the best chance to succeed.
The bionic commando is asking for my hand. All I can give is a thumbs up, although that's the only finger he seems not to need. I wish it's enough
Wow, it looks super impressive. Very nice of you to share your invention with people
I hope that you can get it to the right people. Also, it looks really cool. Good luck!
This looks amazing, I saw your videos devolping the hand a few years ago and its cool to see it becoming a true piece of gear, and likely more repairable and dependable tbh. I am not in need of any prosthetics but this is an engineering marvel for sure!
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This device is brilliant! Just watching that hand open and close while you were talking was incredible.
I'm really glad you're focusing so much on the right-to-repair and self-maintenance angle. That sadly isn't possible for all prosthetics-- I wear cochlear implants, which is kinda up there in the "can't really DIY it" tier-- but when it is possible, it does so much to give people control and agency over their life back. Being able to tweak how your robot hand moves and feels, so that you can try to get it "just right" for your personal needs, has so much potential.
This piece of engineering and dyi manufacturing is absolutely one of the coolest prosthetics I've seen. I'm not an amputee but people NEED to see this!
As someone who’s worked with robotics and programming, this is amazing! Keep up the good work!
gunslinger engineer tf2
I really don't think I've ever seen a cooler video. And the more you talk, the cooler it gets. So much engineering work, dude, this is gorgeous!
"kinda cool" - says a guy with a terminator hand
Good luck with this project! Very interesting and informative. Definitely like the DIY idea with the prosthetics.
Please patent it and then make it free so companies cant steal your product and charge people a kidney + a lung for it and then sue you for 'stealing their product'. This is really cool and for prosthetics i think function should be over looks unless it is purely aesthetic (due to not enough development in that area) in the first place (example: nose, ear) because when you get the function then you can actually start worrying about looks, which imo robotic limbs look cool af, and right to repair should be implemented since the prosthetic is a part of your body.
Pls reach out to Louis Rossmann with this video, he may be able to help this video immensely🙏
This is absolutely incredible! I am amazed by your creativity and dedication to making better prosthetics for yourself and others.
I have no idea what he's talking about but I like watching the cyborg talk
This is incredibly impressive, hope more people get to see this.
Those restrictions by the FDA show just how worthless and counter to progress or actually improving people's health that governing body is-not to mention 98% of the rest of the government.