Ted Rowan

Reaching for Tomorrow:
A Simplified Prosthetic for an Increasingly Complex World

This thesis is attempting to create a new type of above-elbow upper extremity prosthetic. Incorporating motors, and springs instead of electronic sensors and processors, the new prosthetic arm will be more easily produced, maintained, and repaired in Third World countries. This hybrid prosthetic will incorporate a switch activated motor as well as body-powered solutions. This is only the beginning of a long inquiry of development and testing to make it safe, dependable, light and comfortable. The journey has just begun…

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