Indeed what an amazing Dad! Proving one can make all the lemonade out of lemons!! An inspiring boy too! Way to go guys, way to go! 👊 FFTARTAGLIA always praying strong fire in your heart, belly and soul.....🙏💪🔥❤
This girl maxed out her cool points. Deadass, not only was having a bionic arm enough but she took up archery to take it further. Even that other dude was absolutely making killer beats and driving like he was in Cyberpunk. These people are awesome!
When she de-attaches and re-attaches different hands to her arm, it looks like something out of a video game when you swap your weapons before going on a mission.
I think trying to make it look real is just a dumb idea. People are going to know it’s not real and imo it looks weirder having a “real” looking bionic arm than a metal one.
@@autismman102 I think that the metal one is a cool one. But if you look at the characters in cyberpunk you will see that if it is well done it won't look weird.
It depends on the customer wishes. A 20 y.o. would have no problem wearing a futuristic arm, a 70 y.o. however would prefer something more sober, either a "real looking" one or just wearing long sleeves and putting a nice leather glove on the prosthetic hand. The latter would be the most stylish option in my opinion, the best for formal occasions where you have to wear a suit, just make sure that the glove's color matches that of shoes and belt.
@@autismman102 It can look real without being disturbing. It's just, very difficult and obviously it is still in the early stages. There's phases for it. First the purpose is to make it look real from far off, if you're standing across the street from someone and their prosthetic looks real to the point you can't tell, it's worth it for a lot of people. You then improve from there until it looks real enough to be nigh indistinguishable, they can already do it with statues and artwork trust me it's very possible for a prosthetic arm.
Imagine a kid thats so confident that she thinks her arm is cool and then she goes out into the world and ends up feeling weird about it. Her mom did such an awesome job and society made it harder.
I mean yea that happened to me when I first entered middle school and ppl bullied me for being born without a left hand and I never saw the use of prosthetics 😢
@@memd777 you say handicapped now but once they start to get down the dynamics of robotic arms/body parts that will be the next step in the future of evolution. Everybody will want enhanced body parts to perfect precision, fighting, eye sight etc...
That’s strait up a bold woman. She had a solid heart and is a guiding light to those who have lost a limb and shows there is hope to be better then normal.
As the field matures we’re likely going to stop putting a negative stigma around it, because prosthetics are the next sci-fi invention to become a reality.
She isn't bold for being positive about her arm. Just used to it because it's been like that her whole life. The actual bold part is being secure in herself to tell others who look at her with pity, that she loves her arm, and that it's cool. She's right, of course. It is really cool.
I don't know if they intended it that way, but you just made me realize how heartwarmingly positive that scene must have been for amputees and amputee acceptance for future generations. I can imagine kids in school being like WOAH you're like Winter Soldier, instead of "thats weird"
@@crueltyinpoetry id be tempted so much to ask how the heck you lost your arm and hand out of curiosity and mention how impressive the prosthetic is and ask how in the world do you make it move.
"What ethical issues might we face?" The most important ethical issue is to make sure that everyone gets full and easy access to whatever protheses that they need.
@@blackpowderkun Remember that robot dog that Boston Dynamics made to assist soldiers in carrying loads? The US military immediately put a gun on it and gave the AI autonomous control of the weapon. I'm afraid that weaponizing any new technology is inevitable.
Well said. Access is privileged towards help that makes great media content. Notice all the comments on how 'cool' these prosthetics are, and how 'kickass' it all is. A generation raised by Hollywood.
"She was born without her left hand" *Shows scene of a crocodile and her living in a swamp* ...You sure about that or is that the story we're going with?
When she said "What if I don't want a hand, what if I want..." ... my beautiful brain just filled in the end of the sentence with, "... a flamethrower?"
@@lightdarkequivalent7143 A drill? An electric screwdriver? (damned, I'd love having a third and maybe fourth limb with exchangeable parts to use while doing DYI!)
and to think that robotic limbs are only going to get better and more advance, it would surprise me if in a few years down the road you have a robotic hand that can move just as fast and do everything a normal hand can do but better and more accurate.
She's beautiful, humble, and got a badass, robot arm that will feel nothing if you piss her off. Of course the kids were scared of her, she's a triple threat.
To the people at "the Guardian" who produced this video, Thank you and congrats on a job well done! Your interviewer did a great job as well. He's very empathetic, asks just the right questions to trigger true emotions, yet without being "in your face". He deserves a raise!
I'm a left hand congenital amputee, and I feel so grateful that I was born in this time and age. The technology surrounding prosthetics is improving so quickly and these devices are becoming more easily accessible to people like myself. I'm 18 now and have grown up with many different prosthetic arms (myoelectric, body-powered, 3D-printed, etc), and the thought of in the future possibly having a hand like those featured in this video is just so euphoric
Erik Castillo daily live at my home is kinda like this. My mom is asking my sis to hurry up and what is taking her so long and she is like “Mom, I can’t find my arm!”. She leaves it everywhere and it’s also the same colour as the sofa, so we occasionally accidentally sit on it. It’s really painful getting those fingers in between your buttcrack. It’s solid material too, so...ouch.
@@fbi2522 It's my favorite character from a game called Dangan Ronpa, a murder mystery game published by Spike Chunsoft. Don't worry, mister FBI, it's not lolicon hentai :^)
If I ever lost my arm I'd lie about what happened and change the lie everytime "So, how did you lose your a-" *"Youd think Caterpillars are innocent creatures. Think again."*
It was very heartbreaking when she said that she never looked to the fact of having just one hand as something bad until other people make her feel uncomfortable
Awesome dad! Son: “Dad there is like 18 months waiting time for new arm” Dad: “hold my beer son. I got a solution” Joke aside. Cool dad in my opinion. And the kid is awesome too 😎👍 PS all the people in this video are awesome ☺️
My youngest brother had a speech thing growing up, actually still does. Hes 18 now. So even with speech therapy it's not likely hell ever grow out of it.
Thats what you got from the whole video, I seriously think you missed the point lol, if you've nothing nice to say maybe you should have been taught to say nothing.........My child doesn't have any speech issues, he's 10 and had a camera showed in his face, he wasn't exactly feeling very confident so get a life please, cheers
@just another human Explain CRISPR if viruses aren't real. BTW speaking of CRISPR one of the problems with it is that the synthetic portion of the DNA is usually shed at a very high rate so it works great on modifying seeds of plants or eggs of say fish like the Danio that have thousands of eggs (Dani was the first GMO fish) but it's not great to use on humans since human females don't have a lot of eggs to waste and also the genetically modified bioweapons (such nCov) would fail to be effective before long because they'd rapidly mutate into a non-lethal form which is probably exactly what happened with this nCov nonsense, assuming it really was a bioweapon leak. In any case; these lockdowns aren't justified at all.
Yay. I go to a grammar school in the UK. I am 1 out of the 1000 people who did the test I am 1 of the 180 who passed the test. I am 1 of who people consider smart. I am 1 of the 1 person who got into the school from my primary. I am 1 of the 1 who got bullied for it. I am 1 who now feels appreciated.
This is such cool stuff! I’m doing research for a story I’m working on… The main character looses his right hand and I’m trying to make a realistic (at least for the world, cause it’s a magical realism world) prosthetic for him. He is not the best at magic, but he learns how to control objects and stuff, and eventually makes himself a prosthetic to be able to play guitar again. This is definitely sub-plot to the main story, but I need to do it justice out of respect for all the non-fictional amputees out there :)
"This is transhuman" - Warhammer 40k has entered the chat. On a more serious note: As someone who works in healthcare I do love to see how far we've gotten and the potential about how far we could go. But what I love the most is the strength of the people about how to adapt, how to deal with the circumstances, etc. Sometimes it makes me like my job even more. Not because of my work, but because of the patients I get to meet.
More like "hey bud, welcome back. See, since you owe us little more than 4 million bucks, here are your assignments... and if you don't agree we can turn you off any time".
gonna be honest, this video inspired me to go into prosthetics engineering and in a few months I start college as a biomed engineering major because of this video.
I'm so happy for these people. Living with disabilities can be tough. But my highest respect goes to the researchers and technologists who devote their lives to making the lives of others better. They are true heroes.
My prosthetic knee is estimated around $120,000. The tech is only getting better. It’s definitely more empowering knowing that I can go back to living a somewhat normal life.
I'm studying biotecnology with medical aplications si im going to be toe to toe witt You, you create Cyborgs and i grow arms and legs in a laboratory XD
People like this engineer should be getting so much more credit and fame, yet people playing sports get much more of it, that's a big problem in this world.
Uh, dude the engineer will get a ton of credit when a Duke Footballer has to get amputated. Also, sports have always been a means of entertainment just look at the Roman Colosseum.
When you grow up with such a "defect"(and I hesitate to call it that) you never think that you're not normal, at least I never did. You just develop along a different line from other people. Personally, I can't wait to be the first to have a "grown" heart.
Ob lost my left leg in an motorcycle accident 14 years ago wich was one of the most devastating experiences in my live because I couldn’t imagine how to walk ever again. Over the years my prosthetics evolved from very simple stuff over one of the first commercial available active foot prosthetics to my current microprocessor controlled prosthetic foot which would sound like science fiction to me a few years ago (and it still does today). I’ve never covered my prosthetics with artificial skin, that was weird in my eyes! It was much easier for me to accept that cool looking source made of carbon, aluminum and titanium! For all of you who are in such a situation: don’t be desperate, for EVERY problem is a way to solve it!
I would've been fascinated by a bionic arm as a child, but then again, I'm a nerd 🤓 And I'm glad that there are other nerds out there that also saw someone's fancy arm and though "Hmm, I could make an even cooler version"! I can't wait to see the first bionic limb that properly responds to the signals from the human brain!
im just waiting for the eye technology to become better and might want to replace my bad one with a new one... in 20 yrs or so... when the electronic one is better than the original :)
Patrick Legault what about contacts, they already have some that can help some people with low prescriptions, and they have some that have night vision
@@parker_stroud9445 already had cataract and Lasik operation and have a recurring eye infection that show up every years or so. yes contact lenses are fine but the issue is that i can't focus anymore. plus, i have floaters which are getting worst each time i get the infection. in 20 or so, i might no be able to see anymore from that eye so, if a tech exists that can see better than the original. it might be interesting to look into it
@@patricklegault6383 Ah man, I think in 20 years we'll come up with something. Eye, actually, won't be as difficult to replace as the arm. It's just much harder to connect to the brain.
11:58 "we are probably the first species able to infuence its own evolution" that sounds visionary and all but the way he says it & his facial expression looks like a supervillain
The article made him look evil on purpose. They put a negative light on the guy for experimenting with animals when that's the only thing you can do in that field.
look up Tilly Lockey. her story is soo amazing and actually the company she works with for her prothesis' coordinated with James Cameron and the team from Alita Battle Angel to style bionic arms for her that look like the ones from the movie
username The exoskeleton is very true. But bionic limb? Why can't we regrow the limb? Our body can withstand a lot of extreme condition and just look at some people.
Try extremely frustrating, and tedious. It is nice to see them trying out your work though. The frustrating part is getting the new tech to work flawlessly, the tedious part is the administrators and lawyers. Most of the cost in modern prosthetics is in lawyers and governmental compliance. If there was less of all that, then the cost of the prosthetics would easily be 80% cheaper.
3D print technologies can actually print living tissues. Only experimental proof-of-concept prototype stuff today, but maybe standard issue gear in hospitals of future decades, replacement organs and limbs made to custom spec on demand. Twice as interesting if organic components and artificial components can be "printegrated" together.
This is absolutely amazing. I love how intelligent prosthetics change the abilities of the human body. Maybe in future we can even add new sensory experiences to alter the way we perceive our human experience.
I knew a girl who looked just like her.... same face, slightly lighter hair color. and she wouldn't shut up. but like, in a good way,..... we could be talking for hours.
There should be these as well: -30% force control (for the first month) -20% motion speed +40 weight (only the arm weight) - no senses (no pain, no heat, no feeling every object you touch). You never know when you melt or break it -15% motion accuracy - individual finger control +80ms ping while playing videogames
Many thanks for sharing this inspiration and spending time at our home, Others inspired me to do this for my son and others and hope this video inspires more to do the same, Open Source, Team Unlimbited have done wonders for this technology, without it my son still wouldn't have a left hand, they inspired me to do this, many thanks for sharing and viewing it best wishes Callum Miller (aka Dad) and Jamie Miller
It was really inspiring to see your story Jamie, it's truly awesome. Keep going strong young man! Also, message to Dad, that Subie is so awesome. Well done mate.
I saw in the video that sometimes the arm is not very confortable to wear. Maybe if you contacted open bionics, they could assist you two to get a schematic for a better fitting hand. They have this scanning software for the cellphone and other methods. Best of luck.
Congratulations to your son first of all, he seems like a wonderful young man. Obviously losing a hand is horrible, but I must say that whatever struggles he has gone through because of it has definitely strengthened him mentally. I don't just mean his level of knowledge or intellect but most of all he's gained wisdom about life that a lot of people don't aquire until much later on.. I truly believe your son will grow up to do spectacular thing's in his life. Oh, I almost forgot, you seem to be one hell of a father as well! My father would have told me to deal with it and stop complaining because he's not going to waste his money, honestly. Growing up with a father that couldn't have cared less makes me admire you that much more.. If I'm being honest your bond with your son and what you do for him brought a few tears to this grown man's eyes. I wish you both the best life has to offer!
