Turning disabilities into superpowers
An innovative robotics company creating affordable, medically certified 3D-printed bionic arms for people living with a below-elbow limb difference, especially women and children.
Impact KPIs
Number of Hero Arms ordered
Number of clinics partnering with Open Bionics
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I now have two hands! I am so excited. I will be able to ride my bike, create in the kitchen and be like my friends. To be able to bend my fingers and pick things up is a dream come true.”
Bella Tadlock
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To be the first veteran to get one is fantastic, but it leads on to me being hopefully the first of many. The first few weeks have been a voyage of discovery. Doing things together as a family that may not have been possible or a lot harder before has been great.”
Daz Fuller
Why it matters
An estimated 1 million people in the UK and US are living with upper limb differences or limb loss. Multi-grip prosthetics are up to 10x more expensive than Open Bionics. Due to the associated price tag, public health insurance typically only reimburses simple grip prosthetics. 25% of adults with a simpler prosthesis and up to 50% of children with one, are dissatisfied with it and choose not to use it because of limited functionality and discomfort.
Samantha Payne
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Nobody was paying attention to the way the devices make people feel about themselves. Not one of the kids in our workshops wanted to design a human hand. Today, it is all about individualization.