My hypothesis is once my project is complete it will have a working robotic arm that flicks out a spoon, fork and knife

Its going to take a lot of work but i belive that i can do it.

The spring mecinsem will be the hardest part.

I belive that my proto type will work.

When someone looses their arm from their elbow down, it is called a trans radial amputation, if it is above their elbow it is called a transhumeral. People could loose an limb from many different things, such as a accident, severe injuries, deseases like Cancer, birth defects or an infection like septis. 

There are approximately 30 milliom people in the world that have lost different limbs. Only 5-15% of those people have access to getting prosthetics. Thats leaves 29-25,500 000 that do not have access to it. 

This project was inspiring to me because of my moms work. Where they make prosthetics and I have seen people there that have lost their limbs. It's sad when you think about how much it costs for people to get one, so I want to make one that  is cheaper and has built in utensils.

The one thing about my prosthesis is a physical controlled variable would be a lock on the utensil part so that the utensil part could not be used for dangerous reasons. The utensils would then rotate horizontally once out so they could be used.

The hand "grip" would be functional to grab like a hand.

1. get matterials
2. build working mechnical insides
3. create shell of weather proof exterior
4. put mechanical insides into shell
5. test functional prosthetic
6. fix any issuse
7. bring to CYSF for you 

My observation from doing my research is that prosthetics are a lot of money. A passive ( no microchip )prosthetic starts at $2000-5000 dollars. A prosthetic with microchip can start at $10,000 and go up to $100,000. 

 Some prosthetics are expensive because they have very expensive parts and have specialized materials. With custom fitings and the fact that insurance can only cover so much, which makes it hard because people have to pay it.

My conclusion is that we need a less expesive prosthetic that can't afford paying thousands of dollars. 

We could use recycled matherials or pieces that cost less that we could turn into prosthetic parts to make them and all replacement parts.

there going to put the prostheic on the stub on there arm and strap it on then they will have to unlock the flik out part for the utensils and use it to eat 

the source of error would be very simple it just does not work and i will have to trie harder and harder to get it right because i will never give up 

• www.Olympic benefits
• www.late prostheics.com
• www.health line.com
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-08/a-prosthetic-arm-that-gives-amputees-the-sense-of-touch

Author:By: Alden HuiUpdated: February 28, 2020

Topics: medical expenses, prosthetic, prosthetics

https://www.olympiabenefits.com/blog/quick-guide-to-prosthetic-limbs-in-canada-cost-types-and-funding#:~:text=The%20cost%20of%20prosthesis%20can,due%20to%20wear%20and%20tear.

Author:by Sue Collins October 18, 2023
Title: How Many Individuals Have Prosthetic Limbs

https://www.lateprosthetics.com/how-many-individuals-have-prosthetic-limbs/

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Title: A Prosthetic Arm That Gives Amputees A Sense Of Touch

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-08/a-prosthetic-arm-that-gives-amputees-the-sense-of-touch