Easton LaChappelle had an interest in robotics in high school, but he found a mission when he met a young girl at a science fair who had an expensive and limited prosthetic device. He set to work developing innovative prosthetic limbs with a focus on the impact they would have on his customers. Unlimited Tomorrow tries to optimize the customer experience by providing an inexpensive, custom prosthetic, and the customer never has to leave their house. They do this by shipping a 3D scanner to the customer that creates a model of the customer’s full arm which is then used to make a model for the prosthetic. Unlimited Tomorrow uses 3D printing to easily make custom prosthetics. After modeling the part, Unlimited Tomorrow sends several sockets to the customer to ensure the best possible fit for the prosthetic. The prosthetic uses sensors to collect muscle data, and it then uses this to control the movement of the prosthetic. The prosthetic costs about $8000 which is an eighth of the cost of traditional prosthetics, and if the customer outgrows their prosthetic, Unlimited Tomorrow will sell them a new one at half price. Unlimited Tomorrow’s prosthetics are some of the most realistic available since they are modeled off of the customer’s full arm, provide natural movement, and even customize the color to match the customer’s skin tone. The prosthetics are also intuitive to learn how to operate and lightweight to improve their functionality. Unlimited Tomorrow uses crowdfunding and partnerships to be able to keep their costs low and stay true to their mission of putting their customers first through the development of innovative technology.
I really like this company. It is able to bring a product to people that is going to greatly impact their lives while allowing them to no go bankrupt tying to obtain a prosthetic. I also find it super interesting that they are able to 3-d print their products meaning that there is probably not a substantial cost to run the company after the purchasing of the 3-d printers up front. It is a very good design for the company to stay in business for a very long time.
I think this is an amazing company for making prosthetics less expensive and shipping them to your house. I also like how they didn’t need to reinvent the wheel. What I mean is they saw a problem in the way prosthetics were being handled and decided to solve the problem in an efficient way. They didn’t need to invent a new product. This company is also very cool in the way that they 3D print prosthetics and make sure it is a custom fit.
I really like how much they are willing to do for the customer starting them sending them a 3D scanner to the customer to make models for the customer. You can see they really strive to give the customer the best experience and to make it an easy process for them. I also find it interesting on how with the technology they are using they are able to make the products cost efficient for everyone to buy.