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A team of postgrads from The University of Manchester have emerged victorious from an international competition, thanks to the creation of a 3D-printed bionic limb. They hope soon to make the design available to the public without charge.<\/p>\n

What started as (and remains) a final year Mechanical Engineering Master\u2019s<\/a> project has resulted in Alex Agboola-Dobson and his team \u2013 lead electrical engineer Sebastian Preston-Jensen, lead software engineer Panagiotis Papathanasiou and mechanical and software engineers Maximillian Rimmer and Shao Hian Liew – being named victors of the Digital Innovation Challenge. The competition formed part of the Industry 4.0 Summit in Manchester last month, where participants were asked to come up with a solution to any of the challenges related to Industry 4.0.<\/p>\n

Industry 4.0 is the term given to what some regard as the fourth industrial revolution. At its centre is the connectivity of people and things; how this can improve the efficiency and flexibility of industry and make it smarter. The judges were looking for a team offering a solution that was innovative and novel, practical and had the potential to be rolled out to market.<\/p>\n

\"LASO
The LASO System team at the Industry 4.0 Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bionic bodies \u2013 fact vs fiction<\/h2>\n

Sci-fi and fantasy fiction is filled with characters with prosthetic or bionic limbs. From Jaime Lannister\u2019s solid gold hand and Captain Hook\u2019s\u2026 hook, to Anakin and Luke Skywalker\u2019s father-and-son bionic limbs, fictional prosthetics come in all shapes and sizes. In reality, however, the choices are far more limited.<\/p>\n

Currently, people in need of prosthetics have the choice of a low-cost replacement limb with extremely limited functionality that relies solely on the wearer\u2019s movement, or advanced robotics that can replicate complex movements \u2013 but come with a price tag starting at $45,000. Alex and his team, who are part of the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering<\/a>, quickly saw a gap in the market \u2013 affordable prosthetics with functionality \u2013 and came up with a plan to fill it.<\/p>\n

The result is the LASO System \u2013 a bionic hand controlled by muscle sensors placed on the wearer\u2019s arm that can be paired with an Android app designed by Panagiotis, the team\u2019s lead software engineer. The limb connects to the three muscle sensors in the arm. It can then be programmed using the app to perform simple tasks, such as clicking a mouse or stirring a pan.<\/p>\n

While the functionality is customised through the phone app, the muscle sensors provide the control by acting as on\/off switches to move the hand whenever necessary. In fact, there\u2019s very little the hand can\u2019t do \u2013 as part of the demonstration, the team invited people to play a game of rock, paper, scissors against it.<\/p>\n

\"LASO<\/p>\n

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Reducing the digits with 3D printing<\/h2>\n

Best of all, the whole thing cost just \u00a3307 to produce \u2013 not much more than a top-end kitchen blender. And the team are confident they can bring this cost down further still.<\/p>\n

Key to the affordable manufacture of the prototype is the fact it is 3D printed \u2013 along with a \u201cfew other bits and bobs\u201d, says Alex. While the bulk of the prototype is 3D printed in plastic, this is the cheapest component \u2013 and the cost could actually be brought down more.<\/p>\n

The team used SLA printers to produce the hand because \u201cthe resolution is so good\u201d. However, moving the manufacture to FDM printers will make the manufacturing process more economical, as these printers are more widely available. Switching the printed material to a cheaper plastic will also cut costs.<\/p>\n

Reducing manufacturing costs is important to the team, as they have pledged to make the design for their prototype open source. This means that it will be available for anyone who needs it to use and produce their own prosthetic hand for free.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed the right thing to do,\u201d says Sebastian, lead electrical engineer on the project. It means that people who have lost a hand could soon regain some of the functionality that\u2019s been taken from them without worrying about the financial cost.<\/p>\n

\"LASO<\/p>\n

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Staying away from uncanny valley<\/h2>\n

And we\u2019ve got to hand it to the team (sorry), because there\u2019s one thing we can say for sure \u2013 this hand does not look cheap.<\/p>\n

Alex, who is also lead design engineer on the project, says it was important to \u201cmake it look cool. We want people to be proud to use it\u201d. Sebastian echoes this sentiment, saying that the team took care to make the limb look like what it is \u2013 a bionic hand \u2013 rather than attempting to mimic a human hand. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to replicate a human hand, but embrace the fact that it\u2019s not,\u201d he explains, with Alex adding that manufacturers that have tried to make prosthetics more lifelike have ended up with something \u201ca bit uncanny\u201d, which can be off-putting.<\/p>\n

The result is a sleek robotic hand clad in black like Darth Vader\u2019s glove, and with a clear plastic interior that lets you admire the engineering handiwork within.<\/p>\n

It certainly impressed the judges of the international Digital Innovation Challenge, and the team won \u00a32,500 to further their project. But first, there\u2019s the small matter of completing their Master\u2019s project and handing it in for marking. Let\u2019s hope that bionic hand knows how to cross its fingers!<\/p>\n

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Words<\/em> \u2013 Hayley Cox<\/p>\n

Images <\/em>– LASO System & The University of Manchester<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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