Engineer Ian Davis created his own mechanical prosthetic when his insurance wouldn't cover one. It works without needing batteries or electricity.
Franco Ronconi 🇮🇹

Nov 3, 2025 · 5:17 PM UTC

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When he couldn't afford a $20k prosthetic leg, he made his own
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He created a device that lets paralyzed individuals control phones, tablets, and computers with only their tongue.
non aesthetic things
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This is Steve Alexy, a bodybuilder with cerebral palsy. Doctors told his parents that he would never walk and that obviously didn’t turn out to be true
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now he just needs to add some retractable claws to the top of it
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1920, an inventor invented has arm. After being frustrated over what was available as a prosthetic, he went about making one in his garage. He gave a demonstration to encourage awareness and get funding. He got some awareness, but his name is lost in time, he got no funding.
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Alex Burkan built a working Iron Man suit 🤯
Interesting As Fuck
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built this thing single handedly 👑
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This woman who has been paralyzed since she was a teenager after a car accident broke down in emotions after walking for the first time in 10 years thanks to this innovational technology.
Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives
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I never considered prosthetic arms & hands could be wireless Connect your arm’s nerves to a remote hand
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Calder Hodge, a 13-year-old QB with prosthetic legs, doesn’t let anything stop him from playing the game he loves 🫡
ESPN
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The dude is now Luke Skywalker.
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This is like a superhero origin story 🔥
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Insurance companies are literally going to start citing this video when they deny coverage for people now
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imagine being left handed and wanking damn
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insurance companies really thought they could stop an engineer from engineering
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That's some badass engineering!
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He made that with one hand!?
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Ingenious solution by Ian Davis, building a mechanical prosthetic that works entirely without batteries or electricity, truly impressive innovation.
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Wow 😳
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Its cool, it looks like it would work well.
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That's a real arm-azing achievement!
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Such an amazing innovation!
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Insurance said no, he said watch me. 💪
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Impressive!
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