Project Statement

As the field of prosthetics evolves, it not only offers solutions for replacing lost limbs but also opens new avenues for augmenting human capabilities beyond their natural boundaries. A prosthetic extra thumb, the 'Third Thumb' epitomizes this shift, representing a convergence of robotics, and design to enhance the human body's functionality and dexterity.

Precedents

Conceptual, technical, and visual



M Finger

College Park



Claw Control

College Park



Dani Clode

Augmentation Designer

What I've done

• Proof of Concept

• Moves "In and Out"

• Comfortable

Live Hinge

Movements of the hand

The action by which parts of the body are drawn towards its axis -- Opposed to abduction

Abduction

Adduction

Analog Thumb

- Ratchet Design -

• Reliable
• Doesn't Scale Down

• Print in Place
• Not Reliable

• Reliable
• Scales Down

Analog Thumb

- Mount -

Analog Thumb

- Finger -

Final