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Third Thumb
Ari Sinert + Wyatt Gold
Both
$$$
Specialized
Replacement
Lack of accessibility
Ari
What's Wrong With Traditional Prosthetics?
Other Prosthetic Ideas
Toe
Jaw
Arm extender
Wyatt
Affordable
Accessible
Augment
Wyatt
Claw Control
Claw Control was a Nuvu project designed to be a claw machine puzzle.
Wyatt
Common Prosthetics
Prosthetics are traditionally designed to seamlessly replace parts of the human body
Dani Clode
Dani Clode is an augmentation designer exploring the future of the human body
Sketches
Ari
Live Hinges
A living hinge is a thin, single piece, flexible hinge traditionally used in injection molding.
Live Hinge Proof of Concept
Material Exploration
NinjaFlex
PLA + Flex
TPU
Refining Design
Hand Mount
Thumb
VS
Hand Mount
Cardboard Prototype
Cardboard
Flimsy
Ugly
Poorly designed
High(er)-fi Prototype
Plastic (PLA)
Adjustable
Uncomfortable
Fits one hand size
Dialing In Comfort
More comfortable
Better quality
Not adjustable
Cant connect to thumb
Diversity
More comfortable
High Quality
Adjustable
Cant connect to thumb
Electronics Mount
What We Learned
Final Hand Mount
Designed off a Real Hand
Flexible
3 Attachment Points
More Adjustability
Final Photos
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. The 'Third Thumb' project epitomizes this shift, representing a convergence of robotics, and design to enhance the human body's functionality. 'Third Thumb' aims to redefine human potential by enabling users to perform complex tasks with unprecedented ease and efficiency, thus challenging traditional perceptions of disability and augmentation. By focusing on the integration of this technology with the human sensory-motor system, the Third Thumb project not only demonstrates the tangible benefits of advanced prosthetics in improving everyday life but also explores the future possibilities of human-machine symbiosis.