Sekai Muscutt is the first recipient of a SmartArm, a 3D-printed, vision-powered bionic arm developed by a Toronto startup. Not only is the prosthetic several times cheaper than similar competitors, its creators say it can “think and see” for itself.
Growing up in Zimbabwe missing part of her left arm, something like aNow, after finally receiving her first functional prosthetic at age 44, the Ontario-based entrepreneur and “full-time mom” says her life will never be the same.
The SmartArm’s hand features five articulated fingers that can move individually, mounted on a rotatable wrist, Choudhry said. A small camera set in the palm can identify the shape and characteristics of any object its user tries to pick up; this information is then fed to Microsoft’s AI, which co-ordinates the fingers and wrist to naturally grab or manipulate the item, according to its user’s command.
“The response has been overwhelming. We have had people register from all different parts of the world — the U.S., Canada, the U.K.,” Choudhry said, though he couldn’t share exact numbers. “It shows the problem is not just limited to any one geographical areaThe price point was a major reason Muscutt went with SmartArm — “I couldn’t afford anything else,” she said, adding that in Canada and around the world, functional prosthetics are not covered by most insurance and public health plans.
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