User:Barecode/Drafts/Unlimited Tomorrow

Unlimited Tomorrow is an Rhinebeck-based,^[1] American company that manufactures low-cost, high-quality robotic limbs.^[2] The low-cost prosthetic effort was started by Easton LaChappelle, an entrepreneur who founded Unlimited Tomorrow when he was 17.^[3] LaChappelle eventually met author/business strategist Tony Robbins, who gave him the initial starting capital to create Unlimited Tomorrow in 2014.^[4]

The company ran a crowdfunding campaign in 2018 and it raised $1.6 million from 1,200 investors in 30 days.^[5]

TrueLimb is a bionic arm^[6] and it was launched in 2020.^[7] The prostetic is controlled using muscles within the residual limb.^[8] The arms are made with dozens of sensors, an Arm M4 processor and rigid skin produced on a 3D printer.^[9] The prosthetic arm can be 3D scanned, match the other arm identically, and comes in 450 different skin tones.^[10] A traditional device can cost up to $80,000 but a TrueLimb costs $8,000, largely because there's no middleman involved.^[11]

In 2022-20023, the company has helped raise nearly $370,000 on GoFundMe to provide upper-limb prostheses to Ukrainians.^[12]

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[1] ttps://www.medicaldevice-network.com/features/a-custom-fit-3d-printing-technology-turns-to-prosthetics/

[2] ttps://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/12/07/this-us-company-manufactures-low-cost-high-quality-robotic-limbs-for-victims-of-the-ukraine-russia-war.html

[3] ttps://www.zdnet.com/article/stratasys-dassault-unlimited-tomorrow-team-up-to-scale-low-cost-3d-printed-prosthetics/

[4] ttps://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a33913816/easton-lachappelle-unlimited-tomorrow/

[5] ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jimvinoski/2021/12/17/unlimited-tomorrow-cracks-the-code-on-robotic-arm-prosthetics/

[6] ttps://bigthink.com/the-present/bionic-arm/

[7] ttps://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/prosthetics-are-built-for-disabled-people-but-still-lack-inclusivity-rcna45727

[8] ttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/health/prosthetic-unlimited-tomorrow-robotics-scn-trnd/index.html

[9] ttps://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/unlimited-tomorrow-making-plans-for-prosthetics-needs-globally

[10] ttps://mashable.com/video/truelimb-prosthetic

[11] ttps://www.cnet.com/science/truelimb-robotic-arms-look-real-and-cost-less-than-traditional-prosthetics/

[12] ttps://livingwithamplitude.com/ukraine-war-amputees-how-you-can-help/

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