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The affordable, 3D-printed bionics of the future

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Enzo Romero |

TED2022

• April 2022

Creating functional prosthetics at a fraction of the cost of imported tech, bionic innovator and TED Fellow Enzo Romero shares a groundbreaking model for designing 3D-printed assistive technology sourced from recycled materials -- built in and for his native Peru. Hear how Luke Skywalker's bionic hand in Star Wars inspired Romero to pursue mechatronics engineering and help people with disabilities and limited resources fully live again.

Creating functional prosthetics at a fraction of the cost of imported tech, bionic innovator and TED Fellow Enzo Romero shares a groundbreaking model for designing 3D-printed assistive technology sourced from recycled materials -- built in and for his native Peru. Hear how Luke Skywalker's bionic hand in Star Wars inspired Romero to pursue mechatronics engineering and help people with disabilities and limited resources fully live again.

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Enzo Romero

Bionic innovator

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TED Fellow Enzo Romero is a bionic innovator.

World Health Organization and UNICEF, 2022 | Article

"Global report on assistive technology"

This is the first report that exists worldwide on the state of assistive technologies. It describes the problems of access and the benefits of having AT devices.

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Support LAT Bionics' mission to create personalized, 3D-printed prostheses for low-income people in Peru.

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