The affordable, 3D-printed bionics of the future | Enzo Romero

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🗓️ 13 September 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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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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0:00.0	It's Ted Doxdalee, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:07.7	Prosthetics have advanced so much in recent years, but for amputees around the world,
0:12.5	they're still often way too expensive.
0:15.9	In his talk from Ted 2022, Bionic Innovator Enzo Romero shares how he's found unconventional
0:21.9	solutions to get more advanced prosthetics to the people who need them.
0:26.9	He makes them more affordable and functional.
0:30.9	You ever wondered what makes great minds tick?
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0:40.8	Every week I interview some of my favorite thinkers to learn how we can bring out the
0:44.2	best in ourselves and others.
0:46.0	I talk to death-defying rock climbers, Oscar-winning filmmakers, creators like Lin-Manuel Miranda,
0:52.2	entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban, and thought leaders like Renee Brown.
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1:26.2	Hey the mortgage.
1:35.4	One in seven people around the world has some kind of disability.
1:39.4	Being born without my right hand has defined who I am over the past 30 years.
1:44.2	I was fortunate to grow in the sacred valley of the Incas in Cusco Peru, surrounded by people
1:49.0	who were surprised to see me driving my bike or probably pre-embiscatable.
1:53.9	When I was seven I remember being stunned after I watched Star Wars.
1:57.9	The Empire Strikes Back when Luke's hand gets cut off.
2:01.5	The same one I didn't have.
2:03.4	But then being twice as stunned when the medical robots fitted him with a prosthesis that
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