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Mechatronic hand

I'm building a new hand, and I thought that it might be interesting to document a portion of the approximately 600 hours that it takes to design and prototype such a device. That way, when the 3 to 4 people a day that are requesting that I build a custom device for their loved one, they can have a small idea of what would go into fulfilling such a request. By the way, I finally started a Patreon a couple of months ago, and a few of my subscribers found it and started backing me! Thank you so much to: Jamie Cann, Joe, Derek Shaw, Petr Khromov, Giel Berden, Travis Rice, Mathew Nelson, and Finley JH Barrass for supporting me!

Source: Ian Davis YouTube channel video.

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