Please click above to watch a video of Shea swimming with her e-NABLE Cyborg Beast hand!
Over the past few months, sweet Shea has been e-NABLE’s “Poster Child” – with her adorable giggle, contagious smile and her willingness to try out all sorts of different hand designs that Frankie Flood and Adream Bair and the team at UWM have been making for her. Shea has tested the Talon and the Cyborg versions of our designs and continues to share feedback on what is working and what needs to be improved.
Now that summer has arrived – she decided she wanted to test her Cyborg Beast out in the pool… and the results of her experiment?
*Insert giggle* “It is really FUN!” It’s easier to swim!”
Her mom writes: “Shea thought it was fun to swim with it! She said there was some “Drag” (Harder to pull through the water) on the forward crawl but the doggie paddle was easier with the hand because her hand floated on it’s own! She probably spent about 20 minutes playing with it and she can’t wait to go again!”
We asked Frankie to tell us a bit about the hand and tell us how well it will function with Shea getting it wet.
He writes: “We used ABS for printing Shea’s hand. The hardware is all stainless steel and anodized aluminum, the padding is Paterson closed cell foam and the velcro is tankard velcro. The padding is adhered to the gauntlet by epoxy. The hardware will not rust and should hold up to the moisture quite well. The ABS should be resistant to warping in the sun – it’s melting point is about 200 degrees.”
So there you have it friends!
Take your “Beast” a swimmin!