The Alternative Limb Project, founded by Sophie De Oliveira Barata – artfully designed replacement limbs for those who wish to express their personality though their prosthetic.
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The Alternative Limb Project offers, well, alternatives to the common or garden prostetics available to amputees and those with missing limbs looking to make more of a statement. ALP sez:
The Alternative Limb Project offers a personal and friendly bespoke service, which provides unique prosthetics to blend in with the body or stand out as a unique piece of art, reflecting the wearer’s imagination, personality and interests. We will involve the wearer in all stages of the process from conception of ideas to the final work. An alternative-style limb can help to break down social barriers, delight the eye and provide an unusual talking point.
(Above: the Snake Arm, the Crystalline Leg and a steampunk-style limb created for and modeled by singer Viktoria Modesta.)
Nigel Ackland, who lost his forearm six years ago in an industrial accident, demonstrates the impressive Terminator-style bebionic3 prosthetic which can perform fourteen actions controlled by muscle twitches in his upper arm. The carbon fibre/aluminium limb can hold up to 45kg of weight.