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www.who.org
The Bionic Arm
Process of Bionic arm surgery
Customized Personal Bionic Arm
Helping amputees with a Bionic Limb
Your main topic could be more specific e.g. Amputees and your project objective could be phrased as "Helping amputees..."
What is the objective of your proposal?
2. The main objective of our proposal is to help our target users to feel like they have an arm or a leg again
1. Providing support, sharing experiences and educating these conditions to family members and friends of those affected
Statistics
About 30,477 people in singapore has either of their limbs amputated.
2. Ministry of Social & Family development states that 3% of resident population in Singapore has some form of disability
1. Singapore has about 97,000 people with disabilities; 77,000 people of which are above 18 years old
What are the problems or limitations of existing product?
5. Battery-powered bionic arms looks more mechanical and is also harder know to use as they require more physical strength
4. Not affordable for many people
3. Electric-powered bionic arms are much heavier and also costs much more for repairs than battery-powered bionic arms
2. Increased rick of surgical complicatory rejection of the body to the materials used
1. Unable to have a full range of motion/movement.
targeted users
Your target users are clearly amputees rather than those with knee problems.
Do you have statistics on the number of amputees in Singapore?
5. People with congenital limb differences
4. Amputees
3. Elderly that suffers from knee or shoulder problems
2. People who suffer from illnesses/accidents
1. People inconvenienced by a lack of a limb
Arm structure
What is the key issue/problems faced by your target users?
9. Poor balance and instable
8. Costly to maintain and the product is not durable.
Need to research on how much the existing product costs. You could highlight a specific brand.
7. Lack on knowledge on how to use the product
6. Allergic reations to certain metal. Eg. Sensitive skin
5. Unaffordable for some as it may be too expensive.
4. Electrically powered limbs are heavier and costly to maintain
3. Battery powered limbs looks more mechanical and harder to use as they require more physical strength.
Subtopic
2. Increased risk of surgical complication/rejection of the body's tissues to the material used.
1. Disabled people need to rely on their kin/guardian to help; Might lead to further problems eg. Family and relationship problems.
About your product
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Timeline
2002
Cost of materials & selling price
A average bionic Limb cost around 50 to 60 thousand. So with our additional features it should cost around 70 to 80 thousand
Promoting/ Generating awareness
Using advertisements, Customers reviews
Place where product will be sold
Hospitals
How will you determine the success of your product
Earning a profit and users are living happier with our product.
Features & Benefits?
Benefits
Users may feel more in tune to society as they have aesthetically appealing limb.
Features
Detachable, Feels like a real limb, adaptable to temperature, Waterproof, Unbreakable,
Real limb; Skin are made with silicon and changeable, metal rods(bones) are made of stainless steel to prevent rusting,
