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This show is an interview with Joel Gibbard founder of the OpenHand project. 
The interview was recorded on my phone which unfortunately created a few glitches. 
I've cleaned the audio up as best I can. Although frustrating, the occasional glitches have not caused anything to be missed that cannot be inferred from the context of the recording. 
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After creating an artificial hand for his degree project Joel Gibbard wanted to continue the work on the hand with the goal of producing a workable prosthetic hand for $1000, so he launched the OpenHand project with a succesful IndieGoGo fundraiser. In this interview we learn more about the Dextrus hand, the project's 
progress to date, and hear of Joel's vision of affordable prosthetics for amputees worldwide.
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For a short 4 minute introduction to the project see Joel's video at 
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<li><a href="https://tinyurl.com/ohvid">https://tinyurl.com/ohvid</a> 
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<li>(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dI-dNE2yQ0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dI-dNE2yQ0</a>)
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The openhand designs and more information are available at 
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<li><a href="https://www.openhandproject.org/">https://www.openhandproject.org/</a> and 
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<li><a href="https://www.openbionics.com/">https://www.openbionics.com/</a>
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