Overview: We are a sub-team within the H-STEM Enterprise focusing on the development of prosthetic devices. Annually, 150,000 people undergo below-knee amputations and are then required to obtain a prosthetic [1]. However, acquisition of a customized prosthetic does not come without a plethora of challenges: 

• Time intensive construction - slow manufacturing process

• High cost - driven by individualized parts

• Uncomfortable for the patient - inadequate ventilation 

Our goal is to minimize these shortcomings by designing an innovative below-knee prosthetic device that identifies patient individuality during the prosthetic design phase.