For much of the period after the Second World War the developing world and many selective parts of the developed world were plagued with the bane called landmines. Whether you were a farmer in the field or someone just walking your way through new terrain, there was always a grave danger of tripping over and letting go of a landmine and in the process either losing limbs or even life. Today various other reasons mean that the underprivileged of the planet that lost a limb have little option, but a couple of guys from Stanford decided to change all that.

The JaipurKnee was on display recently at Stanford’s annual Cool Product Expo and designed by Joel Sadler and his classmate at Stanford, the artificial joint is soon set to give a new lease of life to all those who could not afford it so far. Costing nothing beyond just $20, the  low-cost, high-performance prosthetic knee joint is a gift for the disabled in both South-East Asia and Africa; places that are most likely to reap the most benefits from this new affordable technology.

Finding a way to do and obtain more from less, the latest offering from Stanford reiterates the belief that what you get in US stores is not the standard for technological breakthrough, but what you can do to help uplift those stricken by strife, the true measure and purpose of technological excellence!

Link: Physorg