Mary Cooper is athletic, strong, resilient, even a Stanford Engineering graduate. Her lifelong dream has been to go to space, which by all means, she should be able to. She's even been on a low-gravity test flight and succeeded. Yet the only thing holding her back? She’s an amputee. 

When we first came across this story, we knew we had to come up with something to resolve this situation, combining our passions for engineering and accessibility. We envision a world where industries, terrestrial and extraterrestrial, are equitable for the vast disabled population.

Every year, billions of physically-disabled individuals like Ms. Cooper, over 16% of the global population, are excluded from extreme industries like space travel due to the lack of adaptive technologies, despite industrial wills for inclusion. Enter the Aeramen Limb: the first robotics-powered prosthetic designed to withstand the extreme conditions of space and harsh environments on Earth. With no alternative adaptive technology solutions, the Aeramen Limb serves as a novel product, enabling physically-disabled individuals to become whoever they strive to be and marking a new age and jobs in life, eliminating the global stigma around disability.