Easton LaChappelle has always been fascinated by robotics. As a child, he would take apart everything he could get his hands on, just to understand how things work.
During his science fair days, Colorado’s Easton encountered a young girl with a prosthetic arm that looked “archaic” and cost about $80,000. He remembers thinking, is “this really her best available option?”
He tells GNN, “That’s when I decided to dedicate my life to solving the affordability of prosthetic devices and creating technology that can impact someone’s life on a deep level.
Unfortunately, his school did not have that many resources, and so he would have to learn on his own. And that’s when he turned to YouTube to learn the core fundamentals of electronics.
Eventually, his resolve would then lead him to build a company — Unlimited Tomorrow.
“Because of YouTube,” he tells GNN, “I was able to turn my passion into a business that is having a positive impact on people’s lives.”
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(Image Credit: Easton LaCappelle/ GNN)