CYBORG ARM

FEBRUARY 2025

3D Printed PLA, Chicago Screws, Glove, Sleeve, Magnets, Wire.

DESCRIPTION

​I designed and fabricated this piece for Heartwired, a UNCSA student film. The project called for a character with an arm augmentation; an exoskeleton grafted onto his existing human arm.​ The arm was designed entirely in Fusion360 with 30 unique components making a total of 59 pieces. Every piece went through multiple iterations in order to ensure that the arm was comfortable for the actor and did not hinder articulation. The arm is held together with 30 chicago screws, 10 magnets, and two velcro straps on the arm bracer. Pistons attached to each of the finger armatures and a bearing on the wrist allow the actor full articulation of his hand. All pieces were printed in PLA before being sanded, filled and primed and painted. During the shoot, I was responsible for ​getting the actor in and out of the arm piece every day.