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giugno 22, 2021 - Seat

Innovation that improves lives

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  • SEAT S.A. and young inventor #davidaguilar share the same goal: to #design new solutions for everyday life
  • David Aguilar developed his first prosthesis as a child, and since then, he hasn’t stopped trying new things
  • Known as Hand Solo, David holds a Guiness World Record and studies bioengineering to improve the lives of other children

When he was just nine years old, #davidaguilar, who was born with Poland syndrome, designed the first prosthesis for his right arm with pieces from a construction set. Now, he’s on his fifth model, which he even presented to NASA at the Cross Industry Innovation Summit when he was 19.  Aguilar, who calls himself Hand Solo, holds a Guiness Record for the “First functional LEGO® prosthetic arm”, and is studying bioengineering in order to continuing improving the lives of other #people.

As Spain’s leading industrial investor in R&D, #Seat S.A. also looks towards innovation to create mobility solutions for today and the future. “For me, visiting this company is an opportunity to talk from one innovator to another” says David.

From idea to reality. David enters the #Seat S.A. Technical Centre, which has the most advanced technology for Research and Development (R&D) activities. Oriol Mas, head of  Driving Assistance Systems, and Teresa Forradellas, from the Chassis Electronics Development team, welcome him and ask several questions about his prosthesis. “I designed this one digitally. Then I built it little by little with parts I had at home. Using a small pressure sensor, I can make my arm move and my hand open and close at the same time” he says.

“Our new projects also start with a 3D design” Teresa explains while showing him the #design and, then the actual part where they insert a model’s front radar. “Just like in your prosthesis, we’ve also used a sensor to help us, in this case, in the Travel Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) functions, to increase the safety of our cars by detecting obstacles, other vehicles and even pedestrians” she adds. 

Always go the extra mile. Awarded a silver medal by the Universal League of Public Good, David aims to inspire others to change the status quo. “The important thing is to fight for your idea, against all all odds” he says. “It’s as if someone were to tell you that the car of the future can’t fly” he says. Oriol Mas laughs: “What’s certain is that for those of us who today develop driving assistance systems, innovation means thinking about moving towards the autonomous car” he replies, showing Aguilar a small robot reproduction of the cameras and ultrasound sensors used on a vehicle to detect everything that happens around it. 

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