A group of Stanford students faced an impossible challenge: design an ultra-low cost, high-performance knee joint that is built for extreme conditions of the developing world. Two years later, their Jaipur Knee has been fit on over 300 amputees across the globe and highlighted in Time Magazine and Fast Company. 

We stopped by their Palo Alto office to see how they did it.

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Where else does physical placement influence your desire?

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