((PKG))??THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX? 
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((Banner:? Thinking Outside the Box)) 
((Reporter/Camera:??June Soh)) 
((Map:??Ashburn, Virginia))?? 
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
This is the first prototype that I?made and?I hadn't quite gotten the hang of making this.? So, it’s a little bit more messy than my other?one but?I made it as if a girl, if a girl wanted it with a little unicorn in the middle.  So, this is when it?clenches so the child can actually hold something with it.?? 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
My name is Mahsa Riar.  I am?13 years old?and?I founded my company?Limitless Limb?last year that makes 3D printed, customizable and affordable prosthetics for children with limb loss. 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
I read a book about a girl who lost her leg in an?accident and?in the?book, she?can’t afford a prosthetic limb.? And I was like, how expensive could prosthetic limbs be.  So, I did some research and found out that they are extremely?expensive and most?children can’t even afford them.? And that really made me sad because I was thinking about all the kids who live in war zones, who lost their limb and can’t, you know, buy another limb because it’s not available to them.  And so, I had a 3D printer and I had this idea.??So, I decided to make 3D printed prosthetics that are a lot cheaper and they can be customized since they are 3D printed. 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
There’s a video of me building my first hand.??It’s really long.? It was really difficult to get all the pieces to fit and get them in the right spot.  But I managed to figure it?out and?after a lot of?test tries, I got my first prototype.? That was when it was halfway done. 
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
When I had the idea for my prosthetic limb, I consulted with an orthopedic surgeon and these are the books that he gave me so I can figure out what, what I needed, what elements I needed to really make the prosthetic work.  Then after that, I researched more online and really narrowed down my prosthetic design and printed it. 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
I still have been trying to improve my prototype and I always go back to these books because they're super helpful in helping me figure out exactly what I need to make the prosthetics really work.?? 
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Mahsa Riar:??These books are so heavy.)) 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
And I had to pitch my business?Limitless Limb?to the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Investor Panel.? I ended up winning the grand prize.? I got?1,500 dollars?toward my business and I used that to buy a new 3D printer that can?make my prosthetics?more functional and print them?at a faster rate. 
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
So, my goal with?Limitless Limb?is to help equip every child with limb loss with a functional limb that they can use and so, they can feel whole again and not feel different from?everybody?else. 
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
I created this device for a child who goes to the same music lessons with me.? He has a neurological?disorder which?makes it really difficult for him to hold his bow.? And his fingers sort of?lift up so the?bow falls out of his hand.?? 
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I really wanted to help him be able to play the cello.?
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
So, this device, how it helps him, is that he can just slide his fingers in it and they won’t?lift.??It’ll prevent?his fingers from lifting up.? He is now able to play the cello really well and keep his bow straight. 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
I received an award?from the county?for creating this device for that child. 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
I guess, I just think of like an?outside-the-box?type of thinking and I really try and look at a new angle that?nobody has thought of?and trying to come up with a solution to?problems,?everyday problems really. 
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
So, during this time of COVID-19, I've been working on a touchless kit to reduce the spread of the virus. 
So, these are actually some of the designs that I have been working on and this is the first prototype for a touchless door handle.  I am redesigning my first prototype for my door handle because it ended up coming out too big.? So, I’m trying to measure?it out and make?it a little bit smaller so that it actually fits on the door. 
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((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
So, this is another idea for my touchless kit.? So, when you are at the store, what you have to do is?you have to just ask a cashier, “Can you hook up my bags to my little device?”??and they hook it up and you don’t have to touch the straps. 
((Farzaneh Riar, Mahsa’s Mother)) 
She always try to find solutions to?things which?is a great problem-solving and we want our kids?to?feel that way.??At the same time, we also want to make sure as a parent that she has a good balance.??And,?of course, she does?that because she spends a lot of time on cooking also and creating different recipes.?? 
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Farzaneh Riar:? ?Let’s go.? Let’s go to there.)) 
((Farzaneh Riar, Mahsa’s Mother)) 
And she goes running with me and she has been enjoying it.? We’ve been doing the running for several months now. She has become a much better runner than I am.? So, I think she has a great?balance and I?love that for her. 
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Mahsa Riar:??Oh, it’s done.? Okay. 
So, this is my second prototype for my touchless door handle.??And it’s?actually?a lot?smaller than the first one so it actually?fits?on the door.? 
Farzaneh Riar:  Oh, yes.? I can close.? ?? 
You don’t need, just don’t touch.?? So, this can help people at work.? It can…actually?in?cafeteria, kids, when they want?to microwave, because they have a microwave, kids can use this for multi-purpose.  
Mahsa Riar:  I don’t think every microwave has this though.
Farzaneh Riar:?? Here we?go touchless.?? 
Mahsa Riar and Farzaneh Riar:??Touchless.? 
Farzaneh Riar:??That’s really nice.? I like it.? It’s multi-purpose because you can carry it.??It’s light.? You can probably shape this much lighter because this can be narrower, right???I think that’s a great idea and it would work.)) 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb)) 
I often speak at different venues and including schools to inspire kids to be?a trailblazer because?I feel like it doesn't matter your age and you can make a difference no matter how old you are.?? 
((Mahsa Riar, Founder, Limitless Limb))
When I speak to young students such as when I spoke at an elementary school, I found that even like a?kindergartener?has the biggest ideas and dreams. 
When I am not working on my business and 3D printing, I love to draw because it really relaxes me.? And when I grow up, I want to go into art and?design and?be an architect.  But I still want to help?people and?it's always been my number one priority to help people.? So, even if I am an architect, I'll still be helping?people.??And on the side with maybe 3D printing, different things now, organs and hearts.??I don’t know. 
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