Case Study: Prosthesis achieves a human‑controlled 15‑ft 'anti‑robot' and advanced human–machine interaction with SolidWorks

Talking Anti-Robots with Prosthesis Founder Jonathan Tippett

Prosthesis, led by founder Jonathan Tippett, set out to build an interactive human‑machine experience: the Prosthesis Project — a 7,500‑pound, 15‑foot‑tall, electric‑powered, human‑controlled quadrupedal racing robot conceived as an “anti‑robot.” Tippett, a SolidWorks user, relied on SolidWorks CAD software to develop the concept and move from inspiration to engineered design.

Using SolidWorks tools, Tippett and the Prosthesis team engineered and built the full‑scale human‑piloted machine, delivering a functioning 7,500‑lb, 15‑ft tall prototype that demonstrates the project’s human‑amplification philosophy. SolidWorks enabled the detailed design and iteration work that made the Prosthesis anti‑robot feasible, producing a high‑impact public project with demonstrable scale and strong audience engagement online and at events.

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Jonathan Tippett

Founder