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Star Wars star teams up with Bristol company for viral video
Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill in the original Star Wars films, famously had a bionic hand after losing his own in a fight with Darth Vader.
Now Hamill has teamed up with Bristol company Open Bionics to send a positive message to children and adults with limb differences around the world.
The actor’s video has been seen by more than 200,000 people on Twitter and more than 4,500 times on YouTube since being uploaded last week:
is needed now More than ever
Hamill says in the video: “Now kids, be yourself. You can do anything. There are no barriers you can’t break, no challenges you can’t overcome.
“Remember, Luke lost his hand to Vader, but that didn’t stop him from defeating the Empire.
“So have courage, be determined, and always remember that your limb difference is your very own superpower. And may The Force be with you all.”
Based in Stoke Gifford, Open Bionics is a prosthetics company developing affordable, assistive devices that enhance the human body, who are “on a mission to make beautiful bionic limbs more accessible”.
Founded by Joel Gibbard and Sammy Payne, they are pioneering a new bionic age inspired by science fiction.
Read more: £100,000 NHS funding for Open Bionics
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