Disney Partners With Medical Technology Company to Produce Star Wars and Frozen Prosthetics

Every child dreams of being just like their favorite characters — maybe Queen Elsa or Luke Skywalker — and for young amputees, this dream is beginning to become a reality in a major way.

In an attempt to make the lives of young amputees a little easier, Disney is teaming up with Open Bionics, a UK-based company producing bionic arms for amputees, to develop movie-themed prosthetics — and not only is Disney providing royalty-free licensing to keep costs down, its creative team is donating time to help create them.

The three arms in production include a glittery snowflake hand inspired by Frozen's Queen Elsa, a lightsaber hand inspired by Star Wars, and a hand based on Iron Man's iconic red-and-gold armor. Not only are the themes themselves awesome, but all of the designs include LED lights — to help medical professionals monitor muscle strength — which makes them even more exciting for the kids.

Joel Gibbard, Open Bionics' CEO, says that most children who are missing a hand are likely born that way and are often stigmatized. When people ask them how they lost their hand, they are affected in a negative way, as if they're missing something:

The prosthetics are expected to be released to the public by the end of 2016 and will cost less than $3,000.