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Adapting to golden opportunities | Mike Schultz | TEDxEdina

3,187 views · Published 11 December 2018 · 17:53 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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How did amputee "Monster" Mike Schultz find himself a 2018 Paralympic Gold and Silver Medalist in Pyeongchang? Adaptation, perseverance, making the most of the opportunities that presented themselves . . . and some amazing garage tinkering skills that enabled him to engineer his own leg.  “Monster” Mike Schultz is a 2018 Winter Paralympic Gold and Silver medalist and inventor. In December 2008, Mike suffered an accident during a professional snowmobile competition that ultimately led to the amputation of his leg above the knee. After engineering his own mechanical knee, Schultz was again competing on the national stage 7 months later at the ESPN Summer X Games (where he received a silver medal on his dirt bike). Realizing the need for advances in high impact adaptive sports prosthetics, he founded BioDapt, Inc in July 2010, making the Moto Knee available to active amputees across north America. He added the Versa Foot to the BioDapt collection in 2013; it was named one of the Top 10 Inventions of 2013 by Popular Science magazine. Currently more than 100 wounded soldiers, extreme athletes, and amputees are using Mike’s prosthetics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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