In 2018, the Loveland e-Nable group of makers delivered their first 3D-printed prosthetic arm to an 8-year-old girl in Kansas City. Now, years later, the group continues to improve their design and ...
(THE CONVERSATION) To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.
Cambodia’s only 3D-printing company teamed up with a Canadian prosthetics non-governmental organization to create 3D-printed artificial hands for Cambodian victims of land mine explosions. The pairing ...
By the mid-2010s, 3D-printing was in the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” phase, and prosthetics was no exception. Those LEGO-style hands getting media attention didn’t have the strength needed for a ...
A team of four Miami University undergraduate students is working to develop an affordable 3D-printed prosthetic hand that costs less than $100 and can be produced in 36 hours, addressing a shortage ...
A physics student adapted open source plans for a prosthetic hand to build a highly functional, affordable prosthetic, outlines a new report. With a 3D printer and about $15, senior physics major Ryan ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — For Lily Larimer, having a "robot hand" is a great way to break the ice and play with her friends at school. Her parents say it gives her confidence and the ability to do ...
With a small arsenal of 3D printers in his lab, he thought what a good project it would be to print a functional rubber hand ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is not a new technology, but the University of New Mexico is using 3D printing for something groundbreaking. The school is using the technology to make prosthetic hands ...