UK startup Open Bionics has made headlines for adding some electricity to the 3D printed prosthetic movement with low-cost, 3D printed bionic hands for amputees. Making waves at CES this year for the…
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Youbionic Releases Plans for 3D Printed Bionic Exo-Arms
Italian startup Youbionic has been developing its 3D printed, bionic hand for some time, making progress every day. What started as a CAD model has since become a physical prototype that can flex with…
3D Printed Bionic Hand Moves by Mimicking Muscle Fiber
A German research and engineering team from Saarland University has designed a unique and lightweight artificial, electronic hand. The hand was 3D printed, but even more extraordinary is the use of o…
Award-Winning Open Bionics 3D Prints Dual-Material Medical Splint
Joel Gibbard’s Open Bionics is certainly making quite a name for itself with the inspiring success of its low-cost 3D printed robotic prosthetic hand. In December last year, the company won the …
Bionic Arm Helps Restore a Sense of Touch
Prosthetic and even bionic limbs, for all the good they do, largely tend to provide mechanical solutions to the problem of a missing arm or leg. Bionic arms extend the consciousness of movement, by de…
Google Lends Helping Hand to 3D Printed Prosthetics & Bionics
3D printing non-profit e-NABLE has been lending a helping hand to an increasing number of people with disabilities in the form of 3D printed prosthetic hands. While e-NABLE works on their own brand o…
3D Printed Open Bionics Shortlisted, Vying for £50,000 Inclusive Technology Prize
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), roughly 15% of the world’s populace — or an estimated 1 billion people — live with some sort of disability. The Inclusive Technology Prize…
Actress Grace Mandeville Dons Swarovski-Studded, 3D Printed Prosthetic from Open Bionics
3D printing has already ushered in a new era of low-cost prosthetics. In addition to yielding custom limbs that are orders of magnitude less expensive than their traditionally manufactured counterpart…
Robert Downey Jr. Presents 3D Printed Bionic Arm to Mini Iron Man
At the end of last year, we reported on a unique spin-off of E-nable’s 3D printed prosthetics project called Limbitless Solutions. Headed up by E-nable volunteer and University of Central Flori…
Open Bionics Releases Its Most Realistic 3D Printed Bionic Hand Yet
Ever since the beginning of the “robotic age”, the idea of a fully functional, mechatronic prosthetic hand has seemed within reach and, yet, has been impossible to achieve. So close and ye…