Stratasys Ltd. recently announced that they will be a participant in the Prosthetics and Assistive Technology Challenge, an interesting event hosted in Richmond, Virginia yesterday and today by the VA…
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Victoria Hand Project's Mission to Increase Developing World Access to Prosthetics
Here are a few shocking statistics: The majority of people in need of upper limb prosthetic devices live in developing countries. Only 2% of those needing prosthetic care have access. These are statis…
e-NABLE & 3D Systems Push 3D Printed Prosthetics Even Further
e-NABLE has grown from a couple of kindhearted 3D printing enthusiasts to the largest network of volunteers dedicated to 3D printing low-cost prosthetics for those in need. The organization has becom…
3D LifePrints Achieves Many Firsts in Africa with 3D Printed Prosthetics
While there are many projects that have contributed to raising awareness about the possibilities that low cost 3D printing can offer to amputees in developing and poor countries, nothing is like being…
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 Systems Teams with UNYQ for Bespoke 3D Printed Prosthetics
While e-NABLE’s 3D printed prosthetic hands are all over the news, lower limb prosthetics are much harder to fabricate with 3D printing, thus limiting the cost and customization possibilities of…
3D Printing Prosthetics in the Developing World, an Interview with 3D Life Prints
Some time ago I wrote an article about a venture called 3D Life Prints, based in Nairobi, Kenya. I now had the chance to speak directly with the organization’s founder, Paul Fotheringham. The f…
REAL Interview: Katherine Crawford on UNYQ's 3D Printed Prosthetics
At REAL 2015 last week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Katherine Crawford who joined UNYQ founder Ethyor Bender on stage to talk about her experience with UNYQ’s 3D printed prosthetic c…
Prosthetists Working to Make 3D Printed Lower Limb Prosthetics Standard Patient Care
Certified prosthetists Tyler Dunham and Tyler Manee have taken to Kickstarter to help fund a new, large-scale 3D printer that will help them bring fast, low-cost, 3D printed prosthetics to their patie…
taulman3D Releases Flexible 3D Printing Material Ideal for Prosthetics and Cosplay
taulman3D is already well known for creating easy-to-use, high-performance nylon filament for desktop 3D printing, but the company continues to prove itself to be an innovative developer of 3D printin…