If there were any lingering doubts as to the potential usefulness of 3D printing technologies, the e-NABLE network and Robohand projects are rapidly erasing them. Self made, open source, custom and af…
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e-NABLE 3D Printed Prosthetics Further Enabled with Hand-O-Matic & A Little Help from YouMagine & Ultimaker
e-NABLE has made headlines for its efforts in providing custom, low-cost prosthetics to people in need, particularly children born with hand deformities caused by amniotic band syndrome. Most recentl…
e-NABLE Conference at John Hopkins: Lowering Barriers with 3D Printed, Crowd-Sourced Prosthetics
There’s been a lot of talk about how 3D Printing will revolutionize the world. But, there’s has been no actionable plan to accelerate adoption in the 3D printing, non-profit sector – until now. On Sep…
3D Printed Prosthetics Without Using Elastic
The Flextensor is one of the latest additions to the range of 3D printable prosthetics created by e-NABLE, a network of passionate volunteers using 3D printing to give the world a “Helping Hand.…
Cool Looking 3D Fairings for Prosthetics Take Us Closer to Cyborgs
I do not personally know any amputee but I once interviewed Alex Zanardi, the famous race driver who lost both his legs in an accident, and yet went back to racing after having won a gold medal at the…
Making Mass-Produced 3D Printed Prosthetics a Reality in Uganda
University of Toronto professor Matt Ratto and his Critical Making lab are helping an international charity apply recent advances in 3D scanning and 3D printing technology to help Ugandan children rec…
Life Enhancing 3D Printed Prosthetics: Ivan Owen at TEDxRainier
Ivan Owen is a mechanical special effects artist who ended up co-creating the Robohand prosthesis project. If you’re not familiar with Robohand, they provide finger prosthetics for growing child…
3D Printed Prosthetics for Sudanese Amputees — Initiated by Project Daniel
Mick Ebeling is making a deep impact with a very simple approach: Help one, help many. Founder of Not Impossible Labs, a nonprofit that creates tech solutions for real-world problems, Ebeling was move…
Jari Pallari Highlights Orthotics & Prosthetics Applications of 3D Printing at TCT Show
With just under a month to go to the UK’s largest 3D Printing Expo — TCT Show + Personalize — the organisers continue to ramp up expectations that this year’s event will be as good as ever. The line u…
Project Andiamo – Accessible 3D Printed Prosthetics for Children
We’ve had the joy of bringing you several new potentially game-changing medical apps enabled by 3D printing recently and today is no different. Project Andiamo is a case of attempting to combine 3D pr…