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…
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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…
Amazing Project Brings Prostheses to Syrian Refugee Camp with Help from Ultimaker
We have seen so many amazing initiatives come out of the E-Nable project in recent months that it is difficult to imagine it could get even better. And yet it always does. The new initiative by a star…
The Ultimate Pregame Guide to 3D Printing at SXSW
Downtown Austin is very crowded during SXSW. It gets so bad that people take pedicabs to get around because traffic is so insane that pedicabs are actually faster. In general, SXSW Interactive occurs …
An Interview with Iconic Artist Bruce Beasley on 3D Printing Sculptures
“Nature arrives at this perfect point between change and stillness, between form that is evolving and form that is complete; nature does this most easily and with rare mistakes. Nature remains the ide…
12 Things We Can 3D Print in Medicine Right Now
Kaiba Gionfriddo was born prematurely in 2011. After 8 months, his lung development caused concerns, although he was sent home with his parents as his breathing was normal. Six weeks later, Kaiba stop…
DeltaWASP 3D Printer Quadruples Prosthesis Production for Orthopedic Lab
The printing of prostheses and orthopedic products is definitely one of the most promising markets in the world of 3D printing. As shown by 3DPI’s increased recent coverage on initiatives by Gyrobot, …
Man Teams with Community to Build His Own Open-Source Robotic 3D Printed Prosthesis
Nicolas Huchet lost his right hand and part of his right arm in a hydraulic press accident 12 years ago. As a result, he wears a myoprosthesis, an electronic hand and arm controlled by muscle sensors.…
NIH Festival Showcases Breakthrough Medical 3D Printing Technology
Last year the the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the NIH 3D Print Exchange, an open platform for sharing 3D printable medical models to encourage access to medical research and collabora…
7-Year-Old Trooper Joins the Star Wars Saga with 3D Printed Arm
In the Star Wars saga, Clone Troopers were created to defend the Republic, before becoming Stormtroopers to serve the Empire. If, in the upcoming trilogy by Disney and JJ Abrams, they are once again t…