The world of prosthetics has been changed forever thanks to the advent of 3D printing. We recently covered a story about a gentleman who received a 3D-printed face repair. Today, however, we've got a ...
When Peregrine Hawthorn breaks a finger, all he has to do is improve on the design and print a new one. The 19-year-old from Seattle was born without fingers on his left hand, but in 2013 he learned ...
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 ...
FORSYTH, Ga. — Body prosthetics can cost thousands of dollars, putting them out of reach for many families. A global organization called e-NABLE is working to change that by creating free, 3D-printed ...
After this loss, accessing and affording traditional prosthetic devices can present their own challenge to these individuals, who are often in developing countries with limited medical care. A group ...
A class of young engineers in Warsaw has not only joined a global movement of helpful technology, but they've also built a prosthetic hand for their classmate in the process. This group of young ...
Around ten years ago, fantastic media coverage of 3D printing dramatically increased expectations for the technology. A particular darling of that coverage was the use of 3D-printing for prosthetic ...
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. Historical ...
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After a month of designing, 3D-printing and making modifications, a team of high school engineering students in Hendersonville, Tennessee, built a fellow student at ...
(NEW YORK) — Thanks to a group of middle school students, an Illinois farmer who lost his hand in a 2013 machinery accident will have a new prosthesis to show off around town. On Wednesday, Jake ...
An eight-grade class at Almaden Country Day School in San Jose, California, was presented with an advanced opportunity to design and 3D print a prosthetic hand for a third grader, Trent DeSantis, who ...