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Royal College of Art graduate Dani Clode creates 3D printed wearable third thumb to extend the natural abilities of users.
Upper limb different people throughout the world are having their lives changed thanks to 3D printed arms. Makers and engineers are focusing their skills on creating awesome prostheses to help with everyday and extraordinary tasks. We delve into the 5 most promising projects from 2019.
A student from the Delft University of Technology developed a 3D printed soft robotics hand that can shake hands with people.
3D printing has grown to extreme proportions and at a very fast rate. Thanks to improvements in print quality, speed, and price, more uses are being generated every day. Let's have a look at some of the most fascinating roles a 3D printed object can play.
Open Bionics and Daniel Melville enter Guinness Book of Records Gamer’s edition with 3D printed bionic hand inspired by video game, Deus Ex.
Open Bionics trial of 3D printed bionic hands for children begins in Bristol, UK this week and could result in NHS offering better designs.
The Victoria Hand Project (VHP) is up for the chance of winning $750,000 from the Google.org Impact Challenge. You can help out by voting.
Doctor Lars Brouwers is driving from the Netherlands to Sierra Leone with an Ultimaker 3D printer to teach locals how to print limb prosthetics for children.
Five-year-old Jacob Taggart is a huge Star Wars fan with a physical disability. For Christmas, the MORE Foundation gifted him with a 3D printed prosthetic arm inspired by Stormtroopers.
Coworkers from Honda came together to use their skills in design, 3D scanning and printing to create a prosthetic arm for their colleague.
Hailey Dawson, a seven-year-old with a 3D printed prosthetic hand, got to throw out the first pitch during Game 4 of the World Series.
The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine 3D prints a resin mask for an injured turtle from the Zoo Knoxville.
Millie the greyhound is thought to be the first dog in Australia with a 3D printed prosthetic leg, proving prosthetics don't need to be expensive.
South African mechanical engineering technologist Nneile Nkholise uses 3D print tech to create 1,000 prostheses for breast cancer survivors.
Researchers from Piedmont Heart Institute and Georgia Institute of Technology are using 3D printed heart valves to improve patient outcome.
Seven-year-old Hailey Dawson has a 3D printed prosthetic hand, but her dream of throwing the first pitch at every MLB stadium is coming true.