Thanks to 3D-printed plastic appendages, 4.5-year-old Emma Lavelle now plays with blocks. Born with a rare neuromuscular condition called Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita that causes contracted ...
Their hobby is to make things. So they decided to make things to make a difference. A group of men have been gathering at the Loveland CreatorSpace to build prosthetic arms from 3D printers. “The ...
In 2018, the Loveland e-Nable group of makers delivered their first 3D-printed prosthetic arm to an 8-year-old girl in Kansas City. Now, years later, the group continues to improve their design and ...
Don't get us wrong, we adore 3D printers and the whole additive manufacturing movement. But, if all you're going to get out of the ABS-jets are some companion cubes and a raptor claw, well then, we ...
One of the best uses of 3D printers we’ve seen are custom prosthetics. Even today, custom-built prosthetics cost an arm and a leg, but there’s no reason why they should. Right now, we can scan someone ...
May 16 (UPI) --For the first time, children will be fitted with 3D-printed bionic arms produced as part of a clinical trial. Oregon Health & Science University is collaborating with Limbitless ...
MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) - Born without the lower part of his left arm, eight-year old Juan Moyolema was thrilled to receive a new hand from a Madrid-based organisation that uses 3D printers to ...
A team of students in Antwerp, Belgium are responsible for Project Aslan, which is exploring the feasibility of using 3D printed robotic arms for assisting with and translating sign language. The idea ...
A company called Not Impossible Labs has come up with one of the best uses for 3D printer technology we've ever heard of: printing low-cost prosthetic arms for people, mainly children, who have lost ...
Are you very afraid? 3D-printed guns are coming. “Virtually undetectable!” shrieked CNN. “This changes the safety of Americans forever!” shrieked MSNBC. Does it? Six years ago, a company called ...
In assembly lines, robots are programmed to perform a single task with high precision. Consider the example of automobile assembly, depicted in the picture above. Cars move along a conveyor belt, ...
Are you very afraid? 3D-printed guns are coming. “Virtually undetectable!” shrieked CNN. “This changes the safety of Americans forever!” shrieked MSNBC. Does it? Six years ago, a company called ...