After losing some of his fingers in a carpentry accident, Richard Van As of South Africa began to research prosthetics. When the price tag was too steep, he decided to make a cost effective alternative. He partnered with puppeteer Ivan Owen and developed a prosthetic hand that can be downloaded and printed on a 3-D printer. The best part? The parts only cost about $150 ;)
More info: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/18/191279201/3-d-printer-brings-dexterity-to-children-with-no-fingers
Wow that is so amazing for those who are unable to afford it due to such steep pricing
ReplyDeleteWow, awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis guys deserve a Nobel Prize
ReplyDeleteThis is more useful only if this becomes more widely available.
ReplyDeleteROHIT FERNANDEZ Check out if this 3D printing is useful for your prosthetic work. Even if not immediate, this is going to be the technology of the future where everything is going to be made esp when you have to custom make stuff
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