In Guatemala, a hospital is using a 3D scanner to create templates for a prosthetic. The affordable process makes access to 3D-printed limbs possible even when the hospital itself can’t afford it.
Self-taught father develops customized 3D printed hydraulic prosthetic for two-year old amputee son, avoiding wait for state-developed version MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stratasys ...
ARLINGTON (CBS11) - A recent graduate at the University of Texas at Arlington has created a unique prosthetic for a little boy whose dad is a UTA professor. At UTA's "Fab Lab," 8-year-old Garrett ...
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 ...
Carla Rivera Interiano was interested in her technology class at Parkdale High School in Riverdale Park, Maryland, but she found it tough to do some of the assignments. She was born without a left ...
It is projected that there are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Those that do have access to prostheses are often ...
ARLINGTON, Texas – Eight-year-old Garrett Clark is high-fiving his brother and arm-wrestling his mom with a new prosthetic arm that was 3D-printed just for him. It was designed and created at a ...
obsession may actually be warranted -- he's got a mechanical limb like many of the characters in the galaxy far, far away. The 7-year-old was born without his left arm below the elbow, and his family ...
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 ...
It took a year to get it right, but now Isabella Nicola, a 10-year-old from Fairfax County, Virginia, can comfortably play the violin, using her new pink prosthetic arm. When she was born, Nicola's ...
Open Bionics announced today that its 3D-printed Hero Arm prosthetic will be available for purchase in the UK next month. The company's founders started Open Bionics because they were interested in ...
In 2015, 3D printing surpassed $5.1 billion. From robotic hands and drones to dresses, guns and even houses, the industry continues to grow. However, according to Kit Eaton, technology journalist and ...