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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bionic arms used to cost more than a new car. Today, that's no longer the case. Unlimited Tomorrow is making 3D-printed prosthetics available for under $8,000 and doing it without sacrificing quality, ...
Without knowing anything about Irina Bird, if you list all the sporting activities she has tried – surfing, snowboarding, swimming, horseback riding, tennis, biking, kayaking – you might think, this ...
Best friends Yariselle Andujar and Daniela Moreno began their journey when they decided to sign up for their school’s robotics team their freshman year Lizzie Hyman is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE, ...
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - Students at Morriss Elementary School in Texarkana are taking 3D printing to another level. Over the past few weeks, students have been making prosthetic limbs for people in ...
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 ...
When Jade Myers of the Rochester Institute of Technology talks about the power of 3D printed prosthetic limbs, she emphasizes the ordinary but vital joys they can bring. With a new hand, you can braid ...
As a kid growing up in poverty in rural Bolivia, Roly Mamani built his own toys. Now a 34-year-old engineer, he 3D prints limbs for Indigenous compatriots scarred by life-changing accidents. Mamani ...
Vitaliy Bondarchuk, 22, wanted to create a device that would help his younger sister Bella Bob Jones University (2) Bella Bondarchuk, 7, was born with a limb reduction defect on her left arm For his ...