Star Wars is one of those rare pop culture phenomena that exists beyond generations and is able to bring people of all ages together, even before the record-breaking release of The Force Awakens last year. Everyone knows who Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo are regardless of their age, and it is likely that they will for generations to come. So it really isn’t much of a shock that Star Wars has been a huge source of inspiration for the designers of several amazing e-NABLE prosthetic hands, or that Star Wars themed prosthetics are in such high demand from amputees. Nor is it shocking that the first line of children-sized bionic arms from Open Bionics include a Star Wars arm.
The team from e-NABLE just started a new series of monthly challenges in January called CREATE T.I.M.E. (Think. Imagine. Make. e-NABLE.) that is designed to encourage the e-NABLE community to expand the number of prosthetic devices available and improve and update older designs. So when Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker launched a new Star Wars design contest with 3D Hubs and Colorfabb, e-NABLE decided to jump in and encourage their community of designers to use it as an opportunity to help bring attention to their 3D printable prosthetic devices. And maybe win themselves a brand new 3D printer in the process.
If you want to enter the Ultimaker design contest you just need to create any Star Wars-themed object, in this case an e-NABLE prosthetic. 3D print and assemble your design and go visit the Star Wars Competition Talk page on 3D Hubs. Just upload the model’s STL file, include a picture of the final print and leave a comment. This comment acts as your submission, and the voting results will be based on the entry with the most upvotes, so make your model and your comment really stand out from the crowd. You’ll also need to upload the model to YouMagine and make sure that you include a link to your 3D Hubs comment.