HP Webinar Explores How 3D Printing Is Restoring Mobility to Kids in Kenya

In a small clinic in Kenya, five children recently took their first steps—again. Each one wore a custom-made prosthetic leg, perfectly fitted to their bodies and designed not in a traditional workshop, but through a digital workflow powered by 3D printing.

These new limbs were the result of a partnership between HP, the Limb Kind Foundation, and two U.S.-based companies, Macy Orthotics and Prosthetics (O&P) and ABCorp. Together, they brought cutting-edge technology and compassionate care across continents to change lives.

And now, the team behind this mission is inviting the world to hear their story.

On July 29 at 11 AM ET, HP will host a free webinar titled “Life-Changing Prosthetics for Kids: A Fireside Chat on Innovation and Compassionate Care.” It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how a nonprofit, passionate engineers, and 3D printing came together to provide mobility to children who might otherwise never receive the help they need.

Bridging Innovation

The story began with the Limb Kind Foundation, a New York-based nonprofit that travels the world helping children with limb differences access prosthetic care. In Kenya, they recognized a growing need, not just for prosthetics, but also for a more scalable, affordable, and faster way to make them. They found a solution in HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology.

Instead of relying on traditional fabrication, which can take a long time and may not always work well in remote settings, the team used a fully digital process. The children were scanned, then their sockets were designed digitally at Macy O&P. The parts were printed and finished back in the U.S. using HP’s industrial-grade 3D printers and ABCorp’s production expertise.

The webinar will feature Rob Schulman, founder of the Limb Kind Foundation, alongside Neil Glazebrook from ABCorp, Paul Macy of Macy O&P—whose team designed the custom sockets—and David Soriano from HP. They’ll share the technical side of the project, including how they shifted to digital design and what it took to coordinate across countries, as well as talking about the people they served.

Why It Matters

Access to prosthetic care is severely limited worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, as few as 3% of people in low-income countries have access to the assistive products they need, while around 90% in high-income countries do. Globally, roughly 35 to 40 million people require prosthetic or orthotic services, but only a fraction receive them.

For children, the barriers include long waiting lists, high costs, and limited local expertise, which can mean they never receive the mobility aids that would allow them to walk, run, or go to school. In some remote or conflict-affected regions, fitting a prosthetic limb can take up to ten years. That’s why this HP-led project is proving to be a game changer. By using a fully digital 3D printing workflow, the team has made it possible to bypass traditional barriers, speeding up production, lowering costs, and delivering tailor-made prosthetics to children who would otherwise remain without any device. It’s a powerful example of how smart technology, combined with a compassionate mission, can start to close one of the world’s widest accessibility gaps.

If you’re curious about how 3D printing is transforming healthcare and changing real lives, you can register for the free webinar here.