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8th Grade Class 3D Prints an Amazing Prosthetic ‘Spider-Man’ Hand for 5-Year-Old Dante

The greatest deterrent preventing most schools around the world from introducing 3D printing into their classrooms is the simple fact that teachers and school administrators, as well as other decision makers…

e-NABLE Divulges Plans for $600,000 Google Grant: Aims to Bring 3D Printed Prostheses to 6,000 More People in 2 Years

Late last month, we reported on a $600,000 grant that Google had awarded to e-NABLE, in order to help them more efficiently develop, share, and distribute 3D printed prosthetic hands…

Steve Wood Discovers How to 3D Print Flexible & Rigid Materials Within Single Layers of a Print – Takes Aim Toward Better Prostheses

With the advent of various new materials which have suddenly become available within the desktop FFF/FDM 3D printing space, comes experimentation to the nth degree. It was only a few…

Enabling a Grip: Student Creates Unique Fingertips for 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands

Over and over again, we’ve covered the amazing stories brought to life by volunteers from an organization called e-NABLE. This group of individuals has been working tirelessly to 3D print…

15-year-old Star Wars Fan Receives Darth Vader-esque 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand

Over the past year or so, we have covered dozens of stories of 3D printed prosthetic hands, most of which have been created by a group of volunteers from e-NABLE….

Flexy-Hand 2 – Filaflex Remix: 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Looks and Moves Like the Real Thing

I couldn’t count how many different stories we have done on 3D printed prosthetic hands. Most of these stories have come our way from various e-NABLE members. e-NABLE is a group…

7-Year-Old Boy Joins the Ranks of the Imperial Stormtroopers Thanks to 3D Printed Prosthetic Arm

Growing up as a youngster who is missing an arm can be tough at times. If it isn’t the barrage of questions that are thrown at you about your missing…

e-NABLE Celebrates Incredible 2014 with 700+ Prosthetic Hands Created, 3000 New Members & More

  If we were to pick out a topic, an organization or a theme that we covered the most in 2014, there is no doubt that e-NABLE would top all…

3rd Grade Class Creates 3D Printed Hand for One of Their Own

I never get tired of covering stories by a group that many of you have now become familiar with, called e-NABLE. They utilize the wonders of open source technology, combined…

Student Creates 3D Printed “Airy Arm”: Could give paralyzed fingers a new lease on life

We have seen many extremely helpful 3D printed prosthetic hands and arms come to fruition over the past two years. Thanks to groups like e-NABLE and the Robohand Project, there…

‘Wounded Soldier’ 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand – Giving Utility to Veterans & Active Adults for Under $100

Over the course of the past year or so, we have really begun to see all sorts of new designs pop up on the internet for 3D printed prosthetic hands….

e-NABLING Light! This 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Features a Beautiful Color Sensing Light Show

In what seems to be an area of 3D printing that is growing at an exponential rate, 3D printed prosthetic hands have become quite the attention grabber as of late….

What Disability? I’m a Super Hero! The 3D Printed Prosthetic Wolverine Hand is Here!

Growing up, going to school, and socializing with friends are memories that will stick with us for life. Those are the times when we learn about friendships, find out who…