3d printed prosthetic hand
Even e-NABLE Needs a Helping Hand Once in Awhile–Including in Malaysia
When Ew Chee Guan entered a 3D design and printing contest being thrown by office product reseller Ricoh Malaysia he was hoping to just win enough money to continue to…
This 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Has a Video Game Built Into It!
I can not emphasize how much the entire 3D printing space has benefited by the open source nature that it has exhibited. Whether it be the open sourcing of the…
Parents 3D Print Five Prosthetic Hands from e-NABLE for 8-Year-Old with Symbrachydactyly
There’s nothing more inspirational than seeing parents go all out to try to make something right for their child, to improve their quality of life–and to see them succeed. While…
e-NABLE Wants Your Help in 3D Printing 1,000 Prosthetic Hands By Mid-September
e-NABLE has been happily providing 3D printable hand prosthetics to children, veterans and the disabled for almost three years now. In that time thousands of volunteers have helped produce over…
High School Student 3D Prints Voice-Controlled Robotic Arm
Irvine High School student Nilay Mehta knew that he wanted to work with prosthetics when he started his science fair project. When he began researching the field, he was struck…
Students Develop New 3D Printed Aquahand – Potential to Help Stroke Victims Regain Hand Movement
The 3D printing space is has recently become a platform for affordable, functional, customizable prosthetic hands and arms. Whether it is through organizations such as e-NABLE, or other groups such as…
Reddit Users Gather to 3D Print a Weightlifting Prosthesis for Recent Amputee
3D printed prostheses have been garnering a lot of attention as of late. Whether it is the hands and arms being created on a daily basis by volunteer groups like…
Biohand: An Inexpensive 3D Printed Open Source Prosthetic
Martin Vincent Bloedorn is a Brazilian CAD enthusiast who says he enjoys learning languages from C++ to Japanese, “fiddling on my 3D printer,” and playing the drums. This project from…
3D Printed Prehensile Prosthetic Hand Combines Elegance with Incredible Functionality
Over the course of the past couple years, we’ve seen the emergence of various 3D printed prosthetic hands and arms. Whether it be through the organization e-NABLE or one of…
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…
Massachusetts Librarian Lends Guatemalan Burn Victim a 3D Printed Helping Hand
Welmer Cordova was horribly burned in a gas explosion in Guatemala. The explosion killed two of Cordova’s sisters, and now at 20 years old, he was preparing to deal with…
Nu Hand – A 3D Printed Anatomically Correct Prosthetic Hand Hits Kickstarter
One of the most interesting uses for 3D printing technology over the past couple of years has been that of creating prosthetic hands. There are literally hundreds or perhaps even…
Michael Repajic Looks to 3D Print Prosthetic Hands for Los Angeles’ Homeless
As you probably already know, 3D printing can be used for a lot of different things. However, if there was one cause for which I have seen the greatest support…
3D Printed “Tact” Prosthetic Hand Takes Functionality to a New Level
The 3D printing and maker community has demonstrated over and over again just how capable it is of making the world a better place and improving the quality of life…
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…
The Most Realistic 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Yet! – Steve Wood’s Flexy-Hand Filaflex Remix
When it comes to prosthetic hands and arms, 3D printing has been making a huge impact, especially when we talk about accessibility for children and teenagers. Children are at a…
Teacher & Students 3D Print an Amazing Baseball Bat Swinging Prosthetic Hand
There is something about the start of the Major League Baseball season in the United States that brings a summertime excitement to the country. It signifies the start of warm…
Sub $300 exiii handiii 3D Printed Open Source Bionic Hand is Controlled by a Smartphone
As time goes by and technology improves, we are constantly seeing prices for previously groundbreaking technology fall to levels which allow for the adoption of this technology by the masses. 3D…
OpenBionics’ Open Source Robotic Prosthetic Hand can Execute 144 Different Grasps & Costs Under $200
One of the biggest areas in which 3D printing is making its largest impact, is within the field of prostheses. Whether it is prosthetic leg sockets, custom prosthetic hands and arms,…
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….
DIYer Designs and 3D Prints Low-Cost Prosthetic “Galileo Hand”
On Instructables a man named Ali Lemus applied his DIY and 3D printing know-how to creating an affordable prosthetic hand and then shared his process and downloadable .stl files at no cost,…
Open Bionics’ 3D Printed Robotic Hand is “World’s Most Advanced” and Ready to High-Five
“Shaking Daniel’s hand was incredible. It didn’t even feel like a robot hand, the way it gripped me, it felt just like Dan was shaking my hand,” said Jonny Melville after…
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…
Charlie Egan’s Arm – 3D Printing Used to Make A Little Suffolk Boy A ‘Superhero’
Little Charlie Egan was born without a right arm below his elbow. It was tough on Charlie as he was unable to do certain things and was constantly bombarded with questions…
