3d printed prosthetic
Give Them a Hand: Aaron Brown and e-NABLE Make Super 3D Printable Prostheses for Children
Most likely you have heard of Enabling the Future, or e-NABLE. They are the volunteer network responsible for helping thousands of children missing hands or part of their arms receive…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — June 6, 2015
This week news covers a broad spectrum that includes thoughts about 3D printing’s role in our future, to new services, hardware, materials, and competitions to win a printer and get your business funded. Also,…
Google Awards e-NABLE With a $600,000 Grant to 3D Print Prosthetic Hands
If there is one sub-category within the 3D printing space that we have covered the most over the past year and a half, it would probably be the 3D printing…
Stratasys and Voxel8 Discuss 3D Printing and Robotics at RoboUniverse
Ryan Sybrant, Senior Manager, Global Manufacturing Solutions Sales at Stratasys, took the stage on the second day of the RoboUniverse Conference & Expo to speak at the 3D Printing and Robotics…
Mackays of Cambridge’s Inconic Mascot Receives 3D Printed Hand Replacement from Cambridge 3D Printing
In the 3D printing news world, we hear much about prosthetic limbs designed and printed for charitable causes. But some comic relief from a local iconic mannequin — especially for…
Second Grade Class Saves 4-Week-Old Chick Named ‘Fighter’ By 3D Printing Her a New Leg
When I was in second grade, I was learning how to write words in a way which were at least somewhat legible, and when leaving school my biggest worry was…
Colombia’s Cocreat3D Unveils Their Stylish Prosthetic Arm Prototypes
While working 3D printed hands and mechanical limb replacements have been getting a lot of attention lately, in reality they aren’t really for everyone or for every situation. Motorized prostheses…
e-NABLE Volunteer Combines Two Previous Designs for New & Improved 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
e-NABLE is made up of a team that encompasses pure goodness. We’ve reported on this giving, globe-trotting group countless times as they’ve helped those challenged with missing limbs to improve…
Xavier University Gives Dog New 3D Printed Leg—Thanks To New MakerBot Innovation Center
The Xavier MakerBot Innovation Center, the opening of which it seems we just reported on yesterday, has finished a wonderful new project already—and it’s one of those heartwarming stories we…
Father Receives a Brand New 3D Printed Face From His Son After Cancer Eats Away His Own
We’ve seen some incredible medical applications within the 3D printing space over the last several years. From 3D printed prosthetic legs, to medical models which guide surgeons during complex procedures,…
Daisy Fit Forms Uses 3D Printing to Transform Prostheses for Breast Cancer Survivors — Asks Kickstarter for Help
Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women—across the board—with over 220,000 women being diagnosed each year (according to the CDC ). With those numbers piling up year…
4-Year-Old Boy Gets a New Prosthetic Ear Thanks to 3D Printing
Being able to cover the daily news within the 3D printing space has enabled me to really appreciate all the good the technology really is responsible for. It has allowed many…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 28, 2015
This week’s stories we didn’t cover include several creative projects, including 3D printed zoetropes, a slide scanner to preserve old photos, a chair made by over 70 makers, and a printable katamari. Also,…
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…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 14, 2015
This week brings us some exciting news in 3D software, hardware, materials, designs, and printed objects. We have a printed melodica, an improved quadcopter design, a printed classic zoetrope animation…
Actress Grace Mandeville Dons 3D Printed, Fiber Optic, Swarovski Crystal-laden Prosthetic Arm
3D printed prosthetic hands and arms have received quite a lot of media attention over the past year or so. These custom fabricated devices can be created for a fraction…
Robert Downey Jr. Surprises 7-Year-Old Boy with Awesome 3D Printed Prosthetic Iron Man Arm
Back in July, we had the opportunity to cover a tremendous story about a man named Albert Manero, who had created a 3D printed myoelectric prosthetic arm for a little…
‘Hobbes’ the Terrier to Receive 3D Printed Prosthetic Front Leg with Special Harness
With 3D printing affecting so many different facets of nearly every field these days — or at least garnering an interest — it’s no surprise that we humans are using…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — February 21
This week’s stories we didn’t cover involve lots of talk about size. From the largesse of CyBe’s printed concrete walls and potential houses and Oakland-based Emerging Objects’ planned unveiling of…
Ongoing 3D Printed Robot Hand Project Deserves a Big Hand
Years ago, when my older brother told me he was going into prosthetics, I didn’t know what it was. Then, once I learned about it, I quickly understood how valuable…
Utah 4-Year-Old Ready for Kindergarten with His New 3D Printed Prosthetic Ear
I admit I throw out about two-thirds of the mail that shows up in my physical mailbox, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that. Pre-approvals for credit cards I don’t…
One-Handed Boy Plays One Heck of a Guitar Thanks to Custom 3D Printed Prosthesis
If we were to go back in time just 10 years, most of us would probably not have ever envisioned a person with only one hand playing a guitar — at…
North Carolina Man Seeks Kickstarter Funding to Help Him 3D Print Prosthetic Fairings For His Leg
There have been so many incredible stories we have covered over the last year. In fact, as 3DPrint.com turns a year old, the topics which have received the most feedback…
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…
