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Posted by: Beth Snyder on: 04/06/2016 01:48 AM
The Superhero Cyborgs Program is a collaboration between KIDmob and Autodesk, designed to allow kids who are missing limbs for whatever reason to design and build their own custom-designed, 3D printed prosthetics. The idea is to let kids have fun with them while they're young, because standard prosthetic devices are extremely expensive and there's no reason to spend the money on something they're just going to grow out of in relatively short order.
Jordan decided to call her new arm Project Unicorn, and it's a fantastic creation! It's built to slip onto her left arm (which stops just above the elbow) and then instead of ending in something boring like a hand or a hook, hers ends with a multi-barrel glitter cannon. She, along with all the other kids, used Autodesk's software (Tinkercad and Fusion 360) to design and test their prototypes, and then when they were in working order they were able to print practical, 3D working models of their design.
Here's Jordan, demonstrating and explaining how her glorious glitter cannon arm works:
Of course, Jordan says she'd also like something a little more practical for things like carrying groceries or using her phone, so Autodesk designer Sam Hobish is helping her create something a little more standard so she can swap out her glitter cannon for something more closely resembling a hand. Even Clark Kent had to work at the newspaper sometimes, so it only makes sense Jordan would have responsibilities in her regular, non-superhero life as well. But she'll always have that glitter cannon nearby in case she needs to ditch her daytime persona to become her superhero alter-ego!
What I love most about this entire project is the willingness of medical and design professionals to help kids realize their fantasies. I cannot imagine how hard it has to be to have a missing hand or arm, and most particularly when you're a child. It does my heart good to know there are companies willing to step up and turn what most people see as a negative into an overwhelmingly huge positive. And the grins on the faces of the kids when they first strap on a 3D printed, custom creation that was born of their own imagination is priceless.
Source: Engadget
Jordan decided to call her new arm Project Unicorn, and it's a fantastic creation! It's built to slip onto her left arm (which stops just above the elbow) and then instead of ending in something boring like a hand or a hook, hers ends with a multi-barrel glitter cannon. She, along with all the other kids, used Autodesk's software (Tinkercad and Fusion 360) to design and test their prototypes, and then when they were in working order they were able to print practical, 3D working models of their design.
Of course, Jordan says she'd also like something a little more practical for things like carrying groceries or using her phone, so Autodesk designer Sam Hobish is helping her create something a little more standard so she can swap out her glitter cannon for something more closely resembling a hand. Even Clark Kent had to work at the newspaper sometimes, so it only makes sense Jordan would have responsibilities in her regular, non-superhero life as well. But she'll always have that glitter cannon nearby in case she needs to ditch her daytime persona to become her superhero alter-ego!
What I love most about this entire project is the willingness of medical and design professionals to help kids realize their fantasies. I cannot imagine how hard it has to be to have a missing hand or arm, and most particularly when you're a child. It does my heart good to know there are companies willing to step up and turn what most people see as a negative into an overwhelmingly huge positive. And the grins on the faces of the kids when they first strap on a 3D printed, custom creation that was born of their own imagination is priceless.Source: Engadget
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