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Posted by: Beth Snyder on: 04/05/2015 01:20 AM
Faith's new arm was created by Enabling the Future, a company dedicated to providing limbs to children the world over who "have been born missing fingers or who have lost them due to accident, illness or war." They've so far provided almost 1,000 3D printed devices, allowing over 700 individual children to lead an easier life.
The look on Faith's face pretty much says it all, doesn't it? Her new arm and hand are controlled by flexing her muscles, allowing her to grasp objects and even steer her bike. And as Faith grows she'll be able to get new arms that will fit her perfectly, since they're incredibly inexpensive to produce. Enabling the Future is trying to make prosthetic limbs not just useful, but also as unique as the kids wearing them. They're the company behind the recent Iron Man arm you've probably seen reported everywhere.
Best part is every single design they've made is available on their website open source, so if you have a 3D printer you can take the files to create your own device, or adapt them to suit the individual needs of a child. They encourage sharing the design back if you alter it in any way, in hopes that it will then continue to help others.
It's amazing to me that 3D printing can be used to create usable limbs, and I'm thrilled to live in a time when such a thing is possible.
Source: TechCrunch
The look on Faith's face pretty much says it all, doesn't it? Her new arm and hand are controlled by flexing her muscles, allowing her to grasp objects and even steer her bike. And as Faith grows she'll be able to get new arms that will fit her perfectly, since they're incredibly inexpensive to produce. Enabling the Future is trying to make prosthetic limbs not just useful, but also as unique as the kids wearing them. They're the company behind the recent Iron Man arm you've probably seen reported everywhere.
Best part is every single design they've made is available on their website open source, so if you have a 3D printer you can take the files to create your own device, or adapt them to suit the individual needs of a child. They encourage sharing the design back if you alter it in any way, in hopes that it will then continue to help others.
It's amazing to me that 3D printing can be used to create usable limbs, and I'm thrilled to live in a time when such a thing is possible.
Source: TechCrunch
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