Aww this is so sweet
http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/10/boy-bo...-free-4863677/
Aww this is so sweet
http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/10/boy-bo...-free-4863677/
That's so awesome! Technology is the greatest.
Awesome! Why can't I cut my fingers off to get a free Iron Man Robotic Arm?!
That's fucking badass
He just needs Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his theme
So, how does the hand move and work?
that cool -
I wonder what else you can make with 3d printing and where do I get one..
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
So did the doctor fork over the money or was it courtesy of the government?
Also prosthetic arms don't grow so does the family have to pay exorbitant amounts later on his life when he eventually grows?
You can tell I didn't read the link.
Last edited by Conspicuous Cultist; 2014-09-12 at 02:09 AM.
1. It's a private charity group called e-NABLE
2. Not exorbitant. The hands cost about $50 to make and provides the functionality of far more expensive commercial prosthesis.
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
This kind of prosthetic seems to be rather simple, biggest part (at least for a low stress kid one) should be getting the mechanics right, which is mostly a design challenge. So 50$ is a smal lie in that regard if you actually consider the work that went into it appart from printing and assembling. The thing with prosthesises is that they heavily depend on the disability of the user, the one the little guy uses is probably not usable for alot of people, because you still ne a functioning wrist.
edit: After watching the video above: The 45k one seems to be a gross design fail or at least not at all designed for the guys needs. Only 3 fingers moving when for his daily applications all 5 would be better, with his wrirst being able to apply more force than the overcomplicated muscle contraction system, etc. For that guy it'sdefinetly better this way and btw a nice example regarding scalability. I wouldn't have guessed that it scales that easily for adults.
Last edited by Cosmic Janitor; 2014-09-12 at 04:48 AM.
1. Yeah, and the designs are given away for free by the developers. The entire thing is open source, with the limbs being released as either GPL, Creative Commons, or public domain.
2. Hence why they have a few different designs, and more being developed.
3. They're 3D models. You can adjust and scale them however you like, then print.
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What the world has learned is that America is never more than one election away from losing its goddamned mindMe on Elite : Dangerous | My WoW charactersOriginally Posted by Howard Tayler
Kid seem happy, a nice naaaw moment all in all
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Apple did not explain why the update was first introduced in China, but over the years, the tech giant has been criticised for appeasing Beijing.
This has made my day! HOW AWESOME IS THIS!
HUMANITY +1
YESSSSSS!! *jumps in air*