Boy born without fingers gets amazing Iron Man prosthetic hand for free

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Aww this is so sweet

http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/10/boy-bo...-free-4863677/

[Forgettable]

That's so awesome! Technology is the greatest.

[Hyve]

Awesome! Why can't I cut my fingers off to get a free Iron Man Robotic Arm?!

[Feali]

Good to see that there is still so much good in this world.

[Deleted]

That's fucking badass

[Deleted]

He just needs Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his theme

[Chickat]

So, how does the hand move and work?

[Vizardlorde]

Awesome! Why can't I cut my fingers off to get a free Iron Man Robotic Arm?!

I don't think it's robotic, it's just plastic with magnets attached at the finger tips or something similar.

[Forgettable]

So, how does the hand move and work?

I want to know the same thing.

[Avada Kedavra]

that cool -

I wonder what else you can make with 3d printing and where do I get one..

[Masark]

This organization has also done Wolverine-themed ones.

[Netherspark]

So, how does the hand move and work?

I assume he can move his 'stumps' and squeeze something which makes the hand grip.

[Masark]

So, how does the hand move and work?

The fingers are controlled by the wrist. Bend your wrist inward and the fingers close.

See this video, jump ahead to 24:50 to see it happening.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

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.

[Masark]

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.

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.

[Cosmic Janitor]

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.

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.

[Masark]

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.

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.

[Conspicuous Cultist]

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.

50$? Man, 3D printers are the best.

[Bakis]

Kid seem happy, a nice naaaw moment all in all

[Deleted]

This has made my day! HOW AWESOME IS THIS!

HUMANITY +1

YESSSSSS!! *jumps in air*